The indispensable leadership companion—updated and more relevant than ever!
Part leadership manual, part short novel, this unique best-seller uses dialogues between a novice and a master teacher and between a new and a seasoned principal to illuminate how the simple act of viewing a problem through different lenses—political, human resources, structural, or symbolic—can reveal better options and solutions.
Featuring reflective questions and solid strategies for meeting real-life challenges, the third edition also includes
- New views on building morale in challenging times
- A revamped discussion of mandates, standards, and rubrics
- A celebration of educators as skilled professionals
- Expanded conversations about hope, faith, and parental involvement
Sometimes all it takes to solve a problem is to reframe it by listening to wise advice from a trusted mentor.
Mục lục
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
PART I: A PAIR OF ROOKIES
1. A New Teacher’s First Day
2. Getting Off on the Wrong Foot
3. Newcomers Find Wise Friends
Leadership Lessons I: Seeing and Solving Entry Barriers
PART II: THE POLITICAL GA
4. The Old Guard and New Principal
5. The Inclusion Wars: School Politics
Leadership Lessons II: Mapping and Mastering the Political Terrain
PART III: THE HUMAN RESOURCE LENS
6. Sagging Morale
Leadership Lessons III: Build Relationships and Empower Yourself
PART IV: THE STRUCTURAL FRAME
7. Student Discipline: Who’s Really in Charge?
8. Standards and Rubrics
Leadership Lessons IV: Align Structure With the Work
PART V: THE SYMBOLIC FRAME: BELIEVING IS SEEING
9. Changing the Guard
10. Building Confidence and Faith
11. “I’m Just a Great Teacher!”
Leadership Lessons V: Celebrate Values and Culture
PART VI: VALUES, ETHICS, AND SPIRIT
12. Teaching and Leading: Finding a Balance
13. It’s All About Values and Beliefs
Leadership Lessons VI: Problems and Dilemmas
PART VII: THE CYCLE CONTINUES
14. The Essence of Teaching: Leaving a Legacy
15. Loss . . . and Celebration
16. Passing the Torch
Leadership Lessons VII: The Enduring Sequence
References
Further Reading
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Terrence E. Deal is the Irving R. Melbo Professor at University of Southern California’s Rossier School. He is an internationally known lecturer and author who has written numerous books on leadership and organizations. In addition to those written with Lee Bolman, he is the coauthor of Corporate Cultures (with Alan Kennedy, 1982) and Shaping School Culture (with Kent Peterson, 1999).