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As a leader, how do you “do what you say you will do” and set the example? Reflect on how you live by the principles and values of the team, as well as what you do each day to act on those shared values. Try this: • Create a list of the standards you think are the most important for your team • Bring the list to your next meeting • Engage in a team discussion about group norms and principles • Check in regularly to make certain people adhere to agreed-on standards Click on th

In this Leadership Minute, let’s review the Purpose of Reflection. Reflective practice has become an essential component of continued professional development, as it integrates thought and action with critical thinking. As leaders, it is important for us to actively look back on situations, experiences, and surroundings to gain understandings of how historical, social, cultural, and personal involvements contribute to knowledge and practice. The reflective process allows us t

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It happens all the time to department chairs in a college. You have an extra class to cover, no one to teach it, and a colleague suggests an individual for the job who “teaches that in industry.” You have a short deadline, so after meeting the person and guiding her or him through the hoops of your institution’s adjunct hiring process, you turn the individual loose in the classroom. Or, as chair, you receive a call from a local business: “Our company needs some training in [f

Great leaders are not afraid to share leadership. They Enable Others to Act by first developing relationships with their team members, and then creating opportunities for their growth in both confidence and competence. A leader’s responsibility is to impact vision to results by coaching for potential and building capacity in others. According to Stephen Covey, “Effective leaders create a culture in which team members can say, ‘I am a valued member of a winning team doing mean

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