Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: How to Be a More Effective Leader in Today'

Description: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: How to Be a More Effective Leader in Today's Schools by Robert D. Ramsey Now you can do more than just deal with the "crisis-du-jour." Leadership is learnable, and this comprehensive guide will show you how to be proactive, prevent crises, create dreams, push the envelope, and focus on the future instead of just reacting to crises, spending all your time putting out fires, or coping with the current system???whether it works or not. In this updated second edition, best-selling author Robert D. Ramsey gives you just what you need to avoid "simply managing" and to become a true leader instead! Unlike other manuals that give you bits and pieces on how to develop a particular curriculum or handle specific day-to-day discipline problems, this unique handbook offers administrators practical, time-proven lessons on how to think, act, plan, set priorities, manage time, and make decisions???skills that will help you navigate through the unique challenges of leading in a school environment. Included are guidelines on: Getting the most out of people Bringing about change Handling politics Dealing with setbacks Thinking, looking, and acting like an effective school leader Communicating effectively Practicing ethical leadershipBeing a school leader can actually be exciting, rewarding, and fun again, once you???re equipped to tackle today??'s challenges!Other books by Robert D. Ramsey: What Matters Most for School Leaders??School Leadership From A to Z??How to Say the Right Thing Every Time??Well Said, Well Spoken FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Best-selling author Robert Ramsey gives you just what you need to avoid "simply managing" and to become a true leader instead Author Biography Robert D. Ramsey is a lifelong educator who has served as a "leader of leaders" in three award-winning school districts in two different states. His frontline experience includes positions a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, curriculum director, assistant superintendent, acting superintendent, and adjunct professor. Most recently, he has served as associate superintendent in the St. Louis Park (MN) schools, where every school has been designated by the federal government as a National School of Excellence. Ramsey is now working full-time as a freelance writer in Minneapolis. Table of Contents Preface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroduction Where Have All the Good Leaders Gone? Can Everyday Administrators Learn "Leadership"? 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 Today1. 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 Decision-Sometimes, the Right One Real-World Steps in Decision Making Intuitive Leadership: When to Trust Your Instincts2. Planning for the Future The Planning Habit How Effective School Leaders Use the Visioning Process Strategic Planning by the Numbers The "SMART" Model for Goal Setting A Flowchart for Effective Planning Planning Is a Secret Weapon Planning for Success3. 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 Its 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 Themselves4. Bringing About Change Change: Who Wants It? Dont 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 Todays School Climate How to Sell New Ideas and Make Them Work5. Spending Time Who Controls a Leaders 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 Time6. Handling Politics Politics and Schools Good Politics, Bad Politics How to Be Politically Savvy: "Street Smarts" for School Leaders Everyday Political Strategies for Todays School Leaders Tips on Working With Political Leaders How to Get Noticed, Get Ahead, and Get Things Done Without Playing Politics7. 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 Survivor8. Thinking Like a Leader Anticipatory Thinking: Getting the Jump on Problems What to Do When the Big Picture Is a Kaleidoscope Multiscenario Thinking How to Stay Focused The 7 Habits of Highly Effective School Leaders, With Apologies to Stephen Covey More Aids to Clear Thinking9. Looking and Acting Like an Effective School Leader Walk Like a Duck Image Control Theres No One Right Way to Act-But There Are Lots of Wrong Ways Maintaining a Professional Edge Manners Still Matter Paying Attention to the Little Things That Mark a Leader10. Using the Tools of Leadership Speaking and Writing Like a Leader How to Make Meetings Work for You Guidelines for Working With Committees Managing While Walking Around (MWWA): Leadership Up Close and Personal Dont Overlook These Other Leadership Tools11. Communication Tips for School Leaders Understanding the Elements of School Communication More Writing Tips for School Leaders More Speaking Tips for School Leaders Tips on Nonverbal Communication You Cant Kill the Grapevine A New Wrinkle: The One-Minute Manager Meets the Two-Minute Mind 25 Ways School Leaders Can Improve Communication12. Practicing Ethical Leadership Do Ethics Matter Anymore? Why Ethical Leadership in Schools Is Different The Concept of "Moral Hazard" Using Values as a Moral Compass: This Is No Time to Get Lost Principles for Principals and Other Administrators A Code of Ethics for Todays School Leaders13. A Final Word You Know Youre a Leader When . . . Leadership Is a ChoiceResource A: 105 Ways to Be a Better School Leader TomorrowResource B: What Others Say About LeadershipResource C: A Beginning Bibliography for School LeadersIndex Review " Full of sage advice on leadership. A battlefield manual for leadership practitioners who find themselves embroiled in the challenges we all face. Provides the insights, inspiration, and interpretations that help translate the theory of management into here-and-now reality." Long Description Now you can do more than just deal with the "crisis-du-jour." Leadership is learnable, and this comprehensive guide will show you how to be proactive, prevent crises, create dreams, push the envelope, and focus on the future instead of just reacting to crises, spending all your time putting out fires, or coping with the current systemwhether it works or not. In this updated second edition, best-selling author Robert D. Ramsey gives you just what you need to avoid "simply managing" and to become a true leader instead! Unlike other manuals that give you bits and pieces on how to develop a particular curriculum or handle specific day-to-day discipline problems, this unique handbook offers administrators practical, time-proven lessons on how to think, act, plan, set priorities, manage time, and make decisionsskills that will help you navigate through the unique challenges of leading in a school environment. Included are guidelines on: Getting the most out of people Bringing about change Handling politics Dealing with setbacks Thinking, looking, and acting like an effective school leader Communicating effectively Practicing ethical leadership Being a school leader can actually be exciting, rewarding, and fun again, once youre equipped to tackle today?s challenges!Other books by Robert D. Ramsey: What Matters Most for School Leaders?School Leadership From A to Z?How to Say the Right Thing Every Time?Well Said, Well Spoken Review Quote "Full of sage advice on leadership. A battlefield manual for leadership practitioners who find themselves embroiled in the challenges we all face. Provides the insights, inspiration, and interpretations that help translate the theory of management into here-and-now reality." Details ISBN1412915856 Author Robert D. Ramsey Pages 189 Publisher Corwin Press Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1412915856 ISBN-13 9781412915854 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 371.200 Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-07-31 Country of Publication United States Illustrations Illustrations Short Title LEAD FOLLOW OR GET OU Edited by Robert D. Ramsey Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Residence US Replaces 9780803967717 Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Subtitle How to Be a More Effective Leader in Todays Schools DOI 10.1604/9781412915854 Audience Professional and Scholarly UK Release Date 2005-09-21 NZ Release Date 2005-09-21 US Release Date 2005-09-21 AU Release Date 2005-09-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160679184;

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