Years ago, I was blessed to be in a position to hold seminars with groups of educators designed to discuss and build leadership skills both informally and formally, internally – for the individual and externally for the school. As we discussed leadership skills and qualities, we would talk about new tools being put in our toolboxes as leaders. This year in Teach & Serve, I have decided to talk about many of those tools.
TIMELINESS
This is the easiest of tools and it will not take much… time… to explain.
Good leaders are on time.
Good leaders do not waste others’ time.
Good leaders end meetings on time.
Good leaders arrive on time.
When leaders do not show that they value other’s time by letting meetings run long, but arriving to gatherings late, by not sticking to schedules, they are indicating they believe their time is more important than anyone else’s.
That is a disastrous position.
Good leaders are timely.
You will not talk me out of this one.