THE ANT LEADERSHIP

PARADIGM

LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND
AND
EXPERIENCE

LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND AND

EXPERIENCE
ADLI ALIMI BIN ABDUL RAHMAN is the Secretary of The
Parent and Teacher Association (PTA), the school
prefects teacher and the advisor of the Junior Doctor
Club.
I like to use democratic and path-goal leadership styles
to make my lesson a fun lesson. I want my pupils to learn
by themselves and cherries the knowledge they gained.
But sometimes I were forced to use autocratic leadership
style to make sure my learning objectives were achieved.
It is due to sometime my pupils react over the limit and
disturb the learning process.

LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND AND

EXPERIENCE
Hartini Ahmad is a pre school teacher at
primary school since 2007.
The first week, I found difficulties to make sure
children listened with my instruction in the
classroom.
Then i discovered that i had to take different
approaches to handle the children easily. I used
democratic style.We will enjoy the learning
happily in the class without bounderies.

LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND AND

EXPERIENCE
I found that children likely enjoy because they
exposed learning at the sametimes when
playing together like in game.
However, i think i must use autocratic style
sometimes. It helped me in controlling the
stuborn children. So, they quit little bit listen to
me and follow my instruction given to them.
During the 4 years, I found that leadership
style i used in teaching and learning make me
faced with global children today smoothly,
efficiently and effectively which lastly producing
good quality children next day.

LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND AND

EXPERIENCE
Nurul Atikah bt Noor Azamin, the teachers of
School Prefect and teachers Advisor of Police
Cadet for afternoon session.

I've always worked with other teachers. In

addition, I also give instructions to the prefect
to ensure that the school disciplinary is
committed.

Therefore, I've been using the system of

democracy in making all solutions. Usually the
teachers will discuss together before making
any decision related to school discipline.

LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND AND

EXPERIENCE
Meanwhile, for police cadets, I also
prefer to adopt a democratic system
because I will join police cadet teacher
advisor for the morning session. Usually
we will discuss before a decision is made
because it involves many parties.

LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND AND

EXPERIENCE
Rohani binti Ahmad- involved in co-ordinator
of uniform unit and teacher librarian.
I used democratic style because can invites
co operation among members , discussion,
sharing ideas, views and opinion. Can build
creativityof others, make discussion
togethers, two way communicate reduce
conflict and increase work efficiency

LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND AND

EXPERIENCE
Siti Rozaimah Binti Bakhtiar is a counseling
teacher at Maahad Tahfiz Sains Darul Aman,
Kulim Kedah since 2012.
Democratic leadership style
sharing and learning from other experiences
Autocratic leadership style
Making decision

NAME OF OUR LEADERSHIP

PARADIGM

THE ANT PARADIGM

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?
It is a process by which one person
influences the thoughts, attitudes, and
behaviors of others.
Leaders set a direction for the rest of us;
they help us see what lies ahead; they
help us visualize what we might achieve;
they encourage us and inspire us.
D. Quinn Mills , 2005

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?
A leader is one or more people who
selects, equips, trains, and influences
one or more follower(s) who have diverse
gifts, abilities, and skills and focuses the
follower(s) to the organizations mission
and objectives causing the follower(s) to
willingly and enthusiastically expend
spiritual, emotional, and physical energy
in a concerted coordinated effort to
achieve the organizational mission and
objectives.

DEFINE OUR OWN

LEADERSHIP
PARADIGM

 The Ant Leadership Paradigm is a set of

leadership style and characteristic display by the
ants that can be learn by us to make our
organization excel in future.
This paradigm focus on team work and what a
small creature or a small organization can
achieve by using the style and characteristic of
the ants.
The aim of this paradigm is to explore the true
nature of ants so that we can benefit from all of
the great characteristics of ants.

ROLE OF THE LEADER

IN ORGANIZATION

ONE FOR ALL & ALL FOR ONE

The leader is the source of strength in the organization
as the queen ant to its colony. The leader reflect the
whole organizations as he/she is the main policy maker
of the organizations.
At the same time, the leader must take care their
followers as they are the heart of the organization.
There is no leader if there is no followers. A good leader
will take care his/her follower as they own family.
The great leader according to our paradigm is the one
who is able to connect tightly with his/her follower and
influence them to achieve the organizational goal.
He/she will do it together with the follower with very
great teamwork and cooperation.

