Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
From Good to Great Performance
Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
- The McEwan-Adkins Group
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"I feel that this is a book that principals will be interested in purchasing and reading. It has practical advice and relevant examples of how the advice can and has been implemented."
Phillip Silsby, Principal
Belleville West High School, Belleville, IL
"I could hear the voices of some of the principals who were interviewed speaking to me. The author clearly knows how to gather information and present it in a meaningful way."
Bonnie Tryon, Zone 2 Director
National Association of Elementary School Principals
"This is a powerful guidebook for new principals. More than that, it also contains valuable insight and examples to assist veteran principals in growing and improving professionally."
Kimberly Kay Janisch, Principal
Watertown High School, Watertown, SD
How can principals raise achievement levels, energize teachers, and get results? How can you remain productive and effective in this age of accountability?
Highly effective principals have strong communication skills, high levels of knowledge about teaching and learning, and the ability to provide instructional leadership. This excellent, new resource provides principals, administrative teams, and educators with tremendous resources to hone these skills and traits.
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals contains ideas, reflections, behaviors, habits, and stories from the trenches to guide and inspire as you seek to increase your own effectiveness. Each chapter in this resource describes an essential component of personal effectiveness. A highly effective principal is
- A communicator—listen, empathize, and connect
- An educator—with a depth of knowledge; motivates intellectual growth
- An envisioner—focused on the vision of what schools can be
- A facilitator—building strong relationships
- A change master—flexible, futuristic, and realistic, and can motivate change
- A culture builder—communicating and modeling a strong, viable vision
- An activator—with motivation, energy, and enthusiasm to spare
- A producer— building intellectual development and academic achievement
- A character builder—whose values are trustworthiness, respect, and integrity
- A contributor—whose priority is making contributions to the success of others
Transform your school into a community of learners, set high academic and behavioral expectations, and create a culture where children feel special and safe.
Contents
Preface
- Who This Book Is For
- Overview of the Contents
- Acknowledgments
Introduction
- A Matter of Defintion
- The Origin of the Ten Traits
- The Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
- Chapter 1: The Communicator
- Chapter 2: The Educator
- Chapter 3: The Envisioner
- Chapter 4: The Facilitator
- Chapter 5: The Change Master
- Chapter 6: The Culture Builder
- Chapter 7: The Activator
- Chapter 8: The Producer
- Chapter 9: The Character Builder
- Chapter 10: The Contributor
About the Author
About the Author
Dedication
Dedication
1. The Communicator
- Communicator Exemplar: Michelle Gayle
- Communicator Benchmarks
- 1.1 Communicators Attend
- 1.2 Communicators Listen
- 1.3 Communicators Empathize
- 1.4 Communicators Disclose Themselves to Others
- 1.5 Communicators Get the Whole Story
- 1.6 Communicators Ask the Right Questions
- 1.7 Communicators Say What They Mean and Mean What They Say
- 1.8 Communicators Can Acceptn Criticism
- 1.9 Communicators Can Give Correction
- 1.10 Communicators Communicate Creatively
- 1.11 Communicators Disagree Agreeably
- 1.12 Communicators Pay Attention to Parents
- 1.13 Communicators Connect Emotionally and Professionally With Staff
- 1.14 Communicators Communicate With Students
- 1.15 Communicators Can Talk to the Boss
- 1.16 Communicators Connect in Productive, Helping, and Healing Ways
- 1.17 Communicators Care Enough to Send the Very Best
- 1.18 Communicators Know How to Schmooze
- 1.19 Communicators Write, Speak, and Teach
- Summing It Up
2. The Educator
- Educator Exemplar
- Jean Hendrickson, Elementary
