Jim Watterston & Yong Zhao 
Focused [EPUB ebook] 
Understanding, Negotiating, and Maximizing Your Influence as a School Leader

Introduction
STAGE 1: How to Build a Leadership Paradigm for Outstanding Schools
Chapter 1: School Leadership: Finding the Space to do the Job Effectively
Chapter 2: Negotiating the Inverted Triangle of Influence
Chapter 3: Leading to Create a Game Plan for Success
Chapter 4: Leading a Renewed Purpose of Education
STAGE 2: What Are the Most Influential Elements for Collective Success?
Chapter 5: Leading Students
Chapter 6: Leading Teachers and Other Players in Schools
STAGE 3: How to Avoid the Pitfalls That Prevent Success
Chapter 7: Leading through Formative Accountability: Shifting the Locus of Control
Chapter 8: Leading for Sustainability: Embracing Disruption and Crisis

Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the International Academy of Education. Yong Zhao has received numerous awards including the Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association,  Outstanding Public Educator from Horace Mann League of USA, Distinguished Achievement Award in Professional Development from the Association of Education Publishers, and ACEL Nganakarrawa Award. He has been recognized as one of the most influential education scholars. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He has published over 100 articles and nearly 40 books.Learn more at zhaolearning.com