Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/leadership-for-sustainable-organizations/5021508/
“Leaders lead: they guide people from a current set of circumtances to a new situation in the future �" and they lead people despite the obstacles that may occur. Leaders see possibilities, have new ideas, invite new ideas from others, envision a desirable future, and provide a needed sense of direction. Just as importantly, leaders communicate their vision in ways that inspire and motivate others to want to reach that same vision. This is very different from the role of the manager. Managers spend most of their energy being the best at current operations and less energy creating a vision for the future.”�" Dale McKee, Corelius & Associates
Leading an early childhood organization is a complex task, regardless of the size or structure. Leaders of small programs typically lack the resources and often the administrative know-how to make their jobs sustainable. They spend most of their time in survival mode. Director turnover is quite high in small- to medium-sized programs. In larger organizations bureaucratic measures are typically established to keep things from becoming unwieldy. In these situations we usually see site directors managing, rather than leading, their centers. Some get comfortable there and stick around for a long time. Others become dissatisfied ...