Leading Every Day : 124 Actions for Effective Leadership

by Kaser, Joyce; Mundry, Susan; Loucks-Horsley, Susan; Stiles, Katherine

• ISBN13: 9780761945130
• ISBN10: 076194513X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Corwin Press

Summary

This one-of-a-kind guidebook for teachers and administrators offers inspiration and opportunities for reflection in a unique and accessible new way.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
About the Authors	xi
Susan Loucks-Horsley: A Tribute to Her Life and Work	xv
About the National Academy for Science and Mathematics Education Leadership	xvii
Introduction	xix
BOOK ONE: Leadership Every Day	1	(60)
Defining Leadership	2	(2)
Making Choices	4	(2)
Extraversion and Introversion	6	(2)
Vision Building	8	(2)
Leading and Managing	10	(1)
Processing Information	11	(2)
Managing Information	13	(2)
Focusing on Customers	15	(2)
Making Decisions	17	(2)
Coping With Change	19	(2)
Judging and Perceiving	21	(2)
Networking	23	(1)
Leading With Principles	24	(1)
Leadership Styles	25	(2)
Reframing Your Perspective	27	(2)
Resolving Paradox	29	(1)
Working Synergistically	30	(2)
Balancing the Whole	32	(2)
Sharing Vision	34	(2)
Exploring Relationships	36	(2)
Unity and Diversity	38	(2)
Planning	40	(2)
Breaking Static Patterns	42	(2)
Positioning	44	(2)
Transactional and Transformational Leadership	46	(2)
Examining Your Beliefs	48	(2)
Communicating	50	(2)
Knowing Your Organizational Culture	52	(2)
Problem Solving	54	(2)
Choosing a Power Base	56	(2)
Doing the Right Thing	58	(3)
BOOK TWO: Leading Change	61	(1)
Part I: Planning and Directing	62	(15)
Change as Process	63	(2)
Stages of Change	65	(2)
Individual Change	67	(2)
Using Data to Guide Change Efforts	69	(2)
Planning for Change	71	(2)
Change as Continuous Improvement	73	(2)
Complexity of Change	75	(2)
Part II: Listening to Individuals	77	(11)
Change as a People Process	78	(1)
The Impact of Change	79	(2)
Moving Through the Stages of Change	81	(2)
Accepting Loss	83	(2)
Change and Resilience	85	(2)
Embracing Problems	87	(1)
Part III: Responsibilities in Directing Change	88	(29)
Motivating Others	89	(2)
Origins of Change	91	(2)
Balancing Constants and Change	93	(2)
Applying Personal Mastery	95	(2)
Recognizing Mental Models	97	(2)
Shared Vision	99	(2)
Missions and Goals	101	(2)
Tackling Resistance	103	(2)
Establishing Stakeholder Information Systems	105	(2)
Managing Multiple Change Efforts	107	(2)
Capitalizing on Resistance	109	(2)
Empowering Others	111	(2)
Modeling Behavior	113	(2)
Self-Assessment as a Change Leader	115	(2)
Part IV: Paying Attention to the Organization	117	(10)
Systems Thinking	118	(2)
Identifying Organizational Character	120	(2)
Examining Change History	122	(2)
Launching and Sustaining Change Initiatives	124	(3)
BOOK THREE: Leading Learning	127	(1)
Part I: A Framework for Planning	128	(4)
Designing Professional Development	129	(3)
Part II: Emerging Practices	132	(15)
Contemporary Professional Development	133	(2)
Lifelong Learning	135	(2)
Personal Mastery	137	(2)
Learning Organizations	139	(2)
Additive and Transformative Learning	141	(2)
Reflection and Cognitive Apprenticeships	143	(2)
Aligning Assumptions and Behaviors	145	(2)
Part III: Context and Strategies	147	(12)
Contextual Professional Development	148	(2)
Strategies for Professional Networks	150	(3)
Situational Strategies	153	(2)
Professional Networks	155	(2)
Action Research	157	(2)
Part IV: Designing Learning Experiences	159	(20)
Examining Learning Styles	160	(2)
Powerful Learning Experiences	162	(2)
Balancing Philosophy and Pragmatism	164	(2)
Thinking to Learn Versus Learning to Think	166	(2)
Incorporating Reflexive Practice	168	(2)
Equity and Diversity	170	(3)
Reaching Everyone, or Scaling Up	173	(2)
Twelve Principles of Knowledge Acquisition	175	(2)
Transferring Situational Learning	177	(2)
Part V: Teams Learning Together	179	(5)
Team Learning	180	(2)
Matching Interventions With Desired Outcomes	182	(2)
Part VI: Evaluating Professional Development	184	(9)
Achieving Desired Outcomes	185	(2)
Gathering Evaluation Data	187	(2)
Identifying Key Features of Successful Programs	189	(2)
Capturing Lessons Learned	191	(2)
Part VII: Modeling Expertise	193	(9)
Defining Expertise	194	(2)
Modeling Lifelong Learning	196	(2)
Ten-Step Plan for Lifelong Learning	198	(4)
BOOK FOUR: Leading Effective Groups	202	(1)
Part I: Developing a Community Environment	203	(27)
Four Roles of Group Leaders	204	(2)
Group Norms of Collaboration	206	(2)
Group Norm #1---Pausing	208	(3)
Group Norm #2---Paraphrasing	211	(2)
Group Norm #3---Probing	213	(2)
Group Norm #4---Putting Ideas on the Table or Pulling Them Off	215	(2)
Group Norm #5---Playing Attention to Self and Others, Verbal Communication	217	(2)
Group Norm #5---Paying Attention to Self and Others, Nonverbal Communication	219	(2)
Group Norm #6---Presuming Positive Intentions	221	(2)
Group Norm #7---Pursuing a Balance Between Advocacy and Inquiry	223	(2)
Dialogue Versus Discussion	225	(3)
Dialogue as Reflective Learning Process	228	(2)
Part II: Key Aspects of Effective Group Functioning	230	(1)
Sources of Group Energy	231	(3)
Establishing Clear Roles and Functions	234	(4)
Structuring an Effective Meeting	238	(2)
Providing Logistical Supports	240	(2)
Setting Up the Meeting Room	242	(2)
Group Decision Making	244	(2)
Reaching Consensus	246	(2)
Dealing With Conflict	248	(2)
Conflict as Opportunity	250	(2)
Don't Shoot the Messenger	252	(3)
Resolving Conflict	255	(2)
Impact of Bias and Stereotyping	257	(3)
Dealing With Disruptive People	260	(2)
Eliciting Participation From Everyone	262	(2)
Giving Negative Feedback	264	(2)
Receiving Negative Feedback	266	(2)
Presentation Skills	268	(3)
Handling Problems	271	(2)
Six Domains of Group Development	273