Using Core Values to Pursue Leadership Development

The intent of my writings is to equip those whocore staff (teacher) were disrespected by the
follow me with the tools they will need to have aelites of the organizations.
fulfilling life. Now, I know that is at least from myThe friction between management and staff was
perspective a mighty huge undertaking as I am aquite ugly, unpleasant and counterproductive
humble person by nature and work hard at notjeopardizing the program and placing the Children
ever appearing to be arrogant or pompous aboutin a compromising position. The first task at hand
my accomplishments as God knows I indeedwas to introduce to staff the importance of
have my shortcomings. However, my mission inrespect and acknowledgement of their valued
life is to be a servant and help others succeed atservice. I started to act questions about what
their desire aspirations and assist people withwas the one most important aspect to them
helping them reach their vision and help otherabout their job in relations to how they want to
reach their mission from their stated vision. I havebe treated. I wanted to find out what would
an ultraistic motivation to observe others succeedmake them feel more productive and valued;
particularly youth and our youth are our futurewhereby at the end of the day though perhaps
leaders and are always full of eagerness to learntired yet fulfilled. In central issue of my task was
and learn some more and more.to get them to identify what specific core values
Recently working with one of my clients at onewas of necessity to them to strengthen the
of America's Premier Private Universities I noticedprogram and the organization. My goal was to get
that the staff was demoralized; in essence thethem to commit to each other on the core
program lacked leadership. The program was anvalues of how they can agree on how they will
early childhood educational School and though Iwork with one another. In other words what can
knew many of the staff loved working withthey expect from each other and; what the
Children they still nevertheless dreaded going tohigher echelons of the organization expect from
work and were there because they needed a jobthem as well. Management, administrative staff
and although they cared deeply about theand teachers needed to work with each other as
Children; no one ever made them feel appreciateda team and with a true sense of commitment to
and valued. Also, they never realized that theyeach other with an understanding about each
had a high intensity job; probably at the sameother roles and boundaries'. They needed to work
level as working on the top deck of an aircrafttoward a level of passion and compassionate with
carrier. You see carrying for, working with andan unwavering drive to continuously improve with
teaching three year olds is a high intensity job.in providing quality education to Children and
The reason being a teacher can never ever takefamilies in a healthy and safe environment. And,
their eyes of the Children and when a teacherthey needed to start putting their personal
and two assistants are working with twenty todifferences aside and start communicating with
twenty five little ones things can get pretty hecticone another in a professional and courteous
to say the least and so, by the end of the daycollegial manner.
the teachers are beat. Made worst the leaders ofFrom my perspective the critical aspect in
the organization never worked with the staff onpersonal and leadership development and reaching
issues of internal relationship protocols and/or thethat higher level of success so many of us so
driven sense of purpose as a teamoften seek is having an understanding by what
organizationally and though they know how to dovirtues of values will we live by. What core values
their work they still did not know what wasof importance to you will elevate you to be a
expected of them as top management and thedignified representative of your community?