Applied Leadership Science - Effectiveness

Effectiveness – Producing a sustainable and lasting positive result, that in many cases exceed targets, goals and expectations.

The pursuit of effectiveness is critical function of leadership.  The ‘science’ of effectiveness is essentially the at-scale implementation of best practice. Improving organization effectiveness is how a leader enhances staff morale and builds a legacy. Morale is enhanced as staff experience the success of their efforts and legacy is built as effective organization practice become effective organization habit.

In education, managers and leaders that engage in the constant pursuit for improved effectiveness serve as a proactive steward of the public trust.

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Your turn...

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Upcoming Conference Presentations: The National Principals Conference; The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Keynote) 
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); PowerWalks CLC (Networked Formative Observation Tool) 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook

Applied Leadership Science - Efficiency

Efficiency – Reducing the steps, effort, resources and/or time required to achieve a desired result.

As a leader, the pursuit of efficiency is important. All things being equal, it is better for the organization to be efficient than inefficient. Implementing the ‘science’ of efficiency is a primary way that managers and leaders add value to the organization. 

In education, managers and leaders that engage in the constant pursuit for improved efficiency serve as proactive stewards of public funds.

Visit Classrooms…  Beat Cancer!

Your turn...

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Upcoming Conference Presentations: The National Principals Conference; The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Keynote)
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); PowerWalks CLC (Networked Formative Observation Tool)
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook

Top LYS Tweets from the Week of March 12, 2017

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of March 12, 2017 when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.

1. Do not underestimate the value of example, for it is more powerful than a thousand words, a thousand “likes”, retweets or YouTube videos. (By @Pontifex)

2. School Segregation and related school improvement ideas (see: Vouchers) benefit the few to the ill of the many. Segregation doesn’t improve at scale, it destroys. (By @LYSNation)

3. The angry adult should not be the person determining the student consequence. (By @LYSNation)

4. The main purposes of student assessment data is to highlight the quality of the adult practice and help us decide on what to do to improve. (By @LYSNation)

5. All Socorro ISD juniors are taking the SAT test today at no cost to families. SISD, educating and treating our students as one of our own children. (By @JEspinoza)

6. Sorting students is a by-product of assessment. If that's all you do the only guaranteed result is that the number of students who struggle will increase. (By @LYSNation)

7. A student consequence should not be determined to satisfy the adult. It should be selected based on making the student school ready, sooner rather than later. (By @LYSNation)

8. Teachers who don't take the time to build relationships with students are making their job much harder than it should be. (By @BluntEducator)

9. Principals, check on substitute teachers each period. Make sure things are going smoothly, that the substitute has everything she needs, and student behavior meets your expectation. (By @LYSNation)

10. Visit classrooms... Beat Cancer! (By @LYSNation)

Visit Classrooms…  Beat Cancer!

Your turn...

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Upcoming Conference Presentations: The National Principals Conference; The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Keynote) 
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); PowerWalks CLC (Networked Formative Observation Tool) 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook