Courage Deb Romig Virginia Commonwealth University Why Courage Without Courage you will not do anything in this world It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor Aristotle Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others Aristotl ID: 695324
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Dorothea Dix’s Leadership Style uses Courage
Deb Romig
Virginia Commonwealth University Slide2
Why Courage?
Without Courage you will not do anything in this world. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. - Aristotle
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others. - AristotleSlide3
Why Dorothea Dix?Slide4
Four Elements to Courageous Leadership
Develop a vision
Take Action
Delegate control, empowering others
Effective communication Slide5
Develop a Vision
Coeur: From the Heart in French
Earns the respect of followers
Inspires others
Grows the organization rather then managing
Guides leader through adversity
Prompts social changeSlide6
Developing a vision: Dorothea Dix
Had a strong desire to benefit society
Struggled with her own mental illness
She was willing to see the need of others
She gathered information, moved out of her comfort zone, planned strategiesSlide7
Take Action
Well – Planned
Purposeful
Results Oriented
Persevere despite opposition and adversitySlide8
Dorothea Dix: taking action
She
wrote pamphlets to lawmakers using men to be her voice in legislative sessions.
She traveled from Massachusetts to South Carolina visiting prisons and perpetuating reform.
At 59, she was appointed as the chief administrator over the nurses for the Union Army.
By the end of her career, she founded or expanded over thirty mental hospitals in both the United States and the world. Slide9
Dorothea Dix: Action – Part 2
Actions were against tradition
Actions were decisive
Actions were innovative and related to achieving the goalSlide10
Collaboration – empowering others
Allow others to take risks
Delegating tasks
Involving all stakeholders
Using available resourcesSlide11
What if everyone Displayed More courage?
1
. Trying harder tasks
2. Being more comfortable with change
3. Taking bigger risks Slide12
Dorothea Dix: Collaboration
Had to allow a man to address the state and federal legislative bodies of government.
Had to travel with others as a single female in the mid 1800’s.
Used the writings and works of Britain’s psychologists to help guide her strategies
Depended on the moral code of citizens and often corrupt political leaders for actionSlide13
Dorothea Dix: collaboration – Not so much
Ms. Dix saw herself as the sole voice advocating for the humane treatment of people with mental illness
She
refused to work with other reform
agencies
Refused to be included in a book about distinguished women of her day Slide14
Communicating the vision
Initiating controversial discussions
Providing
tough feedback
Sharing
unpopular ideas
Relating
the vision to common beneficial outcomesSlide15Slide16
Dorothea Dix: Effective Communicator
Writings stirred controversy
Provided
tough feedback to corrupt politicians
Instructed
people how to make changes
Message
was repetitive and simple;assert that mental illness is curable
link it to proper carequote appropriate medical researchSlide17
In Summary Dorothea Dix showed courage by..
Developing a clear vision from her heart
Taking action needed to realize her vision
Using politics and some resources of her time to perpetuate her vision
Effectively communicating her visionSlide18
Evidenced by
Results:
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nitiating reform in the treatment of mental illness worldwide
Founding more than 30 hospitals
Affects current social issues
Role of government in treatment of mentally ill
Consequences of people with mental illness for crimes
Current treatment methodsDrugs used to treat mental illnessesSecurity measures neededSlide19
How does courage in leadership benefit schools?
Shared ownership of goals and outcomes
Empowers teachers
Shared responsibility for each other
Productive culture resulting in better scores, motivated stakeholdersSlide20
Self-reflection
What is your vision?
Is it your passion from your heart, or are you just going through the motions?
Are you willing to get out of your comfort zone so your staff can follow your example?