Top
A practical guide for school leaders and managers seeking concrete strategies for professional improvement
Leading a learning community is a challenging endeavor that rewards those who build social-emotional and adaptive leadership competencies. In The Noble School Leader, veteran school leader and leadership coach Matthew Taylor delivers an inspiring and enlightening exploration of the mindsets that support leaders to thrive, as well as those that just get in the way. It is a field guide to creating learning conditions that make transformative growth happen in schools.
In this book, readers will:
Written for school leaders and managers seeking concrete techniques for building social-emotional and adaptive leadership competencies, The Noble School Leader is also an indispensable resource for any K-12 teacher, administrator, or professor with an interest in education and emotional intelligence.
MATTHEW TAYLOR leads the Noble Story Group, a consulting firm that brings an emotional intelligence-based approach to leadership development in education and non-profit organizations. He has extensive experience teaching in and leading schools, having worked in urban neighborhood, urban charter, international, private, and magnet schools.
Introduction
Part One: Preparing to Do Mindset Work
Chapter 1: Seven Invisible Obstacles to Strong School Leadership
Chapter 2 Building New Mindsets and Behaviors with Emotional Intelligence (How You Will Drive Your Learning Using This Book)
Chapter 3: Preparing for the Learning Journey by Connecting to Your Power
Part Two: Working the 5-Square
Chapter 4: The Transactional Leader
Chapter 5: The Unintended Enabler
Chapter 6: The Negative Controller
Chapter 7: The Pacesetter
Chapter 8: The Doer
Chapter 9: The Imposter
Chapter 10: The Implementer
Part Three: Staying Focused Over Time
Chapter 11: Working Your 5-Square for Lasting Behavior Change
Appendices
The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
Need Help? Copyright © 1999-2026
