Positivity and support will both push students further than just teaching the material alone. Students need support and someone to build their confidence.
Clearly communicating the Organizational vision and goal so that every department is working towards it is important. Without each part working together it makes for a bumpy, wobbly ride for the students and staff.
Everyone in the school should approach students with an intelligent heart.
Creating, enhancing, and maintaining a positive, effective, and successful culture is a skill that I have intentially worked on improving on for myself since being a leader. I believe the culture sets the tone for all staff and in our case as a career college, also for our students (and for their clients on the salon clinic floor). Culture is the basis for why we do what we did, it is the underlying current that is driven by our mission and perpetuated by staff who believe in what we're doing and work towards promoting that to other staff and to our students. To instill culture is a long-term venture but one that can be ultimately rewarding and create a more successful environment. Turning people's attitudes and outlooks from "we're the forgotten ones," or "they don't want to help us," to "we're the best because we do our best," and "they'll give us what we need to succeed," was one of my biggest challenges taking over a campus last year. Now with seven managers under my scope, it's proven even more tricky to get each of them to a similar page and then to create that buy-in at their respective campuses.
It is hard sometimes to be positive, but it really does help me and my students
The whole school has to be positive for students to more forward in life.
Team Work, Team Work, Team Work...the key to a successful classroom, work environment. Being posiitive and focusing on the "Glass half full".
I enjoyed reading the section about "Want To" versus "Have To." I like the advice that could be given to anyone which is that if you change your thinking you could find a Want To in every Have To.
Organizationl culture is important to enhance the community of students. It leaves a lasting impression.
Share a smile, remain positive, and upbeat, and model consistent positive behavior.
I learned that it takes a lot of effort to undo the damage of a single negative person, and they may not even know that they are being that way. The other thing that stuck out to me is finding the "want to" in the "have to". I could see that being applied to students as well. I've had students tell me they were tired, they had too much to do, and balancing school was difficult. they feel they have to do homework, and they have to go to class, they don't have to, they can fail, they can get kicked out of school, but finding that motivation and that want will make a difference. Wanting to do your homework, so you can graduate, or get a better job, or have more opportunites is looking at the situation in an optomistic light.
I appreciated the big picture look at the ways being positive with students becomes actions not just concepts.
Organiational culture demonstarte team dynamics. Are all members see the ssame vision? Do they want to do the job or they are doing it for for the money?
The organizitional culture defines our roles in support of the vision and mission. I agree that all members of teh team should have a share in this culture as it creates for a better organisation
Working as a team creates support among staff. Others working together for the common goal of the establishment and to forward students learning will create better leaders in the future.
Having a bull's eye for the team, aka a goal for the organization assists in continuing the success of the establishment. It's very similar to self-preservation.
It is important to have a positive attitude towards the school because the students see this and it effects their mentality.
Having a common goal for students and remaining focused on having a postive atmosphere will set students up for success.
Positivity is Powerful! If you believe you can do something and if you believe you can't do something, you are right! As educators we have to instill positivity into our students. You never know if they are receiving it anywhere else.
My favorite piece of knowledge from this section was the mind set of "want to" versus "have to." The reality is that no one really has to do anything, but there is typically an outcome or consequence of the inaction. If people could change the "had to's" to the "want to's" they would be much more likely to look forward to tasks instead of avoiding them.
