In Sustainable Leadership, Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink address one of the most important and often neglected aspects of leadership: sustainability. The authors set out a compelling and original framework of seven principles for sustainable leadership characterized by Depth of learning and real achievement rather than superficially tested performance; Length of impact over the long haul, beyond individual leaders, through effectively managed succession; Breadth of influence, where leadership becomes a distributed responsibility; Justice in ensuring that leadership actions do no harm to and actively benefit students in other schools; Diversity that replaces standardization and alignment with diversity and cohesion; Resourcefulness that conserves and renews leaders’ energy and doesn’t burn them out; and Conservation that builds on the best of the past to create an even better future.
This book is a volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education–a series designed to meet the demand for new ideas and insights about leadership in schools.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments ix
The Authors xi
Introduction Sustainability and Unsustainability 1
The Choices for Change
Principle 1 Depth 23
Learning and Integrity
Principle 2 Length 55
Endurance and Succession
Principle 3 Breadth 95
Distribution, Not Delegation
Principle 4 Justice 141
Others and Ourselves
Principle 5 Diversity 159
Complexity and Cohesion
Principle 6 Resourcefulness 191
Restraint and Renewal
Principle 7 Conservation 225
History and Legacy
Conclusion Sustainability in Action 251
A Meal, Not a Menu
Research Sources 275
Notes 277
Index 319
About the author
ANDY HARGREAVES is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. He is the author of numerous books including Learning to Change from Jossey-Bass.
DEAN FINK is an independent consultant with experience in more than thirty countries. A former teacher, principal, and superintendent, he is the author or coauthor of five books on leadership and educational change.
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