School Leadership Pack

Perspective is power. To create positive and lasting change, we need to dive below the surface and see the patterns and systems that are creating the issues in the first place. When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at don’t change, WE do. How we see ourselves affects how effective we are as leaders. Using the strategies in this pack, you will learn how to immediately maximize your influence over yourself, your staff, and the entire school culture.

The School Leadership Pack includes:

School Leadership: A Reality Check – is a guide to successfully managing a leadership role in the eduation system. This book is born out of research investigating what constitutes failures of leadership through a qualitative study of school leaders and quantitative analysis. Pam Ryan has crafted a reassuring and practical method, providing accurate guidance and elaborating on the dimensions of leadership for everyone contemplating an educational leadership role – or already in one. Ultimately, it helps readers reach their own conculsions about what it means to understand and exercise leadership.

People Stuff – Beyond Personality Problems: An Advanced Handbook for Leadership – Do people drive you nuts? Are silos and turf wars challenging the culture? Wondering if it ever gets any easier? The toughest – and best – part of leadership is the people. But let’s face it, people dynamics can be tricky. Solutions are within. People Stuff is your map to the complex territory of human behaviour and leadership strategies. People Stuff goes well beyond frustrating ‘personality clashes’ to uncover the dynamics of human interactions at work. You’ll clarify how you see yourself, your people and your organisation to avoid ineffective superficial solutions to complex problems. People Stuff offers intuitive maps and frameworks to develop your practice of perspective. You’ll be able to see more and lead better. By using a combination of the five key leadership archetypes – the Elder, Pioneer, Guardian, Warrior, and Diplomat – you’ll be able to meet the current business challenges with the right approach for maximum influence. Personalities aren’t the problem, systems are. When the Four Devils appear in the workplace, it’s tempting to give up on them as character flaws. With the Four Devils map, you’ll be able to pinpoint the symptoms and causes of the toughest people challenges, and implement effective long-term solutions. If you’re a leader who’s called to make an impact, then People Stuff will give you the perspective tools to see issues before they escalate. You’ll also be able to anticipate positive ripples so you can truly lead with compassion and wisdom.

Principal Bootcamp Accelerated Strategies to Influence and Lead from Day One – This book shows principals how they can accelerate their impact and make a difference from day one. Speaker and author Dr. Brad Johnson offers new and experienced principals authoritative advice on how to succeed in key areas: understanding the best leadership traits; developing positive relationships with staff; building a dynamic team culture; and creating a unified vision. Each chapter includes inspiring stories and practical examples for leaders in all types of school districts.

What Great Principals Do Differently 3e Twenty Things That Matter Most – 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. Perfect for new and experienced principals, for independent professional reading or for leadership courses, 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.

Study Guide: What Great Principals Do Differently 3e Twenty Things That Matter Most – Written to accompany the third edition of Todd Whitaker’s bestselling title, What Great Principals Do Differently, this study guide can be used by facilitators and participants in workshops, webinars, book study groups, or other professional development events. The guide features a variety of strategies and activities that will help principals apply the book’s concepts to their own situation, so they can get the most out of the book, increase their professional growth, and have a greater impact as school leaders. Each chapter includes:

Key Concepts

Discussion Questions

Journal Prompts

Group Activities

Application Strategies

With this study guide, you can gain a deeper understanding of Whitaker’s acclaimed book and learn how to apply his concepts and ideas in daily practices.