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Teacher Entrepreneurialism

What should you know about
teacher entrepreneurialism?

Transforming school leadership
The word ‘leader’ is commonly used to describe those in mid to high level positions in a hierarchically
structured organisation. The main difference between a manager and a leader is that managers
maintain the stability and predictability of the organisation, while leaders tend to change or improve
its orientations. A leader has been likened to the accelerator in an organisation who performs
planning, motivating, and consultation throughout the change process. Leadership behaviour,
therefore, is a key factor in framing and implementing change (Fullan, 1996; Hall & Hord, 2011).

The Teacher Entrepreneurialism Theory is a model developed by Maxwell Ho (2020). It describes
six core entrepreneurial behaviours and qualities essential to leaders in general, and the further
qualities teachers as edupreneurs need in those areas–

Proactiveness Coordination
Facilitate the renewal of knowledge Have clear long-term goals
based on the current curriculum development. for school policy and curriculum development.

Humility-confidence Innovation
Be confident to explain TEB Keep on modifying school-based
school policy and school-based curriculum to suit student diversity.
curriculum.

Responsibility Strategic Resources
Be able to handle new pedagogy even in Lead colleagues to receive support
uncertainty and assist colleagues to enhance from professions outside school.
realisation of it.

Competence, Character and Care are also key core qualities of a great leader. These qualities
comprise natural organic forces which leaders employ to connect with their teams, understand
important issues and lead innovation (Chung, 2020). If all team members, including the leader
and followers, exercise Competence, Character and Care, significant errors can be reduced,
and more innovative initiatives can be actualised.

Competence
Character
Care

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