Collaboration! Trust! Teamwork! Distributed Leadership! That's what I hear in this message. Working together as a team to reach the end result. Another profound statement was, "willing to be wrong". Being a leader does not always mean being right or having all of the answers, it means being open to ideas and being able to contribute to ideas. Building a strong team requires trust. Trust is exhibited through action. Mr. Jobs' message speaks loudly to the field of education. The difference is being ran by ideas. In a more relevant way, I believe we are ran by student progress. When we meet as teams, we should include our students. We should be bringing ideas to the table and we should be collaborating around those ideas.
The brief video focuses the viewer's attention on managing people. The information was yet another confirmation on the value of building relationships and capacity--both very valuable to the work of any organization. The video sites collaboration as the Key to their company's success. In our district, the 1st step of the Data Wise Process is 'organizing for collaborative work'. To do this, people must learn to trust and value one another. Teams must spend time working to solve problems. How this is done at Apple is clearly outlined in the video. According to Steve Jobs, they meet for 3hrs once a week (talking about everything they are doing). There's tremendous teamwork at the top which filters down, a practice that all organizations should embrace. The team trusts that each person will do their part without being watched to bring it all together into a final product. In order to make this work, there must be "buy in" to the overall vision.
I love the idea of trust and teamwork through this message. We have been focusing on trust and teamwork all year with our leadership team. We have been working a lot with the Five Faces of Trust activity with our leadership team, and we are trying to continue to use this with other teams within our building. As Mr. Jobs stated, without the trust and teamwork, the company wouldn't be successful. We cannot be successful within our schools if we do not have that strong sense of trust. I cannot imagine being able to get through my day without knowing that I can count on my colleagues. Trust is extremely powerful in any work setting.
The video focused on collaboration, trust and creative thinkers. According to Mr. Jobs, to build a successful organization, companies must provide a place where ideas are welcome, a place where justifying your reasoning and ideas are a norm, a place where sharing and positive intentions are embraced, and a place where the culture is built on trust. We are currently establishing this type of organization within our school building. We have a literacy team that is included in every decision made within the school. Each member represents a different part of the school so everyone has a voice. Ideas are expected but “push back” is a guarantee. We need people who are not afraid to share their thoughts and people who think out the box and people who are traditional thinkers. The thinkers are the people who make the organizations successful.
On so many different occasions I have read publications about Steve Jobs and his inability to appreciate the "gifts and talents" of those that surround him. I felt quite the contrary after watching this quick video on his beliefs about managing people. Now with totally recognizing that this was only a quick snapshot on his beliefs about management, what he shared regarding "teaming" efforts is critical to the success of any organization. Collaboration from top to bottom is crucial to the success of creating new ideas, facilitating its execution and living out the shared purpose of your organization.
For schools, leaders must build school teams of people that are willing to collaborate, communicate, and connect regularly on all efforts to promote student learning. School teams must be prepared to recognize that they must work together to achieve their collective purpose of learning for all. A collaborative culture must be unafraid to make mistakes, challenge each others thinking, and trust in one another's ability to "get the job done!"
Much like Jobs shared, our leadership team has been years working to build trust, establish protocols for schoolwide procedures, and create opportunities where you don't feel like you need to "watch over" individuals throughout the work. But that took many courageous conversations and "wonderful arguments" that worked for our GOOD!
This clip helped me to reaffirm the work that we do and encourages me to continue pushing to filter our instructional leadership team work to the entire staff. Leadership managed by a title alone will never sustain true gains. Leaders must be prepared to BE a part of the team, collaborate with others frequently with laser-focused lens on creating great experiences for all students we serve.
True power is giving it away. Too often leaders want to control ever aspect of the organization or perhaps they even fear that giving power away will somehow jeopardized their positions? Trusting in the ability of others to complete the tasks assign to them, creating opportunities to share ideas and meet to collective solve problems through collaboration not only helps to build a culture of reflective practice but empowers others by validating their contributions.
THIS IS AWESOME!!!! Accountability is what we need. Hire and build great people. Allow them time to grow, create, and collaborate. RUN WITH THE TEAMS. Stop micro managing and allow people to do what is expected of them. We must believe in each other and help build our teams up and instead of the I GOT YOU mentality.
This is a great brief video on management and how to approach your staff. "Trust that they'll come through with their part" struck me as something quotable. Then, I think what is hindering administrators from doing this. Is there more pressure from above to perform so that they do not allow their staff enough autonomy? I love the idea of being "won by ideas" and, I would love to give my staff the freedom to have ideas and the opportunity to share those ideas, try them out, etc. I am lucky enough to work for a principal that does just this. It feels like such a "risk" but it is paying off - cultivating the kind of environment where new teachers are deciding what their educational philosophy is going to be. It has been very difficult to keep this up though, as more tasks are put upon the schools.
This is a great brief video on management and how to approach your staff. "Trust that they'll come through with their part" struck me as something quotable. Then, I think what is hindering administrators from doing this. Is there more pressure from above to perform so that they do not allow their staff enough autonomy? I love the idea of being "won by ideas" and, I would love to give my staff the freedom to have ideas and the opportunity to share those ideas, try them out, etc. I am lucky enough to work for a principal that does just this. It feels like such a "risk" but it is paying off - cultivating the kind of environment where new teachers are deciding what their educational philosophy is going to be. It has been very difficult to keep this up though, as more tasks are put upon the schools.
I too thought this was a great video. I like the ideas of running the business without committee but with teams. I am heavily involved in Project Based Learning (PBL) and the concept that Steve Jobs is referring to fits some components of the PBL model where everyone works as a team to bring a product that get reviewed, refine and republished over and over again until you get a finished product. This allows a person to make mistakes without the fear of failure.
