Author Gavin Grift proposes that successful leadership is, at its core, a deeply personal endeavor built on self-awareness. This book equips teacher leaders with the knowledge and insight they need to meet the leader within themselves. With newfound leadership thinking, educators can remove mental barriers, become empowered to tackle the daily challenges ahead, and begin the journey to leading schools impactfully.
This book will help Kā12 teacher leaders:
- Discover antidotes to persistent pain points in the work of a teacher and leader
- Develop self-knowledge to address beliefs, values, motivations, the perceptions of others, and more
- Learn how to use the unconscious and conscious responses of others to gain insight about their leadership identities
- Use the lessons of several archetypesāthe ostrich, the imposter, the pleaser, and moreāto establish levers to overcome them
- Engage in exercises for self-work to help the leader within emerge
Contents:
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Clarity Precedes Competence
Chapter 2: Pain Points and PeopleāAgents of Self-Awareness
Chapter 3: Where to Focus Your Self-Awareness
Chapter 4: Common Pain Points for Middle Leaders
Chapter 5: The PleaserāOvercoming the Need to Be Liked
Chapter 6: The OstrichāOvercoming the Overwhelm of Constant Change
Chapter 7: The ImposterāOvercoming Self-Limiting Beliefs
Chapter 8: The DynamoāOvercoming Not Having Enough Time
Chapter 9: The Judge and JurorāOvercoming Difficult People at Work
Conclusion: Coming Into View
References and Resources
Index