20 Biggest Mistakes Principals Make and How to Avoid Them
Marilyn L. Grady
- University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
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"The information presented is true to life; school principals will see themselves on every page. The strategies presented to 'fix' or avoid our mistakes really do work! You don't have to be a new principal to benefit from this one."
Kaye Peery, Superintendent
Maxwell Municipal Schools, NM
"I wish this book had been written many years ago to help me with my first principal's position. It is an indispensable resource for new and seasoned principals to avoid the pitfalls of administration."
Ron Joekel, Executive Director Emeritus
Phi Delta Kappa International
Learn to navigate the principalship by avoiding the major roadblocks that can arise along the way!
Don't let bad decisions and unnecessary oversights ruin your school day—or worse, your career! Marilyn Grady examines the twenty most critical mistakes principals make, and provides the strategies you need to avoid them. By surveying both teachers and administrators, and applying her own experiences as both teacher and a principal, the author examines the crucial errors from the following seven key categories:
Kaye Peery, Superintendent
Maxwell Municipal Schools, NM
"I wish this book had been written many years ago to help me with my first principal's position. It is an indispensable resource for new and seasoned principals to avoid the pitfalls of administration."
Ron Joekel, Executive Director Emeritus
Phi Delta Kappa International
Learn to navigate the principalship by avoiding the major roadblocks that can arise along the way!
Don't let bad decisions and unnecessary oversights ruin your school day—or worse, your career! Marilyn Grady examines the twenty most critical mistakes principals make, and provides the strategies you need to avoid them. By surveying both teachers and administrators, and applying her own experiences as both teacher and a principal, the author examines the crucial errors from the following seven key categories:
- People Skills—managing interpersonal relationships and communication
- People—working with staff and parents Principal—examining professional behaviors inherent in the position
- Job—juggling time demands and heavy workloads
- Tasks—looking more closely at administrative duties
- Personal Issues—focusing on family and health
- Fatal Attractions—addressing judgment errors that can be disastrous for your career
While everyone makes mistakes, you'll have the crucial insight needed to avoid the biggest ones!
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
- I. The People Skills
- Mistake 1: Interpersonal Shortcomings
- Mistake 2: Communication Flaws
- II. The People
- Mistake 3: Neglecting the Professionals
- Mistake 4: Mismanaging Parents
- III. The Principal
- Mistake 5: Being Too Bossy
- Mistake 6: Inconsistency
- Mistake 7: Displaying Weakness
- IV. The Job
- Mistake 8: Endless Work
- Mistake 9: Mismanaging Time
- V. Tasks
- Mistake 10: Ignoring the Preparation
- Mistake 11: Displacing Goals
- Mistake 12: Decision-Making Dilemmas
- Mistake 13: Change Dilemmas
- Mistake 14: Professional Development Vacuum
- Mistake 15: Failing to Supervise
- VI. Personal Issues
- Mistake 16: Forgetting the Family
- Mistake 17: Ignoring Health Issues
- Mistake 18: Succumbing to Stress
- Mistake 19: Etiquette Gaffes
- VII. Fatal Attractions
- Mistake 20: Errors of Judgment
- VIII. The Leader's Response
- Response 1: Never to Err Again?
- Response 2: Over the Horizon
- Resource A: Building Visibility in the Community
- Resource B: Verbal Skills Self-Assessment
- Resource C: Principal Access Self-Assessment
- Resource D: Principal Self-Assessment
- References
Additional materials
Description
"The information presented is true to life; school principals will see themselves on every page. The strategies presented to 'fix' or avoid our mistakes really do work! You don't have to be a new principal to benefit from this one."
Kaye Peery, Superintendent
Maxwell Municipal Schools, NM
"I wish this book had been written many years ago to help me with my first principal's position. It is an indispensable resource for new and seasoned principals to avoid the pitfalls of administration."
Ron Joekel, Executive Director Emeritus
Phi Delta Kappa International
Learn to navigate the principalship by avoiding the major roadblocks that can arise along the way!
Don't let bad decisions and unnecessary oversights ruin your school day—or worse, your career! Marilyn Grady examines the twenty most critical mistakes principals make, and provides the strategies you need to avoid them. By surveying both teachers and administrators, and applying her own experiences as both teacher and a principal, the author examines the crucial errors from the following seven key categories:
Kaye Peery, Superintendent
Maxwell Municipal Schools, NM
"I wish this book had been written many years ago to help me with my first principal's position. It is an indispensable resource for new and seasoned principals to avoid the pitfalls of administration."
Ron Joekel, Executive Director Emeritus
Phi Delta Kappa International
Learn to navigate the principalship by avoiding the major roadblocks that can arise along the way!
Don't let bad decisions and unnecessary oversights ruin your school day—or worse, your career! Marilyn Grady examines the twenty most critical mistakes principals make, and provides the strategies you need to avoid them. By surveying both teachers and administrators, and applying her own experiences as both teacher and a principal, the author examines the crucial errors from the following seven key categories:
- People Skills—managing interpersonal relationships and communication
- People—working with staff and parents Principal—examining professional behaviors inherent in the position
- Job—juggling time demands and heavy workloads
- Tasks—looking more closely at administrative duties
- Personal Issues—focusing on family and health
- Fatal Attractions—addressing judgment errors that can be disastrous for your career
While everyone makes mistakes, you'll have the crucial insight needed to avoid the biggest ones!
