How to get the Best out of your team / Springboard Alumni

How am I actually developing the capability of my lead team ?

 Leader and coach

1. Clarity- clear expectations
2. Capability-
3. Motivation-want to do this   

Words - I know you are clear, I know you are capable. I know you are motivated.

 Help me understand the gap and how I can help you.

As a leader 3 areas for coaching. 

New Team

Take temperature... Is there a lack of confidence?

Take to a neutral envirt

Do a reading re growth mindset in prepn.

 Grievances??

Ted Talk 

Brené Brown | TED Speaker Re vulnerability and shame.

Ted Talk -watch as a team

Who we are.

What do we want to achieve?

Reset visions and goals .

Care enough-what can you change?

People may need to expose themselves to the team . See Ted 

Core framework and culture.

Response to question re a leader of teachers .

Create challenges to be a little bit uncomfortable .

CEO What works ? What doesn't work ?

 Upwards coaching /mentoring. Reverse mentoring .

 Youth ideas YLT - Youth leadership team - Learning Agility.

 HES a group of recently trained teachers as upwards mentors. 

Garth, Jenny, Edie, Bex, Georgia, Sarah. 

RT Team. Matauranga Team .

Issues for them . Expectations etc 

 What do they expect from a Principal. 

Never promote someone to a level of inability. 

Creating a team - diversity of thinkers .. not necessarily diversity in ethnicity /gender.

Think about the style of the people you are leading.

 Be mindful not to gravitate to people like self. 

 Discussions- if you dont agree lets discuss it..

 Then , we are going to commit to ...........

 Please dont play devils advocate .

 Responses  need to have rationale or be evidence based. 

Mentoring individuals 

 Is the leader managing their team or time effectively?

 If they are not in control of the above the team feels different. 

Individuals - When are you at your best?

1-10 scale. 

Where are you playing from each day?

What might your team see?

 Self - awareness- look at self first.

 Ask the right questions to get feed-back on own devpt.

What are some things I could do better.?

Exercise

Should we observe each other's team meetings ?

Leadership

 Where are we going ?

Why will I follow you ? 

How are we going to get there?