QUALITY OF AN
EFFECTIVE LEADER
(according to our
paradigm)

The life of Ants

Like all insects, ants have six legs. Each leg has three
joints. The legs of the ant are very strong so they can run
very quickly. If a man could run as fast for his size as an
ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse. Ants can lift
20 times their own body weight. An ant brain has about
250 000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so
a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size
brain as a human.
The job of the queen is to lay eggs which the worker ants
look after. Worker ants are sterile, they look for food,
look after the young, and defend the nest from unwanted
visitors. Ants are clean and tidy insects. Some worker
ants are given the job of taking the rubbish from the nest
and putting it outside in a special rubbish dump! Each
colony of ants has its own smell. In this way, intruders
can be recognized immediately. Many ants such as the

The life of Ants

At night the worker ants move the eggs and larvae
deep into the nest to protect them from the cold.
During the daytime, the worker ants move the
eggs and larvae of the colony to the top of the
nest so that they can be warmer. If a worker ant
has found a good source for food, it leaves a trail
of scent so that the other ants in the colony can
find the food. Army Ants are nomadic and they are
always moving. They carry their larvae and their
eggs with them in a long column.

Shared/Team Leadership
Theory
Each ant is aware of their individual duty and does their
part. Ants have always captured the attention for their
hard work and teamwork.

Ants have learnt how to live together successfully in

colonies and survive in diverse habitat.
Ants is team workers and work together in order to
achieve something great.
Ants operate in a team together empowering to achieve
more. A line of ants keenly they diligently follow the ant
in front.

Visionary Leadership
Theory
Ants are driven by purpose. Having a clear long term
objective or goals.
Ants prepare in their food in summer because they
know that there will be a time when there will be no
food to find in winter time. So they are constantly
preparing for a season which is yet to come upon
them.
Ants do not just eat on the spot even when they see a
huge chicken or sandwich, they try to carry the food
to their ant colony and save up for the rainy days.

Path-Goal Leadership
Theory
The leader ant sources the food and leads the
follower ants to the food source.
The leader ants appear to teach and repeatedly
nudge the follower ants.
Ants are insects that wise, they know when to look
for food, when to rest, in the summer, the ants
immediately seek food and herd foods as much as
possible, so that when the season gone by and they
cannot work, they still have a lot of food reserves.

EFFECTIVE PRINCIPAL ATTRIBUTE

AND
CHARACTERISTICS

The effective Principal Attributes

in Shared Leadership
Shared leadership is commonly thought of as the
"serial emergence" of multiple leaders over the
life of a team, stemming from interactions among
team members in which at least one team member
tries to influence other members or the team.
Principal should ask the subordinates to work
together as a team and perform team work.
Principal should focus more on the needs of the
subordinates than their own individual needs.

The Characteristic of the

Principal in Shared Leadership
Teamwork
The principal should focus on the team, rather him
himself.
Working for a benefit of self can be detrimental to the
overall performance of the team or the entire
organization.

Highly social creatures

The principal can practise how to make a decision and
communicate the fact that everyones opinion counts.
So that, the principal can facilitates the productive
discussion with the other members.

The effective Principal Attributes

in Distributed Leadership
Distributed leadership is the sharing of leadership
between two or more individuals.
Distributed leadership also primarily concerned with
mobilizing leadership at all levels in the organisation
not just relying on leadership from the top
Principal needs to perform peer reviews all the time.
They teach each other to work and hold each other
accountable
Principal need to simply place the right teachers in
the right jobs

The Characteristic of the

Principal in Distributed
Empowerment Leadership
School administrators cannot be everywhere at one time. Principal
distribute the leadership power between two administrators, while
other schools involve teachers and parents, creating a group where
there is no central leader in charge.

