Lead, follow, or get out of the way : how to be a more effective leader in today's schools / / Robert D. Ramsey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808247603321
• Autore: Ramsey Robert D.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, a SAGE Publications Company, , 2006; ©2006
• ISBN: 1-4833-5165-3; 1-4522-1248-1
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.2/00973
• Soggetti: Educational leadership - United States; School administrators - United States; School management and organization - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes biliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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 “Leadershipâ€?? 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 Decisionâ€?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 “SMARTâ€? 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 Itâ€?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?""; ""Donâ€?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 Todayâ€?s School Climate""; ""How to Sell New Ideas and Make Them Work""; ""Chapter 5 - Spending Time""; ""Who Controls a Leaderâ€?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 Smartsâ€? for School Leaders""; ""Everyday Political Strategies for Todayâ€?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""
• Sommario/riassunto: Best-selling author Robert Ramsey gives you just what you need to avoid ""simply managing"" and to become a true leader instead!