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If You Want to Lead, Not Just Manage : A Primer for Principals
If You Want to Lead Not Just Manage A Primer for Principals Author:Dennis R. Dunklee "Effective, timely, and engaging! A practical approach to transforming educators into successful and reflective school administrators." — John C. Daresh — Author of Beginning The PrincipalshipInsight into the perceptions, personal values, and personalities that help principals succeed! A successful principal is more ... more »than a good manager. Becoming an effective school leader means understanding the culture as well as acquiring the technical skills.If You Want to Lead, Not Just Manage tells you what the Masters programs dontabout the personalities and value systems that school leaders need to succeed. First-year administrators and graduate students will find this a practical gauge in determining what it takes to become a successful principal. More experienced administrators will find it a useful tool for reflection and validation of their own practices and approaches within the school and district. Key issues include:
Matching your personality with the role of principal
Navigating the school culture successfully
Changing the organization without alienating the culture
Blending the best of management and leadership
Fitting in marketing yourself as well as your school
Culture shock when teachers become principals
This is the book that closes the gap between theory and practice, teaching prospecting and current administrators how to lead at every level.« less