For too many administrators and educators, mission statements or core values are not alive and are not consistently expressed in their centers. Instead, programs are managed with a primary focus on licensing regulations, risk management, and budget constraints. This results in mediocre quality for children and families and minimal job satisfaction for staff.
If you are doing your job well as administrators, your mission statements won't just hang on the wall. They will be active in the minds and actions of everyone working in the building.
When leaders work with bigger dreams and carefully crafted core values, a new spirit is created in the center: an excitement about possibilities, engagement in creative and critical thinking, and eagerness to take on new challenges.
A vision for an organization can't be just one person's idea. Visions grow by involving people in activities that help them name and create what they find most meaningful and memorable from their own values, family, and community experiences, and what they long for in a workplace.
Strategy:
If you are doing your job well as administrators, your mission statements won't just hang on the wall. They will be active in the minds and actions of everyone working in the building.
When leaders work with bigger dreams and carefully crafted core values, a new spirit is created in the center: an excitement about possibilities, engagement in creative and critical thinking, and eagerness to take on new challenges.
A vision for an organization can't be just one person's idea. Visions grow by involving people in activities that help them name and create what they find most meaningful and memorable from their own values, family, and community experiences, and what they long for in a workplace.
Strategy:
- Create a process for identifying core values.
- Align your practices with your core values.
- Assess your staff's view of your core values.
Source: Child Care Exchange
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