The Accessibility of Transformational Leadership in the Classroom and the Community
Transformational leadership is a promise and a trust. It’s a promise of consistency, vulnerability, and commitment to those you work with and those you serve. It’s a trust and a stewardship of each relationship as you approach education holistically and with a focus toward what can be. In this episode of The Ruth and Scott Podcast, Ruth Jefferson and Dr. Scott Gostchock talk about what this means for you as an educator, for the school environment, for the community you serve, and for the accessibility of the educational experience. Listen now to join the conversation.
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FAQ
What is transformational leadership?
Transformational leadership embodies servant leadership. The underlying premise of transformational leadership is to help people become better versions of themselves in whatever way you can serve. It’s about lifting people up and encouraging them. It also empowers members of your team by tapping into both the strengths of each team member and their sense of agency.
What are some of the challenges of transactional leadership?
Transactional leadership isn’t as forward-directed as transformational leadership is. This creates gaps in:
- creating the next generation of leaders
- passing on knowledge
- helping people to grow and to develop
In this episode of The Ruth and Scott Podcast, Dr. Scott Gostchock, co-founder of Partner2Learn, LLC, brings in his own leadership experience from being a shift manager at McDonald’s to his experience as an educator and administrator, and what transactional vs. transformational leadership looks like across these different contexts.
How do the 4Rs of transformational leadership apply directly to an educational environment?
The application of the 4Rs of transformational leadership looks different based on where they’re being applied. For administrators serving staff and faculty, this means that you:
- Build relationships with staff and faculty, getting to know their strengths.
- Clearly define roles and responsibilities for each member of your team.
- Clearly define the results you’re looking for and how they’ll be specifically measured.
For educators, working with students, this means that you:
- Build relationships with your students and get to know what their strengths are.
- Establish roles and responsibilities for students.
- Ensure that students understand what’s expected of them (results), how they can hold themselves accountable for meeting expectations, and how you as the instructor will be evaluating them.
Educator, are you looking for ways to tap into the strengths of your students? Start with these strategies for helping them build agency.
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