Becoming an Effective Leader

Are you a director or aspiring director that wants to figure out how to be an effective leader? Are you a teacher who needs to work on their leadership skills?
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, a leader is defined as “a person who rules, guides, or inspires others.” Leadership in a child care profession goes well beyond paperwork and meetings and is more focused on the human elements of their workplace. This includes the staff, support staff, children, parents, community, and more. An effective leader knows that the relationships and influence that they have are the true crux of their abilities, and they will strive to do what is morally and ethically sound for all parties involved. 

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During formal and informal conversations, training opportunities, and evaluations you should strive to consider the following areas and how they influence your interactions:

• Respect
  
• Influence
  
• Workplace Community
  
• Communication

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***Does this topic interest you?***
You could enroll in our new course titled Effective Leadership for Child Care Professionals for 3 clock hours. 
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Comment one way that a director/supervisor has made you feel seen/heard/good because they were being an effective leader.

Here is mine:
Remembering something that I told them and then them asking how it went/following up.