HANDOUTS FOR MODULE 1A: SESSION 3

Leadership & Management, Ethical Leadership, The heart of a Leader and

PPSSH

School leadership is a calling to a journey towards better learner outcomes. A school

head must be strategic; i.e., shifting from a manager to a leader. Leadership transcends
management.

3A: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

● Leadership differs from management in terms of role, focus, approach, methodology,

style, and outcome.

● Leadership is inspiring people to move toward a shared vision

● Management is about planning, organizing and controlling activities and resources to

achieve objectives.
Leadership Management
Role Visionary/ Strategic Thinker Enterprise Builder / Productivity Expert
Nurture Organizational Structure /
Focus Define Purpose/Set Direction
Establish Systems and Processes
Approach Create a Mission Statement Deliver on the Mission Statement
Evaluate Strengths, Needs and Organize Teams, Plans Budgets, Set
Methodology
Marketplace Timelines and Maintain Quality
Style/Tone Inspire People / Foster Commitment Develop Talent/ Solve Problems
Reach Long-Range Goals and Manage Projects Effectively and
Outcome
Objectives Efficiently

3B: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP

Emphasize the importance of Human Ethics for School Heads as public servants
Five (5) Approaches of Ethical Standards
1. The Utilitarian Approach – deals with consequences; it tries both to increase the good
done and to reduce the harm done.
2. The Rights Approach - the ethical action is the one that best protects and respects the
moral rights of those affected.
3. The Fairness and Justice Approach - ethical actions should treat all human beings
equally, or if unequally, then fairly based on some standard that is defensible.

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 4. The Common Good Approach - this approach suggests that the interactions with your
community are the basis of ethical reasoning.
5. The Virtue Approach - virtues are dispositions and habits that enable us to act
according to the highest potential of our character.

3C: THE HEART OF A LEADER

The very best leaders are learners—people who are always interested in ways to
enhance their own knowledge and skills. So, whether you are a new leader or have been in
your leadership role for thirty years, you will benefit from The Heart of a Leader

It is believed leadership should not be done purely for personal gain or goal
accomplishment; it should fulfill a much higher purpose. Nothing is wrong with
accomplishing goals, but when you focus solely on results, you miss the big picture.
Consequently, things like morale and job satisfaction will tend to fall by the wayside.
Leading at a higher level is the process of achieving worthwhile results while acting
with respect, care, and fairness for the well-being of all involved. It’s only when you realize
it’s not all about you that you begin to lead at a higher level.

In practical terms, this means being aware that emotions can drive our behaviour and
impact people (positively and negatively), and learning how to manage those emotions –
both our own and others – especially when we are under pressure.

Most people have heard of IQ, the intelligence quotient. It's a number that's thought to
express the relative intelligence of a person. But have you ever met people with high IQs who
couldn't talk to people, who seemed arrogant, or who irritated everyone around them? People
like that don't seem so smart after all, do they?

IQ may help get you through school. But something more is needed to get you
through life. Emotional intelligence, also known as the emotional quotient, or EQ, enables
you to identify, assess, and manage your own emotions and those of others. Having a high
EQ means you recognize and understand emotions, and use this information to guide your
thinking and actions.

Emotions are contagious. Intense people can spread their emotions to others, which is
why it's so vital for leaders to manage and control emotions.

EQ expert Daniel Goleman did a study that found the top 10 to 15% of leaders who
stood out as exceptional were those who had high EQ. Their success was due just as much to
their social abilities – such as networking and collaboration skills – as their intelligence.

As leaders, we often believe it is our experience, our knowledge, or our skills that are
the most important component of our leadership. Not so. Physically, your heart is what keeps
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your body alive. It pumps blood through almost 100,000 miles of arteries, veins, and
capillaries. It brings life-giving nutrients to every cell and fiber of your being. Your body can
survive

without many important organs. Many of these are important but not essential. However, it
cannot survive without a heart. When it stops functioning, you die.

As a leader, you pump possibility into every person and every project. Possibility is what
keeps the organization alive.
Spiritually, your heart is what keeps your organization alive. As a leader, you
pump possibility into every person and every project. Possibility is what keeps the
organization alive. Your organization can survive without your experience, your knowledge,
or your skills. They, too, are important but not essential. However, your organization cannot
survive without your heart. When it stops functioning, your organization begins to die.
The most important thing you can do as a leader is to keep your heart open.

3D: LEADERSHIP AND PPSSH

The School Head, as an instructional manager/leader should be mindful of the
competencies to attain DepEd Learning outcomes.

This is the main consideration so that every school head will come out as envisioned –
holistically developed leaders with 21st century skills.

Pursuant to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9155 and
the operationalization of the Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA), the
Philippine Professional Standards for School Heads (PPSSH) is hereby adopted.

The PPSSH defines the standards through the domains and strands which can be used
as basis for the school heads’ decision making, actions and performance of their functions. In
addition to fundamental direction provided by the set of standards, knowledge, skills and
values are clarified through the indicators defined per strand on every domain.

The PPSSH shall be used as basis for the preparation of a comprehensive training and
development based on expected tasks that will be utilized to deliver supply-driven training
programs to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and excellence of school heads’ job
performance. It can also be used as basis for qualifying examination and other screening
activities relative to selection and promotion of school heads and assistance to succession
planning and development. Revision of performance appraisal shall also be based on the
same document.

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 Above all these, the PPSSH is a tool to gauge one’s Leadership competencies. More so, a
guide for you to get on track in performing your tasks.

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