The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership

In order for a leader to become a leader, you must first assume that you are the most important person. As a leader, you must have this confidence to yourself so that you can lead yourself "before you can guide others." When you develop this belief, you can better confirm the influence of "to others". Leaders need to "believe" and be confident, even if you say anything, you get excited, and what you can stimulate others. You have to be optimistic about what you are doing and have a certain degree of correlation.

Two professors at the Delaware Business School in California are known for their "Leadership Challenge" published in 1987 and the official they convey and call it a model leadership five practices. It makes it possible for other people to take action and encourage their heart. Since then, they have continued their research and have provided advice. All of them are developed around this formula, and the latest research explains how learning leads.

In their five exemplary leadership practice model, Kouzes and Posner have identified active listening and questions (they need to hear answers) as important leadership behaviors. Especially in today's complex environment, the leader's main role is to gather inputs, information, and ideas so that the organization can produce the best decisions and solutions. Please improve your listening skills, present ideas, ask information beyond numbers, and ask silent questions. As a result, your team and organizations will not only work more aggressively, they will make better decisions, become more innovative, and more sensitive to rapidly changing environments.

Kouzes and Posner discussed in detail the practice of their five demonstration leadership. This approach is applied and compared with the practices drawn in the leadership style of Darlington County School District Principal. The main focus of this article is based on the compliance of principals I have contacted as a consultant for many years. We start with the first practice of model leadership. The best explanation is that Kouzes and Posner are right in front of your beliefs. (Kouzes & Posner) Passionate principal beliefs and directions are essential for school transformation to continue success. Some say that the principal "upgrades the pyramid" and should support the school organization from the bottom rather than from the top.