What are the attitudes and actions that make great principals stand out? In this internationally renowned bestseller, Todd Whitaker reveals the 20 keys to effective school leadership. This essential third edition features helpful new strategies for recruiting talent through better interview and reference questions, as well as tips for retaining talent. It also offers a new section on how leadership is not an event, but rather requires a consistent approach to affect the climate and eventually shape the culture of your school.
Key Features
- Strategies for recruiting and retaining talent.
- Insights into the importance of a consistent leadership approach.
- Perfect for both new and experienced principals.
- Ideal for independent reading or leadership courses.
- Inspires actions that matter most for students.
Additional Information
This practical book will leave you feeling inspired and ready to do the things that matter most for the people who ultimately matter most—the students.
Specifications
- Author: Todd Whitaker
- Edition: Third Edition
- Pages: [Insert number of pages]
- ISBN: [Insert ISBN number]
Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Meet the Author
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Why Look at Great?
- Chapter 2: It’s People, Not Programs
- Chapter 3: Develop an Accurate Sense of Self
- Chapter 4: Who Is the Variable?
- Chapter 5: Treat Everyone with Respect, Every Day, All the Time
- Chapter 6: Be the Filter
- Chapter 7: Teach, Don't Tell
- Chapter 8: Hire Great Teachers
- Chapter 9: Recruiting and Retaining Talent
- Chapter 10: Understand the Dynamics of Change
- Chapter 11: Standardized Testing
- Chapter 12: Focus on Behavior, Then Focus on Beliefs
- Chapter 13: Loyal to Whom?
- Chapter 14: Base Every Decision on Your Best Teachers
- Chapter 15: In Every Situation, Ask Who Is Most Comfortable and Who Is Least Comfortable
- Chapter 16: Understand the High Achievers
- Chapter 17: Make It Cool to Care
- Chapter 18: Don’t Need to Repair—Always Do Repair
- Chapter 19: Deal with Negative or Ineffective Staff Members
- Chapter 20: Set Expectations at the Start of the Year
- Chapter 21: Leadership Is Not An Event
- Chapter 22: Clarify Your Core
