The Art and Science of Leading : What Effective Administrators Understand.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Art and Science -- Chapter Two: Understand the Gestalt -- Chapter Three: A Set of Leadership Tenets -- Chapter Four: Leadership -- Unintended Influence/Conscious Behavior -- Influential Leadership -- Productive Leadership -- Beliefs and Values -- Formal and Informal Leadership -- Getting Something Done -- Chapter Five: Effective, Exemplary Leaders -- Change -- Formal Preparation -- Mentors -- Natural or Innate Ability -- Experience Enhances Future Performance -- Chapter Six: Instructional Leadership -- Leaders Have a Vision -- Realizing the Vision -- Working with People Is Inherent in Leadership -- All the Time -- Working with a Variety of Processes -- Preparation -- Chapter Seven: The Age of Standards -- A Bigger Stage -- The Shifting Locus of Control -- Administrators as Translators and Interpreters -- Fidelity and School Mission -- Schooling as a Marketplace -- Defining Success -- Communities as Full Partners -- Creating Space for the Art and Science of School Leadership -- Chapter Eight: Management -- Safe and Orderly Environment -- Protect the Investment -- The Facility as a Safe Environment -- Impressions Are Important -- Chapter Nine: Intentional, Analytic Decision Making -- Chapter Ten: Delegating -- To Whom to Delegate -- Effective Delegation -- Micromanaging, or Rather, Not Micromanaging -- Chapter Eleven: Analysis Prior to Decision Making -- Decisions-Everything Still Affects Everything -- An Error or a Mistake? -- Chapter Twelve: Elements of Leadership -- Getting Back to People -- Valuing Instincts -- Communication Is Critical:Written, Spoken, Interpersonal -- Knowing When to Act . . . and When to Wait -- Being Objective -- The Courage to Do What's Right -- Organization to Get Things Done -- Chapter Thirteen: Goals -- Strategic Planning.

Organizational Goals -- Sources of Institutional Goals -- Individual Goal Setting -- Helping Others -- Chapter Fourteen: Power -- Chapter Fifteen: Meetings and Agendas -- Kinds of Meetings -- Reasons for Meetings -- Leadership Roles -- Who Conducts Meetings -- Fundamental Skills -- An Art -- Reacting to Documents -- Agendas -- How Are These Abilities Acquired? -- Chapter Sixteen: Future Leaders -- Future Leaders -- Identifying Potential Participants -- What It Is -- What It Isn't -- Elements and Content of the Program -- Chapter Seventeen: The Administrative Interview -- The Three Steps of Preparation -- Chapter Eighteen: Time to Reflect and Recharge -- Chapter Nineteen: The Gestalt of Leadership -- Conclusion -- Differences -- Volunteers -- Fiscal and Legal Knowledge -- The National Middle School Association Search -- Summary -- Appendix 1 -- Strategic Plan Outline -- Appendix 2 -- National Association of Secondary School Principals' (NASSP) Assessment Center -- References -- About the Authors.

Effective leadership reflects both art and science. Background, theory, and knowledge is the science. Appropriate and effective application is the art. Conceptual and practical, this concise, easy to understand book is an excellent resource. The intent of The Art and Science of Leading is to support those educators who work to realize the mission of education: to educate all children to become thoughtful, independent, successful, and happy adults, ones who make positive contributions to the well-being of their community, their country, and the world. It discusses the theory of leadership, includes beliefs and skills critical to effective leadership, and provides specific examples that illustrate the practical, real-life applications of those theories, beliefs, and skills. Institutions and individuals with an interest in planning, group dynamics, and leadership, both inside and outside the field of education, will find The Art and Science of Leading to be highly valuable, including incumbent administrators, college professors, and districts with leadership development programs. This book will stimulate thought and discussion while providing specific, helpful tips for current and future leaders.

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