The Colors of Your Leadership
CCSA Conference: Session #134
March 3-5, 2014
Sonya Rinehart
(NCDPI Regional Education Facilitator—Region 1)
Erika Murphy-Newkirk (NCDPI Regional Education Facilitator—Region 3)
What Change Means:
What is CHANGE?
• Inevitable
• Evolving
• Adaptation
• Cognizant of change style to
maximize time and results
“Change has a bad reputation in our society. But
it isn’t all bad – not by any means. In fact,
change is necessary in life – to keep us moving …
to keep us growing … to keep us interested . …
Imagine life without change. It would be static …
boring … dull.”
- Dr. Dennis O’Grady
NC Change Initiatives
(to name a few)
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Home Base and Power School
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Graduation Requirements
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TNL
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NC Final Exams
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Common Core/ Essential Standards
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Read to Achieve
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EVAAS
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NCEES
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RTI
Throughout periods of change, which is just about all the time
for a good organization, leaders need to concentrate on
having their people go from change avoidance to change
acceptance.
There are five steps accompanying change
(Conner, 1993):
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Denial — cannot foresee any major changes
Anger at others for what they're putting me through
Bargaining — work out solutions, keep everyone happy
Depression — is it worth it? doubt, need support
Acceptance — the reality
Plus/Delta
• How well do you cope with change
(classroom, school, district)?
• Record responses on a post it:
-one plus post it
-one delta post it
Piecing it Together
• Please take your post its to
your assigned puzzle color
area
• Introductions
• Share out!
Know YOUR Stakeholders
We have had more CHANGE in NC at one time than ever before BUT
WE can do this!
Action Plan’s include ALL stakeholders. One must have:
BUY IN, OWNERSHIP, and a SENSE of URGENCY
One must KNOW their stakeholders strengths and personality
traits to create and implement successful CHANGE policies!
Four Color
Leadership tests
• Used by companies the world over in order to
create an ideal and productive working
environment for its employees.
• Research has shown that there are only four basic
leadership temperaments in the world. If you know
which leadership color you are - you may better
understand your professional role, your role in a
team, how you react to certain situations and what
you can do to improve your situation.
What’s your leadership color?
Please note that your
leadership style is
unique. It's composed
of a blend of all four
colors. The purpose of
the test is to figure out
what your basic color is
and how to make you
thrive in the workplace.
Birds of a Feather, Flock
Together
Although each person will have a
different response to change , they
often show their reaction by
joining in a uniform response with
others of similar interests to
specific changes.
What does your leadership color
say about you?
Using the DOTS on your table, please take YOUR color
and stick on your right shoulder.
Please go to your chosen leadership
COLOR posted in the room.
Introduce yourself to those LIKE you!
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Color-coded PLCs: Color Analysis
Create a Plus/Delta using your
attributes for leading change
• How do people perceive you?
• ACT IT OUT!
How to use your leadership COLOR to impact change!
“The meeting of two
‘leadership styles’ is like
the contact of two chemical
substances: if there is any
reaction, both are
transformed.”
Carl Jung
Bringing all leadership styles together
Can we make others like us?
The Big Bang Theory (Property of CBS)
Season 2, Episode 13 clip
January 19, 2009 airdate
Effective Interactions
• Use information from Plus/Delta chart, color
analysis and perceptions to work with other
leadership styles effectively
• How do you use your students, teachers
and districts to create a sense of urgency
and show ownership in the change process?
Working TOGETHER
for POSITIVE Change
BLUE
GREEN
Create Plus/Delta lists for ideas
Notetaker/Timekeeper
Organize the steps of the plan
Create Alternative Solutions
Develop realistic solutions
Survey stakeholders
RED
YELLOW
Data Collector
Generate Change Ideas
Team Leader
Promote new policy to stakeholders
Analyze Results
Advertise the change initiatives
Create sense of Urgency
Steps to Change
John Kotter’s: Leading Change 8 step process
1: Establish a Sense of Urgency
2: Create a Guiding Coalition
3: Develop a Change Vision
4: Communicate the Vision for Buy In
5: Empower Broad Base Action
6: Generate Short Term Wins
7: Never Let Up
8: Incorporate Change into the Culture
Educational Vignettes
• Using NC Change initiatives on your
table, discuss how YOU can have an
impact on the success to increase
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
• Table Group sharing
Coming Together for CHANGE
Go forth and plant your seed for CHANGE:
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (Property of Universal and Illumination Entertainment)
Where do we go from here?
How can/will you utilize the various
COLORS of leadership to impact
change in your classroom,
school or district?
Try with your stakeholders:
Leadership Style Test:
http://www.blueharvest.net/temp/test/
Learning Styles Test:
http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz