The Art and Science of Leading
eBook - PDF

The Art and Science of Leading

What Effective Administrators Understand

  1. 167 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Art and Science of Leading

What Effective Administrators Understand

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter One: Art and Science
  7. Chapter Two: Understand the Gestalt
  8. Chapter Three: A Set of Leadership Tenets
  9. Chapter Four: Leadership
  10. Chapter Five: Effective, Exemplary Leaders
  11. Chapter Six: Instructional Leadership
  12. Chapter Seven: The Age of Standards
  13. Chapter Eight: Management
  14. Chapter Nine: Intentional, Analytic Decision Making
  15. Chapter Ten: Delegating
  16. Chapter Eleven: Analysis Prior to Decision Making
  17. Chapter Twelve: Elements of Leadership
  18. Chapter Thirteen: Goals
  19. Chapter Fourteen: Power
  20. Chapter Fifteen: Meetings and Agendas
  21. Chapter Sixteen: Future Leaders
  22. Chapter Seventeen: The Administrative Interview
  23. Chapter Eighteen: Time to Reflect and Recharge
  24. Chapter Nineteen: The Gestalt of Leadership
  25. Conclusion
  26. Appendix 1
  27. Appendix 2
  28. References
  29. About the Authors