Learning & Leading With Habits of Mind

acquire certain skill sets, capabilities, and Habits of Mind to assist them in the work they want to do. The Habits of Mind we h ...

and communication strategies have not. And eventually they get a bit of time on the agenda at the next staff meeting to propose ...

296 Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind We t e a c h s t u d e n t s t o m a k e s u r e t h e y u n d e r s t a n d a l l ...

at what to say and when to say it will help the more passive systems-savvy leader learn how to speak up before the pressure is o ...

Listening with Understanding and Empathy Those of us who work in schools are always rushing. When are we not? The phrase “Do you ...

and empathy in the identity of a systems-savvy leader requires severalears and the ability to know the filters. It requires the ...

300 Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind •Do I know when I am listening and when I am thinking about what I need to do as a ...

Some shut down. Others defensively argue against the requirement. They leave the first meeting uncomfortable and spend 30 minute ...

It isn’t just whatthe systems-savvy leader says; it’s howand whenand so much more. Systems-savvy communicators think through que ...

In Schools That Learn, Senge and others (2000) speak of the need to learn how to be an effective group member, to learn to state ...

304 Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind •Rooms might already be booked, so the location of the session might need to be cha ...

•Am I open to doing things in a way other than my way? •Am I open to hearing all perspectives? And when hearing all per- spectiv ...

Our conversations invent us. Through our speech and our silence, we become smaller or larger selves. Through our speech and our ...

307 Leading Is a Habit of Mind Wi l l i a m A. S o m m e r s a n d D i a n e P. Z i m m e r m a n 17 People often ask us, “How d ...

308 Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind kind of school, what the level of diversity or socioeconomic standing, or what kind ...

being able to imagine possibilities and innovatealong the way. That abil- ity, in turn, expands a leader’s sphere of influence. ...

despite the odds. In the succeeding years, Bill and his team continued to learn and make necessary changes to keep more students ...

Distributing Leadership—Mining for Group Gold As opportunists, we continuously mine for group gold. By this we mean that we list ...

Beware of Quick Fixes We b e l i e v e t h a t t h e m e t a p h o r o f a f i r e f i g h t e r a p t l y d e s c r i b e s t h ...

There is a positive side to firefighting. Larry Cuban (1985) states that you have to put out fires quickly, you have to work on ...