2011年3月11日 星期五

Principals Identify Top Ten Leadership Traits

校長要認識的最重要十大領導特質 Principals Identify Top Ten Leadership Traits

Education World surveyed 43 principals to learn what they consider essential traits of successful school leaders. Vision, trustworthiness and credibility, daily visibility, and a sense of humor were among the ten traits that topped the list!Included: Principals comment on the most important characteristics of strong leadership!
“Education World”網站調查了43位校長,來瞭解並學習他們眼中成功學校領導者應有的重要特質。像是願景、可靠性、信譽、每日可見度及幽默感等特質,都高居前十名內,這項調查也包含校長們認為最重要的領導人格特質!

"If you don't know where you are going, it makes no difference what path you take," said Helene Dykes, principal at Marian Bergeson Elementary School, in Laguna Niguel, California. "Without a clear vision, you have no way to prioritize what is most essential. A clear vision allows you to focus energy on the most important things to do."
"If credibility and trust are not established, nothing the principal sets out to do can be achieved," added principal Betty Luckett, of Oakes Elementary School, in Okemah, Oklahoma. "As a principal, trust and credibility are the foundation for my goals and objectives. It is also the fuel for my vision."
"An effective administrator must be visible," said John Grady, principal at Fairgrounds Junior High School, in Nashua, New Hampshire. "Students, staff, and parents need to see the administrator in the classrooms, in the corridors, at lunches, at bus duty, and at extracurricular activities. If this is accomplished, the administrator will know his or her constituents, be aware of what is taking place in the building, and send the message to all that he or she is concerned."
校長們提出許多意見,像是
「沒有目的就沒有意義,沒有明確的目標,就不知道事情的輕重緩急。」
「如果信譽及信任沒有建立起來,那麼校長就不可能完成目標。」
「一個有效能的管理者必須具備能見度!」

Vision. Credibility. Visibility. Those are three of the most important leadership traits, according to the Education World Principal Files (P-Files) principals. Forty-three Principal Files principals identified and sequenced in order of importance the ten qualities they felt were the most essential in strong school leaders.
根據Education World Principal Files文件的內容,「願景、信譽及能見度」,它們三個是最重要的領導特質。

See the sidebar for survey results. Click here for more details about how the survey was conducted and for detailed survey results.

A VISION AND A PLAN
Having a stated vision for the school -- and a plan to achieve that vision -- was the most important quality in school leaders, according to the Education World P-Files principals.
願景和計劃
有句話是這麼說的「為學校設立願景,而計劃達成願景」,願景在學校領導中是被認為最重要的特質。

"The principal needs to be the person steering the ship," Jed Landsman-Yakin told Education World. Landsman-Yakin, principal at Belfry (Montana) High School, added, "The ship, of course, is the educational system, and the direction is as important as the ship."
一位被訪問的校長說
「校長需要成為像領航員的角色,船就好比教育系統一樣,方向對船跟教育一樣重要!」

Landsman-Yakin went on to say that during his years in education, he has seen many bad captains and floundering ships. "We must do better! That is why I think having a vision is the most important quality of a strong school leader," he added.
在他多年的教育領導生涯中,他已看到許多翻船的船長
「所以我們要作得更好,這也就是為什麼我認為願景是最重要的學校領導特質」

"If you don't know where you are headed, how can you get there in the most efficient, successful manner?" wondered Bonita Henderson, assistant principal at Roselawn Condon School, in Cincinnati. "Every trip needs to have a plan, or you can get lost and have an unproductive trip. Well-made plans ensure the best trips and provide time for handling unforeseen obstacles."
而另一位校長則說
「如果你不知道你要在哪裡領導,那怎麼可能有最有效及成功的方式到達?就像旅行一樣都要有計劃,要不然可能會迷路或非預期的旅程。」所以要有良好的計劃,來保證旅行時能處理不可預見的障礙!

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