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Table of Contents

About the Authors

Introduction

Leadership as a Skill

Transformational Leadership

Chapter Overviews

Conclusion

Chapter 1

Finding Balance for Systems Change

Change in Education

Change in School Culture

Balanced Leadership

Task and Relationship Balance

Support and Accountability Balance

Motivation and Resistance to Change

Cognitive Investment

Emotional Investment

Functional Investment

Return on Investment

Conclusion

Chapter 2

Communicating the Rationale: Building Cognitive Investment

Communicating the Rationale as a Leadership Skill

Understanding and Confronting Relevant Data

Scenario One: Dealing With a Pessimistic View of Data

Scenario Two: Improving On What Is Already Considered Great

Scenario Three: Facing Conflict, Lack of Direction, and Power Struggles

Using Persuasion

Scenario One: Seeing the Errors in Current Practice

Scenario Two: Selling an Initiative to Content Stakeholders

Scenario Three: Convincing a Large Group of Teachers

Conclusion

Chapter 3

Establishing Trust: Making an Emotional Investment

Establishing Trust as a Leadership Skill

Character: Developing Empathy

Scenario One: Understanding the Challenges of Change

Scenario Two: Justifying a High-Budget Program

Scenario Three: Calming Fears

Competence: Establishing Credibility

Scenario One: Transforming a Rebellious Staff

Scenario Two: Dealing With Distrust and Pessimism

Scenario Three: Fulfilling Promises

Conclusion

Chapter 4

Building Capacity: Making a Functional Investment

Building Capacity as a Leadership Skill

Generating the Collective Ability to Problem Solve

Scenario One: Promoting Collective Problem Solving

Scenario Two: Sharing Instructional Techniques

Scenario Three: Instituting a Support System

Creating a Social Context for Learning

Scenario One: Designing Meeting Time

Scenario Two: Impacting Long-Held Practices

Scenario Three: Engaging Parents

Conclusion

Chapter 5

Getting Results: Collecting the Return on Investment

Getting Results as a Leadership Skill

Using Tactful Confrontation

Scenario One: Addressing a Negative Team Attitude

Scenario Two: Confronting a Veteran Educator

Scenario Three: Responding to Lack of Compliance

Using Professional Monitoring

Scenario One: Addressing Refusal to Use Best Practice

Scenario Two: Checking Progress on Agreed-On Processes

Scenario Three: Dealing With a Lack of Investment

Conclusion

Chapter 6

Tying It All Together

Understand the Essence of Leadership

Follow Support With Accountability

The Why Skill Sets: Data and Persuasion

The Who Skill Sets: Empathy and Credibility

The How Skill Sets: Collective Problem Solving and Social Context for Learning

The Do Skill Sets: Tactful Confrontation and Professional Monitoring

Conclusion

Afterword: Final Thoughts

References and Resources

Index