Saturday, October 24, 2009
Conflict
I believe that handling conflict will be one of the hardest task as an adminstrator. "The truth be told, the effective school leader needs conflict" (Closen) With conflict you are going to have change. The people that you work with need to share their ideas and beliefs therefore you are going to have conflict. Many times the ideas that others have might have caused a lot of the ocnflict ends up being a positive things. Many times in the school day things will come up that need to be taken care of right away. This can give you a feeling that there is conflict because you are not exactly sure how you are going to handle the situation.
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ReplyDeleteI have thought this before and it was definitely true today; one of the strengths of this class and program is the group discussions which occur informally. It is helpful to me to hear how other districts/classmates handle staff conflict, change, and personnel issues. In terms of interviewing and hiring- it seems to me that too often the person chosen is more based on skills and qualifications, rather than the right personality for the position- which is harder to match. In terms of the article, "Top notch teachers" I have found this is true for most jobs, not just teachers. I think it is easy to get in a rut and do things the way we have always done them. New blood/employees creates new enthusiasm, which infects others (in a good way!)