My Leadership Style

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The following information was gathered during an interview with Dr. Clayton Mork from the Crescent School District. Dr. Mork shared information about his leadership style and characteristics as an administrator. This discussion assisted me in the development of a personal theory-based model of school leadership.
Leadership Style of Administrator Seyfarth reports the conditions which produce engaging, effective work environments generally have the following essential qualities. First condition is an administrator that provides supportive leadership. Second condition is an administrator that allows collaboration within the work environment. Another condition is an administrator that displays respect for each person as individuals. An additional …show more content…

Mork admitted that feeling comfortable with the various types of leadership theories have greatly impacted his leadership style. Dr. Mork, being more of a “laid back” person, is able to be a relaxed administrator due to his feeling comfortable with the strategies of the leadership styles. Dr. Mork shared at the beginning of his administration career it was very difficult to not be as directive, given his military background. As he had more and more experience as an administrator, Dr. Mork learned to feel more and more comfortable with his leadership style. Being one of the staff members under his current leadership position, I have observed Dr. Mork’s leadership at the Crescent School District. Due to the education program that I am completing, I understand the different leadership styles that Dr. Mork uses in certain circumstances. However, there are several of my co-workers that do not understand why and have spoken about how certain people at Crescent School are treated differently than others.
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Mork taking the time to share his views of administration leadership styles and strategies allowed me to gain knowledge of the reasons why certain decisions were made at Crescent School and why information was presented in the manner it was. This discussion also helped me to develop some of my own thoughts about how I would like to have things run when I am an administrator. Dr. Mork has worked as an administrator at Crescent School for the past four years. During that time there have been many instances that I have wondered why things happened the way they did. For instance, when Dr. Mork shared the requirements of the Washington State’s Teacher and Principal Evaluation Program (TPEP), a new evaluation program for teachers and principals, Dr. Mork presented general information about the program to the teaching staff. I was able to question his decision to present the information this way. I learned that Dr. Mork wanted to allow the teachers to have some freedom to complete the TPEP as they wanted to. The program was a new set-up and was open ended. Dr. Mork mentioned he did not want to stress his staff out by setting strict parameters on TPEP completion. In order to help teachers to feel comfortable with the program, Dr. Mork allowed teachers to learn the program at their pace and gently guide them to the finish

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