How refreshing it is to serve on a committee where you feel the leadership values what you have to offer. Having been in previous leadership positions, I have learned and observed what works and what does not. This has helped to formulate my view of leadership. I truly believe it is a partnership between all involved with a shared vision of what the group wishes to achieve. This works in any setting.
The committee I currently work on (LPDC) has a leader but her job is to facilitate what we do to help one another to achieve the end goal. Through constant contact and constructive feedback, we have discovered new ways to work to not only achieve our end objective but also do it in a more productive manner where all feel they are contributing. Often times when a committee member has a question they pose it to the group. Rest assured you would start receiving answers usually within minutes of sending out a request. On the other hand, if you have an idea or wish to answer another’s question feel free. It is so much easier to work on a committee such as this. You do not feel as if it is taking away from what you are doing. Instead, it enhances your job and productivity giving you a sense of real purpose that what you are doing matters and is appreciated.
In order to approve items such as an IPDP, we have teams set up within the larger group. Within this team, the strong level of communication allows us to get the job completed in a timely manner. Many of the teachers we support are anxious for plan approval. Due to a well-constructed committee, the teacher can usually have an approval in less than a week. If they need assistance to revise something, we are there to help as well. It is interesting to compare situations.
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