Presenter:Dr Muavia Gallie (PhD)Education Moving Up Cc.

muavia@mweb.co.zawww.Muavia-Gallie.blogspot.com

www.slideshare.net

-MSED Conference 3 Sept 2011-Wynberg Boys High School

LEAD (and THI NK) LI KE A CHAMPI ON

Content1. State of Education in South Africa (3-11);2. Depth of Intervention (12);3. Coach Carter Clip – 2 min (13);4. Principle Belief (14);5. 10 Characteristics to Lead and Think like a

Champion (15-25);6. Conclusion (26).

www.slideshare.netSearch “MSED Lead like a Champion”

TIMSS Participation Countries 2007

TIMSS Participation 1995 - 2007

TIMSS 2003 - Applying Maths

SACMEQ Countries

Botswana

Kenya Lesotho

Malawi Mauritius

Mozambique Namibia

Seychelles

South Africa Swaziland Tanzania

Uganda Zambia

Zanzibar Zimbabwe

Source: SACMEQ Data, 2007

Pupil reading sco r e s

SACMEQ Results62

121547

131953

1014118

65

13153

1292

1041

111478

72

111314

1439658

121015

62

12141

111348539

15107

MLA (Unesco/Unicef Education for All Campaign

Grade 4123456789

101112

1329456

127

11108

26584371

11129

10

1999-2010 + AveComparing Grades 1- 12 from 1999 to 2010

450,000500,000550,000600,000650,000700,000750,000800,000850,000900,000950,000

1,000,0001,050,0001,100,0001,150,0001,200,0001,250,0001,300,0001,350,000G

rade

1

Gra

de 2

Gra

de 3

Gra

de 4

Gra

de 5

Gra

de 6

Gra

de 7

Gra

de 8

Gra

de 9

Gra

de 1

0

Gra

de 1

1

Gra

de 1

2

199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010Ave.

Musical Chairs Game

Musical Chairs Game24 1

23 2

22 3

21 4

20 5

19 6

18 7

17 8

16 9

15 10

14 11

13 12

12 13

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Gr1 Gr2 Gr3 Gr4 Gr5 Gr6 Gr7 Gr8 Gr9 Gr10 Gr11 Gr12

Depth of Intervention

Murray & Richardson (2002), Fast Forward: Organisational Change in 100 Days, Oxford University Press, NY. (p.35)

Coach Carter

Principle Belief

• It is a birthright of every child to be successful.

• All adults must do everything in their power to ensure that they fulfill this right.

Ten (10) Characteristics to Lead like a Champions

1. Personally grounded through values, and not through situations

• Strong personal values;

• Consistent;• Genuine;• Authentic.

2. Influence though love, and not through power

• Sincere;• human

endeavour above authority;

• Don’t seek power in spite of love.

3. Pursue mutual value, and it is not about self-serving.

• Win-win proposition;

• Greater good over selfish power;

• More trusted.

4. Drive transformation and not transaction

• Hunger for change;• Don’t stop after

transaction;• Redefine their terrain;• Don’t focus on game-

change but rather change the game;

• Create organisational alertness (agility).

5. Embrace the Mission, and not just the role

• Not good roleplayers;

• Connect to a ‘movement’ since work is beyond a salary;

• Not limited to their role.

6. Are operational and visionary, not either operational or visionary.

• See the value in both vision and execution;

• Know vision without action damages trust;

• Know action without vision is ‘blind loyalty’ (taking chances);

• Don’t looses sight of the ultimate beneficiaries.

7. Are not defined, nor limited by circumstance

• Energised by new challenges;• Have staying power;• Are resilient and able to

withstand toughest challenges towards success;

• Remain steady and poised in extreme situations;

• Not defined by circumstances.

8. Are emotional, and not guarded.

• Transparent and vulnerable;• Invite others through their

passion;• Emotional energy ignite

others;• Emotions don’t impede

logical thinking;• Manage both emotions and

logic;• Ability to connect with

others.

9. Are curious systems, and not linear thinkers

• Think beyond ‘problem-solving’, but solutions;

• Want to know what preceded problem and what will happen after;

• Know the entire system and all its parts;

• Bring new level of creativity to problems and new innovations behind compelling opportunities.

10. Are fully present in every moment, and not consumed by multi-tasks

• They are fast-taskers not multi-taskers;

• Focuses on one task at a time to improve spread and quality of output;

• Fully present in every interaction.

ConclusionMyths of Being Human

1. Competition vs. Cooperation;

3. Connectedness vs. Disconnectedness;

5. Caring vs. Selfishness.

Thank You!!