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Unit 19: Planning and Organizing Supervisory Activity

(5) A leader should be responsible for coordinating the abilities, talents, capacities, enthusiasm Notes
and effort of his colleagues.
(6) A leader should be sensitive to the proper time for group discussion and decision. He is
prepared to take the responsibility for and consequences of others’ actions on himself.
(7) A leader should have more than average intelligence and a good and stable emotional
equilibrium.
(8) A leader must have confidence in himself, his aims and purposes and abilities. At the same
time, he must possess utmost humility.
(9) A leader must possess confidence and faith in the goodness of human nature and its
possibilities for progress and improvement.
4. The Principle of Flexibility : Democratic organization is dynamic and flexible. A supervisor
cannot “strike off at one point in time an organizational pattern that will remain adequate
through a long tenure in office ...changing purposes in education call for different or additional
specialized services that must be provided. It is also a matter of adapting the organizational
pattern in order to accommodate the changing school purposes and procedures.” The supervisory
organization should, therefore, be adaptable to the teaching-learning situation which is
continuously changing. It should provide for coordination and integration of plans, procedures
and outcomes. As insight, interest and experiences are gained the teaching-learning situation
develops and improves. The organization has to be adjusted to this and, therefore, it must be
modifiable easily. But at the same time, it should maintain continuity. This can be done by
framing rules and regulations coorperatively by appointing committees for specific purposes
and by holding occasional conferences. These steps will result in willing acceptance of obligations
and responsibilities by all workers.
5. The Principle of Rotation : Thinkers and writers on administration have pointed out that
continued exercise of authority brings deterioration in the administrator’s behaviour. He becomes
deliberately selfish and does not care for the effect of his activity and behaviour on other persons.
He relies solely on his own judgement, avoids discussion and sharing of ideas and responsibilities
and power. Consequently, he commits mistakes. Power corrupts him and security of position
makes him disregard local conditions and needs. He neither studies nor tries to grow. For fear
of losing tenure he gets into rut and routine. He becomes conservative and withholds all
progressive measures. All this holds not only for administrators but also equally well for teachers.

What are Authoritarian Organisation ?

This does not mean that tenure should be abolished or security denied. The tenure should be
made more and more professional and should be improved. Tenure is necessary for the protection
of the workers, for effective service and for the prevention of interference of pressure groups
and vested interests. Tenure should be utilised for efficient service, and growth and improvement
of professional standards.
To remove these difficulties we should adopt the principle of rotation. This involves transfer
from one place to another, both of administrators and teachers. The administrative officers
should be rotated after every short term. Leadership can be much improved if administration
is carried on by a committee in stead of a single individual. This is the best way of running a
democratic organization.
6. The Principle of Group Discussion : Mention has already been made that democratic
organization relies on the formulation of policies and plans and their implementation through

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