Sharing Decision Making

In her book, Circle of Influence, Paula Jorde Bloom encourages early childhood leaders to involve staff members in the decision making process.  In doing so, leaders need to recognize that there are four broad categories of decision types — each with different implications for shared decision making:

• Unilateral decisions that are best made by the owner, the board of directors, or the director because of legal requirements of the organization or the need for confidentiality;
• Decisions that can be made with the input of staff through a consultative approach;
• Decisions that can be made jointly with staff through a collaborative approach; and
• Delegated decisions that can be made by the teachers or support staff exclusively.

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