Lead, follow, or get out of the way : how to be a more effective leader in today's schools /: how to be a more effective leader in today's schools. ([2006])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert D. Ramsey.
• Authors: Ramsey, Robert D
• Contents: ""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""
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 371.2/00973; Educational leadership -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; School administrators -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; School management and organization -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; EDUCATION / Administration / General; EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions; Educational leadership; School administrators; School management and organization; United States; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452212487; 1452212481; 9781483351650; 1483351653
• Related ISBNs: 9781412915847; 9781412915854
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 10, 2015)
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