Right person for the right job

Distributing the leadership allows administrators to focus on a few areas
and really make an impact. They do a better job in a few areas than if they
were over numerous activities, administrative duties, and student and
teacher responsibilities. In return, administrators tend to find their jobs
more fulfilling and feel like they are actually making a difference.

The effective Principal Attributes

in Path-Goal Leadership
According to path-goal theory, leaders have a
responsibility to provide their subordinates with the
information and support necessary to achieve the work
goals.
Leaders can engage in behaviours that help
subordinates facilitate goal attainment. For example,
principal can providing information and other resources
necessary for the teachers to obtain goals.
Leaders can engage in behaviours that remove obstacles
that might hinder subordinates' pursuit of their goals.
For instance principal can remove workplace factors that
reduce the chances of goal attainment.

The Characteristic of the

Principal in Path-Goal Leadership
Have vision and mission
Principal should see the vision (intent) and agree with the mission
and a strategy that will take the organisation in a needed
direction.
Embedding change
Embedding change in the organization drives innovation and
productivity. So that, the principal should embrace change to make
the school goals achieved.
Understanding
Principal must recognize the needs of teachers and try to satisfy these
needs through the workplace, reward people for achieving their goals,
help subordinates identify the most effective paths they need to take to
reach their goals, and clear those paths so that subordinates can reach
their goals.

ANT PARADIGM DISTRIBUTION

&
THE KEY PLAYERS

THE HIERACHY OF THE ANT PARADIGM

PRINCIPAL/HEADMASTER
QUEEN

WINGED PRINCESS

WINGED DRONE

HEAD OF
DEPARTMENTS

SENIOR
TEACHERS

TEACHERS
SOLDIERS

MINOR WORKERS

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T
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D
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N
T
S

THE QUEEN-THE PRINCIPAL

Roles of principal are as follows:
1. School leader
2. Student discipline
3. Teacher evaluator
4. Develop, implement, evaluate program
5. Review policies
6. Hiring new teachers

THE WINGED PRINCESS-HEAD OF

DEPARTMENTS
1.Leadership and management
2.Responsible for teaching and
students
3.Responsible for research
4.Knowledge transfer
5.People management
6.Financial management

THE WINGED DRONE-SENIOR

TEACHERS
1.Respect the head teacher/principal who bears the
ultimate responsibilities for the school
2.Have a good relationship with teams so that the
communication becomes easy
3.As the medium of the principal and staff
4.As the medium of school and parent
5.Ensure the process of learning in the aspect of
curriculum, co- curriculum and student affairs are
vin the right track
6.Aware of the physical environment
7.Aware of the fiscal/fund
8.Keeps things running smoothly

THE SOLDIER-TEACHERS
Roles of teachers are broad
1.Resource provider
2.Instructional specialist
3.Curriculum specialist
4.Classroom supporter
5.Learning facilitator
6.Mentor
7.School leaders
8.Data coach
9.leaner

THE WORKERS-PUPILS
1.Roles of the students including to
themselves, parents, teachers, societies,
religions, culture, and country
2.They should focused to their academic
and ensuring they are success in their
learning and career.

ROFESIONAL DEVELOPMEN

 According to Hayes Mizell (2010) professional

development is many types of educational
experiences related to an individuals work.
Doctors, lawyers, educators, accountants,
engineers, and people in a wide variety of
professions and businesses participate in
professional development to learn and apply new
knowledge and skills that will improve their
performance on the job. Many fields require
members to participate in ongoing learning
approved by the profession, sometimes as a
requirement for keeping their jobs. Professionals
often also voluntarily seek new learning.

The Ants
Leadership
Workshop
Focus on the theory
of the leadership.
The first phase
One day courses
In-door activities
Participant : whole
organizations

The Ants
Leadership Camp
Focus on the
application of the
theory.
The second phase
Three day camp
Out-door activities
Participant : Whole
organizations

CONCLUSION

 The Ants Leadership Paradigm let to

understand the important of the teamwork
and cooperation in organizations the
importance of the leader and the follower
in an organizations.
The amazing characteristics of the ants in
achieving their goals should motivate us
to apply the principal show by the ants in
our organization so we can achieve our
organizational goal with the feeling of
togetherness and no one is leaf behind.