Individual Reflections Log - Transformational Leadership

In reflection of transformational leadership, there are many different components to this type of leadership. However, particularly, I would define it as a “change” leadership. Change in the sense of today’s society, organizations and schools need change to obtain progression and growth. These changes within schools are categorized as complex adaptive systems. This system is comprised of the diversity and changes in educational organizations. The complexity of these systems in America, in my opinion, will constantly evolve as long as we continue to grow with different nationalities and cultures in our country. So therefore with that in mind, a school leadership would be faced with the complexity of changing its vision to meet the needs of all stakeholders. This is transformational leadership.

Complex Adaptive Systems are non-linear. Non-linear in the sense that change is abrupt and immediate. Dialogue is challenged and innovative thinking is fostered to develop ideas of improvement. Non-linear thinking provides the scope for flexibility and creativity to form. I think that it is important to encourage non-linear thinking among teachers and staff because it promotes the diversity of learning styles that teachers are exercising in our classrooms today.

Within transformational leadership it is effective for a school leadership to encourage organizational learning. Organizational Learning requires the building of a network for obligation of consistent strides to re-organize and implement school improvement. With organizational learning your will need a) build a network within the school, b) formulate teacher work teams with each team member developing instructional tasks for the standards they were assigned, c)build redundancy of the system but allow ideas to bloom, d) using time; allow time for teachers to work together to develop ideas and e) requisite variety~ Simply put, (pg. 53) This means reaching out to all staff to bring their considerable talents to the team table and creatthe learning opportunites students need to reach the mutual goal we have negotiated with them.

In conclusion, transformational leadership requires change. Changes that will have educational organizations and school leadership stategically analyze profound ways to support students to gain academic achievement.