Collaboration! Trust! Teamwork! Distributed Leadership! That's what I hear in this message. Working together as a team to reach the end result. Another profound statement was, "willing to be wrong". Being a leader does not always mean being right or having all of the answers, it means being open to ideas and being able to contribute to ideas. Building a strong team requires trust. Trust is exhibited through action. Mr. Jobs' message speaks loudly to the field of education. The difference is being ran by ideas. In a more relevant way, I believe we are ran by student progress. When we meet as teams, we should include our students. We should be bringing ideas to the table and we should be collaborating around those ideas.
ReplyDeleteThe brief video focuses the viewer's attention on managing people. The information was yet another confirmation on the value of building relationships and capacity--both very valuable to the work of any organization.
ReplyDeleteThe video sites collaboration as the Key to their company's success. In our district, the 1st step of the Data Wise Process is 'organizing for collaborative work'. To do this, people must learn to trust and value one another. Teams must spend time working to solve problems. How this is done at Apple is clearly outlined in the video. According to Steve Jobs, they
meet for 3hrs once a week (talking about everything they are doing). There's tremendous teamwork at the top which filters down, a practice that all organizations should embrace. The team trusts that each person will do their part without being watched to bring it all together into a final product. In order to make this work, there must be "buy in" to the overall vision.
I love the idea of trust and teamwork through this message. We have been focusing on trust and teamwork all year with our leadership team. We have been working a lot with the Five Faces of Trust activity with our leadership team, and we are trying to continue to use this with other teams within our building. As Mr. Jobs stated, without the trust and teamwork, the company wouldn't be successful. We cannot be successful within our schools if we do not have that strong sense of trust. I cannot imagine being able to get through my day without knowing that I can count on my colleagues. Trust is extremely powerful in any work setting.
ReplyDeleteThe video focused on collaboration, trust and creative thinkers. According to Mr. Jobs, to build a successful organization, companies must provide a place where ideas are welcome, a place where justifying your reasoning and ideas are a norm, a place where sharing and positive intentions are embraced, and a place where the culture is built on trust. We are currently establishing this type of organization within our school building. We have a literacy team that is included in every decision made within the school. Each member represents a different part of the school so everyone has a voice. Ideas are expected but “push back” is a guarantee. We need people who are not afraid to share their thoughts and people who think out the box and people who are traditional thinkers. The thinkers are the people who make the organizations successful.
ReplyDeleteOn so many different occasions I have read publications about Steve Jobs and his inability to appreciate the "gifts and talents" of those that surround him. I felt quite the contrary after watching this quick video on his beliefs about managing people. Now with totally recognizing that this was only a quick snapshot on his beliefs about management, what he shared regarding "teaming" efforts is critical to the success of any organization. Collaboration from top to bottom is crucial to the success of creating new ideas, facilitating its execution and living out the shared purpose of your organization.
ReplyDeleteFor schools, leaders must build school teams of people that are willing to collaborate, communicate, and connect regularly on all efforts to promote student learning. School teams must be prepared to recognize that they must work together to achieve their collective purpose of learning for all. A collaborative culture must be unafraid to make mistakes, challenge each others thinking, and trust in one another's ability to "get the job done!"
Much like Jobs shared, our leadership team has been years working to build trust, establish protocols for schoolwide procedures, and create opportunities where you don't feel like you need to "watch over" individuals throughout the work. But that took many courageous conversations and "wonderful arguments" that worked for our GOOD!
This clip helped me to reaffirm the work that we do and encourages me to continue pushing to filter our instructional leadership team work to the entire staff. Leadership managed by a title alone will never sustain true gains. Leaders must be prepared to BE a part of the team, collaborate with others frequently with laser-focused lens on creating great experiences for all students we serve.
True power is giving it away. Too often leaders want to control ever aspect of the organization or perhaps they even fear that giving power away will somehow jeopardized their positions? Trusting in the ability of others to complete the tasks assign to them, creating opportunities to share ideas and meet to collective solve problems through collaboration not only helps to build a culture of reflective practice but empowers others by validating their contributions.
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS AWESOME!!!! Accountability is what we need. Hire and build great people. Allow them time to grow, create, and collaborate. RUN WITH THE TEAMS. Stop micro managing and allow people to do what is expected of them. We must believe in each other and help build our teams up and instead of the I GOT YOU mentality.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great brief video on management and how to approach your staff. "Trust that they'll come through with their part" struck me as something quotable. Then, I think what is hindering administrators from doing this. Is there more pressure from above to perform so that they do not allow their staff enough autonomy? I love the idea of being "won by ideas" and, I would love to give my staff the freedom to have ideas and the opportunity to share those ideas, try them out, etc. I am lucky enough to work for a principal that does just this. It feels like such a "risk" but it is paying off - cultivating the kind of environment where new teachers are deciding what their educational philosophy is going to be. It has been very difficult to keep this up though, as more tasks are put upon the schools.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great brief video on management and how to approach your staff. "Trust that they'll come through with their part" struck me as something quotable. Then, I think what is hindering administrators from doing this. Is there more pressure from above to perform so that they do not allow their staff enough autonomy? I love the idea of being "won by ideas" and, I would love to give my staff the freedom to have ideas and the opportunity to share those ideas, try them out, etc. I am lucky enough to work for a principal that does just this. It feels like such a "risk" but it is paying off - cultivating the kind of environment where new teachers are deciding what their educational philosophy is going to be. It has been very difficult to keep this up though, as more tasks are put upon the schools.
ReplyDeleteI too thought this was a great video. I like the ideas of running the business without committee but with teams. I am heavily involved in Project Based Learning (PBL) and the concept that Steve Jobs is referring to fits some components of the PBL model where everyone works as a team to bring a product that get reviewed, refine and republished over and over again until you get a finished product. This allows a person to make mistakes without the fear of failure.
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