My last blog post was a reflection from the book Quiet Leadership by David Rock. As I continue to read, i am bombarded with insights and helpful information as a leader and as a teacher. These tidbits are too good not to share. At the end of each step or section, Rock summarizes his approach. I've collected these summaries and my other insights below for you as quick take aways. I highly recommend that you read this book - it is eye opening! All the statements below are direct quotes or paraphrases of David Rock with page numbers from the paperback edition included for your reference. QUIET LEADERS...
And these are only from the first 3 steps of David Rock's "Six Steps to Transform Performance at Work." More to come soon. Try this tomorrow. Put even a few of these leadership qualities to practice and see how they change your interaction with people. Even your family - it amazes me how much this book applies beyond leadership and expands into the classroom and at home with my husband and son. -- Allison Petersen @alcp
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7/21/2013 12:23:51 pm
Awesome post, Allison!!! This book sounds great. This year, in our Project Based Learning program, students collaborated a lot together in groups. We started to notice that extroverts dominated the discussions and decision making processes. We quickly realized we had to find a way to change the culture and help give everyone a voice. One thing we did, was to challenge our extroverts to do a better job of including everyone. I think this book might be the PERFECT answer on how to lay out expectations for some of these "Leaders" that are extroverts regarding how they can utilize these skills. Thank you for sharing!!! Awesome!!!
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7/29/2013 03:20:03 am
I love these ideas! So often teens think they have to defer to the loudest person as the leader...excellent tips to change that dynamic. Thanks!
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8/10/2013 12:16:29 am
Thank you for this insightful post and recommendation, Allison. I always look forward to your thought leadership.
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