Straight Talk for Principals
Rowman & Littlefield Education (Verlag)
978-0-8108-4615-9 (ISBN)
Based on 40 years of experience, author, Raymond Lemley, provokes thinking in this guide that addresses the ground level, mundane issues that confound principals daily. The book offers simple yet provocative answers to the befuddling things that require the principal's attention and demand the principal's mindful responses. It consists of 45 sections that present and explain a topic or theme. Readers will find an extensive profile of responses pointing to behaviors that will make him/her successful if put into practice and applied to the daily duties of the principalship. Bibliography included. Written specifically for principals about principals.
Raymond E. Lemley is educational consultant, Leadership Training Associates.
Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. Engage Passionately With All That You Do Chapter 4 2. Bring Your Best to the Job Chapter 5 3. Build the School's Vision Chapter 6 4. Focus on the School's Vision Chapter 7 5. Live the School's Vision Chapter 8 6. Define and Lead the Culture in Your Organization Chapter 9 7. Go Find Talent Chapter 10 8. Focus on the Tasks Your Teachers Need to Perform Chapter 11 9. Pay Attention to Effective Teaching Chapter 12 10. Be an Instructional Leader Chapter 13 11. Define Expectations for Everyone in the Organization Chapter 14 12. Develop a Passion for Outcomes Chapter 15 13. Teach, Model, and Expect Loyalty Chapter 16 14. Work for the Small Gains Chapter 17 15. Make Policy Make Sense Chapter 18 16. Reward Success in Your School Chapter 19 17. Spend Time with Students Chapter 20 18. Understand the Nonrational Chapter 21 19. Talk About Your Own Success Chapter 22 20. Talk About the Successes Around You Chapter 23 21. Respond Quickly to Needs Chapter 24 22. Take Some Time for Yourself Chapter 25 23. Stay Intellectually Challenged Chapter 26 24. Share Information the Organization Needs Chapter 27 25. Address Small Problems Early Chapter 28 26. Keep Things Simple Chapter 29 27. Anticipate Confusion Chapter 30 28. Encouraging Collegiality Chapter 31 29. Seek the Simplest Plan Chapter 32 30. Keep Every Meeting Agenda to a Few Key Points Chapter 33 31. Emphasize Positive Activities Chapter 34 32. Support Healthy Behaviors Chapter 35 33. Encourage Autonomy For Your People Chapter 36 34. Explain What Needs Explaining; Then Stop Chapter 37 35. Provide Lots of Feedback Chapter 38 36. Fix What's Fixable; Walk Away From the Rest Chapter 39 37. Avoid the Urge to Overcontrol Chapter 40 38. Plan for Change Chapter 41 39. Avoid Fighting Useless Battles Chapter 42 40. Respect Experience Wherever You Find It Chapter 43 41. Keep Track of What's Easily Lost Chapter 44 42. Plan For Stress in Your Life Chapter 45 43. Understand the Ambiguity Chapter 46 44. Keep the Organization Healthy Chapter 47 45. Understand What Is There When You Get There Chapter 48 Appendix A: A Checklist for Principals Chapter 49 Appendix B: A Leadership Behavior Inventory Chapter 50 Additional Resources Chapter 51 About the Author
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.7.2003 |
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| Verlagsort | Lanham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 154 x 233 mm |
| Gewicht | 322 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8108-4615-2 / 0810846152 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8108-4615-9 / 9780810846159 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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