Education Leaders Grow Your Leadership Confidence | A Conversation with Chris Baker
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Chris Baker and Shane discuss the importance of confidence and self-efficacy in effective leadership. They explore the impact of confidence on decision-making and the role of self-efficacy in personal and professional development. Chris shares his personal experience with confidence and how it has shaped his career. They also discuss strategies to develop self-efficacy, including setting achievable goals, seeking out models of excellence, and receiving feedback. The conversation concludes with a focus on the big three: learning efficacy, coping efficacy, and influence efficacy.
Takeaways
- Confidence and self-efficacy are crucial for effective leadership.
- Self-efficacy impacts decision-making, motivation, and resilience.
- Strategies to develop self-efficacy include setting achievable goals, seeking out models of excellence, and receiving feedback.
- The big three areas to focus on for self-efficacy development are learning efficacy, coping efficacy, and influence efficacy.
Chapters
- The Importance of Confidence in Leadership
- The Impact of Confidence on Decision Making
- Self-Efficacy and Self-Confidence
- The Impact of Self-Efficacy on Thinking, Motivation, and Decision Making
- Strategies to Develop Self-Efficacy
- The Big Three: Learning, Coping, and Influence Efficacy
Links to Chris Baker’s Work:
Personal Website - LINK
Infographic Gallery - LINK
YouTube Channel - LINK
A Visual Intro to Self-efficacy - LINK
Twitter - @drchriswb
Linkedin - drchrisbaker
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Shane Leaning, an organisational coach based in Shanghai, supports school leaders globally. Passionate about empowment, he is the author of the best-selling 'Change Starts Here.' Shane is a leading educational voice in the UK, Asia and around the world.
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