Geoffrey Canada is most well known for his work in Harlem with the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) and education reform in the US. Recently, Mark Zuckerberg donated $1 million to the education system of New Jersey and Canada was present when the donation was made and involved in the discussions before it was made. Canada is passionate about improving the lives of everyone by getting them through school and into higher education. He seems to be using Transformational Leadership in most of his endeavors. Transformational leadership is when the leader “engages with others and creates a connection that raises the level of motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower.” Canada is most concerned with those benefitting from the HCZ and those would be considered his followers. You could also argue that he uses Path-Goal theory in his leadership of the organization. HCZ is based on the students and families of the student’s success in the programs. Canada helps to remove and get around the obstacles that have arisen that have attributed those in the program to get to where they are.
Liz Higgins
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