Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way : How to Be a More Effective Leader in Today′s Schools.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Where Have All the Good Leaders Gone? -- Can Everyday Administrators Learn "Leadership"? You Bet! -- How Leadership in Schools is Different -- The Difference between Effective School Leaders and Run-of-the-Mill Managers -- What It Takes to be an Effective School Leader Today -- Chapter 1 - Making Decisions -- Whose Decision is It? -- Where Do Good Ideas Come From? -- Input: How to Get It, Where to Get It, and When to Ignore It -- Data-Driven Decision Making: An Old Tool with New Importance -- Procrastination is a Decision-Sometimes, the Right One -- Real-World Steps in Decision Making -- Intuitive Leadership: When to Trust Your Instincts -- Chapter 2 - Planning for the Future -- The Planning Habit -- How Effective School Leaders Use the Visioning Process -- Strategic Planning by the Numbers -- The "SMART" Model for Goal Setting -- A Flowchart for Effective Planning -- Planning is a Secret Weapon -- Planning for Success -- Chapter 3 - Getting the Most Out of People -- Winning and Losing Leadership Styles -- Morale: Does It Matter Anymore? -- Shaping a School Culture That Works for Everyone -- Is Teamwork All It's Cracked up to Be? -- How to Get the Most Out of Students -- How to Get the Most Out of Staff -- How to Get the Most Out of the District Office, the School Board, and the Community -- How Effective Leaders Get the Most Out of Themselves -- Chapter 4 - Bringing about Change -- Change: Who Wants It? -- Don't Confuse Cosmetic Changes with Real Reform -- When to Change and When to Leave Well Enough Alone -- Understanding the Evolution of a Revolution: The Many Faces and Phases of Change -- Change Strategies That Really Work in Today's School Climate -- How to Sell New Ideas and Make Them Work.

Chapter 5 - Spending Time -- Who Controls a Leader's Time? -- Setting Priorities: Paper Versus People -- How Effective School Leaders Spend 1,440 Minutes per Day -- The Ten Worst Time-Use Mistakes -- When and How to Say No -- Other Work-Smarter Ways to Save Time -- Chapter 6 - Handling Politics -- Politics and Schools -- Good Politics, Bad Politics -- How to be Politically Savvy: "Street Smarts" for School Leaders -- Everyday Political Strategies for Today's School Leaders -- Tips on Working with Political Leaders -- How to Get Noticed, Get Ahead, and Get Things Done without Playing Politics -- Chapter 7 - Dealing with Setbacks -- Setbacks Happen -- Worrying Only Makes It Worse -- What It Takes to Bounce Back -- Is There a Spin Doctor in the House? -- Fear Less, Hope More -- Building a Reputation as a Survivor -- Chapter 8 - Thinking Like a Leader -- Anticipatory Thinking: Getting the Jump on Problems -- What to Do When the Big Picture is a Kaleidoscope -- Multiscenario Thinking -- How to Stay Focused -- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective School Leaders, with Apologies to Stephen Covey -- More Aids to Clear Thinking -- Chapter 9 - Looking and Acting Like an Effective School Leader -- Walk Like a Duck -- Image Control -- There's No One Right Way to Act-But There are Lots of Wrong Ways -- Maintaining a Professional Edge -- Manners Still Matter -- Paying Attention to the Little Things That Mark a Leader -- Chapter 10 - Using the Tools of Leadership -- Speaking and Writing Like a Leader -- How to Make Meetings Work for You -- Guidelines for Working with Committees -- Managing While Walking Around (MWWA): Leadership up Close and Personal -- Don't Overlook These Other Leadership Tools -- Chapter 11 - Communication Tips for School Leaders -- Understanding the Elements of School Communication -- More Writing Tips for School Leaders.

More Speaking Tips for School Leaders -- Tips on Nonverbal Communication -- You Can't Kill the Grapevine -- A New Wrinkle: The One-Minute Manager Meets the Two-Minute Mind -- 25 Ways School Leaders Can Improve Communication -- Chapter 12 - Practicing Ethical Leadership -- Do Ethics Matter Anymore? -- Why Ethical Leadership in Schools is Different -- The Concept of "Moral Hazard" -- Using Values as a Moral Compass: This is No Time to Get Lost -- Principles for Principals and Other Administrators -- A Code of Ethics for Today's School Leaders -- Chapter 13 - A Final Word -- You Know You're a Leader When -- Leadership is a Choice -- Resource A: 105 Ways to be a Better School Leader Tomorrow -- Resource B: What Others Say about Leadership -- Resource C: A Beginning Bibliography for School Leaders -- Index.

Best-selling author Robert Ramsey gives you just what you need to avoid "simply managing" and to become a true leader instead!.

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