The beauty of strength-based leadership is that all employees have one set purpose: They are geared to make the community better by placing people in the right areas based on their strengths; not based on popularity. Research has shown that companies that work based on strength-based, achieve greater success than those who do not. Studies also show that corporations that use strength-based typically
In a community of practice like a church or a school, a strength-based leadership approach could do so much to improve the condition of the school and the quality of instruction. When you have a leader who leads to elevate, you already have a community that thrives and grows. By adding strength-based practices to the mix, it's almost as if you are adding extra growth fertilizer to an already thriving crop.
When I think of strength-based leadership, I reflect back on a film I just watched called Moneyball. It is starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. Brad Pitt decided not to play the politics of baseball of paying top dollar for athletes. He decided instead to find the players that would the best for the job and choose to pay them what they are worth. This is how I envision strength-based leadership.
When you have a team in place that knows that their position is in place because of who they are and what they bring to the table, you have a happier team; a successful team. In a school system community, if I teach a subject because that is my strength, I am more willing and committed to make sure the school is successful. I am also more willing to help train up new teacher or even veteran teachers so that they can become more proficient as well.
I'm amazed that this system of leadership exists and I'm even more amazed that this system of leadership is not more utilized in school systems. What I am considering now is how can I utilize this system within the learning teams I have in place within my classroom?
Any thoughts?
In a community of practice like a church or a school, a strength-based leadership approach could do so much to improve the condition of the school and the quality of instruction. When you have a leader who leads to elevate, you already have a community that thrives and grows. By adding strength-based practices to the mix, it's almost as if you are adding extra growth fertilizer to an already thriving crop.
When I think of strength-based leadership, I reflect back on a film I just watched called Moneyball. It is starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. Brad Pitt decided not to play the politics of baseball of paying top dollar for athletes. He decided instead to find the players that would the best for the job and choose to pay them what they are worth. This is how I envision strength-based leadership.
When you have a team in place that knows that their position is in place because of who they are and what they bring to the table, you have a happier team; a successful team. In a school system community, if I teach a subject because that is my strength, I am more willing and committed to make sure the school is successful. I am also more willing to help train up new teacher or even veteran teachers so that they can become more proficient as well.
I'm amazed that this system of leadership exists and I'm even more amazed that this system of leadership is not more utilized in school systems. What I am considering now is how can I utilize this system within the learning teams I have in place within my classroom?
Any thoughts?
I really like your analogy about strength based leadership style to the movie Moneyball. I too made that connection about how baseball teams do this and find success but that movie is a great analogy to it and proves that it works. In the end, the team worked out to be an amazing team of players who all focused on their own strengths. I think that a building full of teachers who also did this would create a strong building.
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