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
- I. The People Skills
- Mistake 1: Interpersonal Shortcomings
- Mistake 2: Communication Flaws
- II. The People
- Mistake 3: Neglecting the Professionals
- Mistake 4: Mismanaging Parents
- III. The Principal
- Mistake 5: Being Too Bossy
- Mistake 6: Inconsistency
- Mistake 7: Displaying Weakness
- IV. The Job
- Mistake 8: Endless Work
- Mistake 9: Mismanaging Time
- V. Tasks
- Mistake 10: Ignoring the Preparation
- Mistake 11: Displacing Goals
- Mistake 12: Decision-Making Dilemmas
- Mistake 13: Change Dilemmas
- Mistake 14: Professional Development Vacuum
- Mistake 15: Failing to Supervise
- VI. Personal Issues
- Mistake 16: Forgetting the Family
- Mistake 17: Ignoring Health Issues
- Mistake 18: Succumbing to Stress
- Mistake 19: Etiquette Gaffes
- VII. Fatal Attractions
- Mistake 20: Errors of Judgment
- VIII. The Leader's Response
- Response 1: Never to Err Again?
- Response 2: Over the Horizon
- Resource A: Building Visibility in the Community
- Resource B: Verbal Skills Self-Assessment
- Resource C: Principal Access Self-Assessment
- Resource D: Principal Self-Assessment
- References
Additional materials
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January 2004 | 144 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9780761946007 | $68.95 |
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9780761946014 | $37.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781483360775 | $35.00 |
"The information presented is true to life; school principals will see themselves on every page. The strategies presented to 'fix' or avoid our mistakes really do work! You don't have to be a new principal to benefit from this one."
Kaye Peery, Superintendent
Maxwell Municipal Schools, NM
"I wish this book had been written many years ago to help me with my first principal's position. It is an indispensable resource for new and seasoned principals to avoid the pitfalls of administration."
Ron Joekel, Executive Director Emeritus
Phi Delta Kappa International
Learn to navigate the principalship by avoiding the major roadblocks that can arise along the way!
Don't let bad decisions and unnecessary oversights ruin your school day—or worse, your career! Marilyn Grady examines the twenty most critical mistakes principals make, and provides the strategies you need to avoid them. By surveying both teachers and administrators, and applying her own experiences as both teacher and a principal, the author examines the crucial errors from the following seven key categories:
Kaye Peery, Superintendent
Maxwell Municipal Schools, NM
"I wish this book had been written many years ago to help me with my first principal's position. It is an indispensable resource for new and seasoned principals to avoid the pitfalls of administration."
Ron Joekel, Executive Director Emeritus
Phi Delta Kappa International
Learn to navigate the principalship by avoiding the major roadblocks that can arise along the way!
Don't let bad decisions and unnecessary oversights ruin your school day—or worse, your career! Marilyn Grady examines the twenty most critical mistakes principals make, and provides the strategies you need to avoid them. By surveying both teachers and administrators, and applying her own experiences as both teacher and a principal, the author examines the crucial errors from the following seven key categories:
- People Skills—managing interpersonal relationships and communication
- People—working with staff and parents Principal—examining professional behaviors inherent in the position
- Job—juggling time demands and heavy workloads
- Tasks—looking more closely at administrative duties
- Personal Issues—focusing on family and health
- Fatal Attractions—addressing judgment errors that can be disastrous for your career
While everyone makes mistakes, you'll have the crucial insight needed to avoid the biggest ones!
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- I. The People Skills
- Mistake 1: Interpersonal Shortcomings
- Mistake 2: Communication Flaws
- II. The People
- Mistake 3: Neglecting the Professionals
- Mistake 4: Mismanaging Parents
- III. The Principal
- Mistake 5: Being Too Bossy
- Mistake 6: Inconsistency
- Mistake 7: Displaying Weakness
- IV. The Job
- Mistake 8: Endless Work
- Mistake 9: Mismanaging Time
- V. Tasks
- Mistake 10: Ignoring the Preparation
- Mistake 11: Displacing Goals
- Mistake 12: Decision-Making Dilemmas
- Mistake 13: Change Dilemmas
- Mistake 14: Professional Development Vacuum
- Mistake 15: Failing to Supervise
- VI. Personal Issues
- Mistake 16: Forgetting the Family
- Mistake 17: Ignoring Health Issues
- Mistake 18: Succumbing to Stress
- Mistake 19: Etiquette Gaffes
- VII. Fatal Attractions
- Mistake 20: Errors of Judgment
- VIII. The Leader's Response
- Response 1: Never to Err Again?
- Response 2: Over the Horizon
- Resource A: Building Visibility in the Community
- Resource B: Verbal Skills Self-Assessment
- Resource C: Principal Access Self-Assessment
- Resource D: Principal Self-Assessment
- References
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"An excellent resource for principals to examine their effectiveness."
Principal Navigator, September 2007
"The information presented is true to life; school principals will see themselves on every page. The strategies presented to 'fix' or avoid our mistakes really do work! You don't have to be a new principal to benefit from this one."
Kaye Peery, Superintendent, Maxwell Municipal Schools, NM
"I wish this book had been written many years ago to help me with my first principal's position. It is an indispensable resource for new and seasoned principals to avoid the pitfall of administration."
Ron Joekel, Executive Director Emeritus, Phi Delta Kapp International
“I quickly learned that the situations I faced were similar to other principals’ experiences. The answers to my dilemmas were based on common sense and experience such as the examples in this book.”
Barbara Marchese, Principal, St. Philip Neri School, Omaha, NE