Social leadership and strategic management: an approach to the teacher's performance as a transforming agent

Abstract

Life in the educational and social setting due to its wide dynamism and complexity, has become one of the teacher's challenges as leader and manager. Fortunately, the training of this socio-educational actor, his ability to see opportunities and challenges, as well as his active and synergistic disposition, have generated the attribute of multidimensional transformation competencies, cooperative problem solving and the search for social integration, as mechanisms that by implications give rise to human development, the quality of life for all and the establishment of conditions for emotional and social well-being. The ability to assume such a commitment refers to an agent with the theoretical-methodological instruments and with the strategic attitudes to promote adaptation to change and the management of uncertainty as aspects that not only permeate the socio-educational scenario, but also determine the effective and coherent development of its members, rather, they determine the effective and coherent development of its members, the performance of their interpersonal relationships and the consolidation of a favorable climate that enhances harmonious and peaceful coexistence. In response to this commitment, this essay discusses two of the most important dimensions of teaching performance, the quality as a social leader and the ability to exercise strategic management. These conditions position him as the person responsible for: planning life alternatives, motivating decision-making based on dialogue and symmetrical communication and promoting the unification of efforts.