Education - Leadership

⭑ PROSE Award Finalist An invigorating work that identifies obstructions to transformative change in higher education and offers paths to break through. In "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It," president emeritus of Macalester College Brian Rosenberg draws on decades of higher education experience to...

From the authors of The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders, Unlocking Your Leadership PotentialWhile the selections in this volume may be quickly read, we trust they will linger long on the mind. They are, after all, reflections. We hope the reader will take one...

At eighteen, Rachael Tutwiler Fortune walked across a graduation stage with her two-and-a-half-year-old son on her hip. Some saw a statistic. She saw a beginning. This is a story about turning the moments that shape us into the work we are called to lead,...

Being a Team Sergeant is the most rewarding and challenging position in the Regiment. According to Special Forces legend and Medal of Honor recipient Robert Howard, teamwork is the most important aspect of any small unit. Creating and maintaining the can-do, positive, mission-focused atmosphere...

A Year of Leading: A 40-Week Leadership Compass for Navigating the Role of Principal or Vice-PrincipalBy Kevin ReimerAn essential guide for school leaders who want to lead with purpose, clarity, and resilience-one week at a time.Being a principal or vice-principal is one of the...

Listening well is an essential component of good leadership. You can become a more effective listener and leader by learning the skills of active listening. Working relationships become more solid, based on trust, respect, and honesty. Active listening is not an optional component of...

A sourcebook for developing and facilitating collaborative groups capable of continuously adapting to anticipate the evolving learning needs of students. Based on a theoretical foundation of schools as complex systems in which linear management models are no longer sufficient.Author: Robert J. Garmston,Bruce M. WellmanPublisher:...

Mastering the Synergy of Technology and Human Expertise Understanding AI technology is just the beginning. Leaders must understand how to employ power skills to elevate how humans interact--with one another and with AI. Critical thinking, leadership, conflict management, stakeholder engagement and other power skills...

Many urban educators live in fear: of their schools being labeled failures, of increasingly punitive sanctions, of loss of respect and livelihood. This fear pervades the entire school community, affecting the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of its members.The authors of this guide to...

One Person Can Make a Difference!Dr. Seuss coined the word nerd in the 1950s to describe a fictional zoo creature, not a human. Alpha Nurd is about people, clarifying its roots in the '60s, starting with the different spelling. This book will reveal a...

American Trojan is the captivating story of a refugee who lost everything and then rebuilt it all, an immigrant who defied the odds and achieved the American Dream; a visionary technologist who transformed the University of Southern California into one of the nation's most...

You've achieved success, hit targets, rallied your troops, steered through crises, and inspired your team-yet something still feels off. Small slights, offhand comments, and hidden habits are stealthily corroding trust, igniting stress, and suffocating your team's creativity. It's not about dramatic blow-ups or iron-fisted...

Transformational leadership begins with willing individuals. Individuals who are ready to set aside their personal comfort for the needs and unity of the collective team. In education, now more than ever, we need individuals who are willing to lead in a time of transformation....

What might happen if "small talk" was replaced with conversations that matter? In their Bestselling book, Will Wise and Chad Littlefield explain how the questions we traditionally ask are often meaningless when it comes to establishing a connection. Introducing a set of practice tools...

You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Be GREATWhen school leader Dwight Carter decided to become more intentional about his personal and professional growth, he asked himself a key question: "What does being great mean to you and why?" He reflected on his experiences...

What you do matters.You may not hear it often (or ever), but if you're an educator, you're making a difference in the lives of learners. And that impact has a domino effect. In Because of a Teacher, more than fifteen of today's leading educators...

As a leader, you have different roles to play with your direct reports. One of them is to manage their day-to-day performance. Another is to support their development so they can continue to deliver top performance. Most leaders are comfortable with and effective in...

The principal's role is increasingly understood as a critical lever for school improvement. Yet the job can be a solitary one, offering few opportunities to reflect with colleagues. What does it take to manage the work of continuous improvement--to push staff members constantly to...

Begin With The End In Mind- Principles Of Equine Leadership By Ty Evans If you have a mule, you have the burden of being a leader. A leader is someone that can bring out the best in those they influence. A good leader helps...

A book about practical NCO leadership and the importance of presence--no doctrine, no philosophy, no war stories.Behind the Colors is based on the premise that NCOs should master specific skills at each level of Leadership. It includes practical stories of success and failure to...