Notes from Oct 24 HamEd Evening Session

Hi all,

Here are some brief notes from the Oct 24 HamEd session.

Enjoy!

HamEd Session Notes

Oct 24, 2011

Leadership

Session Leader: Joan Kanigan

-think of leaders who have motivated you? What are their qualities?

            -open to new ideas

            -passionate

            -never get flustered

            -wealth of knowledge (they’re willing to share!)

            -approachable

            -confident in their employees

-managers should do their job well enough so that they can be taken out of the equation

-distinction between manager and leader

-Management is doing things right

-Leadership is doing the right things

-managers need to be organized, be able to delegate, have job-specific skills

-leaders need to focus on relationship building, trust, communication; they need to know where they’re going and what it takes to get there, and if the goal is the right goal for the group/institution

-communicate shared goals to get all disparate groups/people on board

-Stephen Covey “7 Habits of Highly Effactive People” has personal mission statements you can read and be inspired by

-SMART acronym