Chapter Six: Rippling Across the Globe
“Today’s business world is very competitive, and most businesses operate on a global basis. To be competitive you have to have a strong foundation of people skills. If we can have the habits developed at this early age, these children will truly be the leaders and the good employees of the future. So it is truly an investment in the future.” - Rick Redmond, Vice President, Criterion Catalysts and Technologies, Canada”
In this chapter Covey turns our attention to the broader picture and allows us to see the Leader in Me program in diverse places. Covey’s goal is to show the “unique twist” each of these schools have put on the program and to further prove that his template for building tomorrow’s workforce works.
First, Covey takes us to schools in the continental United States and he shows us the impact on behavior and morale.
“One of the keys to the success of the leadership theme is that teachers love teaching the material to students. It is visible in the teachers’ eyes, and they are very creative in how they go about it. In a day where we hear so much about bullying going on in schools, what a great process and moment this is to see kids respecting each other. —Dede Schaffner, Seminole County School Board
“Most notably, discipline referrals dropped from 225 the previous year to 74 the year following. And, according to the annual climate survey, parents’ approval of the school rose to 98 percent.”
Next, Covey takes us to Canada and shows us the possibilities of school corporate partnering.
“When a local business learned that Crestwood was teaching the 7 Habits, its employees approached the school with “How can we help?”
“Today’s business world is very competitive, and most businesses operate on a global basis. To be competitive you have to have a strong foundation of people skills. If we can have the habits developed at this early age, these children will truly be the leaders and the good employees of the future. So it is truly an investment in the future.” - Rick Redmond, Vice President, Criterion Catalysts and Technologies, Canada
Covey’s final thought is summed up in what he terms a school’s signature, a quality that he says must be present for Leader in Me to work.
“This is not an off-the-shelf program that teachers stand up and regurgitate verbatim. First they must live and love the 7 Habits and other leadership concepts. Otherwise students will feel the duplicity. But more than anything, they must attach their own personality—their own voice—to what they are teaching. They must make it their own. When they do, it shows up in their eyes, in their language, and in the way they handle discipline matters. At that point, the students begin feeling it and believing it.”
The question is how much rippling can public education stand? The answer is found on the blog at leaderinme.org and at seancovey.com. New results come in regularly and effective February 2012, the Leader in Me program is being implemented in 500 schools worldwide.
“Today’s business world is very competitive, and most businesses operate on a global basis. To be competitive you have to have a strong foundation of people skills. If we can have the habits developed at this early age, these children will truly be the leaders and the good employees of the future. So it is truly an investment in the future.” - Rick Redmond, Vice President, Criterion Catalysts and Technologies, Canada”
In this chapter Covey turns our attention to the broader picture and allows us to see the Leader in Me program in diverse places. Covey’s goal is to show the “unique twist” each of these schools have put on the program and to further prove that his template for building tomorrow’s workforce works.
First, Covey takes us to schools in the continental United States and he shows us the impact on behavior and morale.
“One of the keys to the success of the leadership theme is that teachers love teaching the material to students. It is visible in the teachers’ eyes, and they are very creative in how they go about it. In a day where we hear so much about bullying going on in schools, what a great process and moment this is to see kids respecting each other. —Dede Schaffner, Seminole County School Board
“Most notably, discipline referrals dropped from 225 the previous year to 74 the year following. And, according to the annual climate survey, parents’ approval of the school rose to 98 percent.”
Next, Covey takes us to Canada and shows us the possibilities of school corporate partnering.
“When a local business learned that Crestwood was teaching the 7 Habits, its employees approached the school with “How can we help?”
“Today’s business world is very competitive, and most businesses operate on a global basis. To be competitive you have to have a strong foundation of people skills. If we can have the habits developed at this early age, these children will truly be the leaders and the good employees of the future. So it is truly an investment in the future.” - Rick Redmond, Vice President, Criterion Catalysts and Technologies, Canada
Covey’s final thought is summed up in what he terms a school’s signature, a quality that he says must be present for Leader in Me to work.
“This is not an off-the-shelf program that teachers stand up and regurgitate verbatim. First they must live and love the 7 Habits and other leadership concepts. Otherwise students will feel the duplicity. But more than anything, they must attach their own personality—their own voice—to what they are teaching. They must make it their own. When they do, it shows up in their eyes, in their language, and in the way they handle discipline matters. At that point, the students begin feeling it and believing it.”
The question is how much rippling can public education stand? The answer is found on the blog at leaderinme.org and at seancovey.com. New results come in regularly and effective February 2012, the Leader in Me program is being implemented in 500 schools worldwide.