- Educator Exemplar: Alan Jones, High School
- Educator Benchmarks
- 2.1 Educator Principals Believe That All Students Can Learn, and They Develop Programs to Help Them Succeed
- 2.2 Educator Principals Provide Training and Support for Teachers
- 2.3 Educator Principals Create Cognitive Dissonance
- 2.4 Educator Principals Establish, Implement, and Achieve Academic Standards
- 2.5 Educator Principals Focus on Instruction
- 2.6 Educator Principals Model Continuous Learning
- 2.7 Educator Principals Develop Teacher Leaders
- 2.8 Educator Principals Pay Attention to What Matters Most
- 2.9 Educator Principals Create Learning Communities
- Summing It Up
3. The Envisioner
- Envisioner Exemplar: Larry Fieber
- Envisioner Benchmarks
- 3.1 Envisioners Are Hedgehogs
- 3.2 Envisioners Feel Called
- 3.3 Envisioners Have Resolve, Goals, and Lifevision
- 3.4 Envisioners Can See the Invisible
- 3.5 Envisioners Know Where They Are Headed
- 3.6 Envisioners Have Compelling Visions
- 3.7 Envisioners Can Articulate Their Visions and Then Make Them Happen
- Summing It Up
4. The Facilitator
- Facilitator Exemplar: Doug Pierson
- Facilitator Benchmarks
- 4.1 Facilitator Principals Bond People Into a Community of Leaders
- 4.2 Facilitator Principals Tap the Potential of People
- 4.3 Facilitator Principals Say "We" Instead of "I"
- 4.4 Facilitator Principals Favor People Over Paperwork
- 4.5 Facilitator Principals Build Up Emotional Bank Accounts
- 4.6 Facilitator Principals Cultivate Their Own Well-Being
- 4.7 Facilitator Principals Value Diversity
- 4.8 Facilitator Principals Share the "Power Pie"
- 4.9 Facilitator Principals Accentuate the Positives
- 4.10 Facilitator Principals Promote Parental Involvement
- 4.11 Facilitator Principals Celebrate
- 4.12 Facilitator Principals Spend Time With Students
- Summing It Up
5. The Change Master
- Change Master Exemplar: Marjorie Thompson
- Change Master Benchmarks
- 5.1 Change Masters Can Handle Uncertainty and Ambiguity
- 5.2 Change Masters Respect Resisters
- 5.3 Change Masters Are Futuristic
- 5.4 Change Masters Use a Situational Approach
- 5.5 Change Masters Know That the Power Is Within
- 5.6 Change Masters Value the Process
- 5.7 Change Masters Plan for Short-Term Victories
- 5.8 Change Masters Procure Resources
- 5.9 Change Masters Trust Their Teams
- 5.10 Change Masters Are Willing to Change Themselves
- 5.11 Change Masters Are Motivators
- 5.12 Change Masters Understand the Change Process
- Summing It Up
6. The Culture Builder
- Culture Builder Exemplar: Gabe Flicker
- Culture Builder Benchmarks
- 6.1 Culture Builders Understand and Appreciate the Power of Culture
- 6.2 Culture Builders Know What a Good Culture Looks Like
- 6.3 Culture Builders Facilitate the Development of Core Values
- 6.4 Culture Builders Communicate These Values Clearly
- 6.5 Culture Builders Reward and Cheer Those Who Support and Enhance the Culture
- 6.6 Culture Builders Build Cultures That People Choose
- 6.7 Culture Builders Know the Small Stuff Is Really the Big Stuff
- Summing It Up
7. The Activator
- Activator Exemplar: Clare Maguire
- Activator Exemplar: Todd White
- Activator Benchmarks
- 7.1 Activators Mobilize People
- 7.2 Activators Are Entrepreneurial
- 7.3 Activators Don't Wait to Be Told
- 7.4 Activators Are Risk Takers
- 7.5 Activators Ask for Forgiveness Rather Than Permission
- 7.6 Activators Run to Daylight
- 7.7 Activators Don't Micromanage
- 7.8 Activators Make Things Happen
- 7.9 Activators Are Outrageous
- 7.10 Activators Are Cheerleaders
- Summing It Up
8. The Producer
- Producer Exemplar: Dale Skinner
- Producer Benchmarks
- 8.1 Producers Believe That Achievement Is the Bottom Line
- 8.2 Producers Never Mistake Activity for Achievement
- 8.3 Producers Are Data Driven
- 8.4 Producers Pay Attention to Individual Students
- 8.5 Producers Have Academically Focused Missions
- 8.6 Producers Make Research-Based Decisions
- 8.7 Producers Hold Teachers Accountable
- Summing It Up
9. The Character Builder
- Character Builder Examplar: Tom Paulsen
- Character Builder Benchmarks
- 9.1 Character Builders Are Human
- 9.2 Character Builders Are Trustworthy
- 9.3 Character Builders Have Integrity
- 9.4 Character Builders Are Authentic
- 9.5 Character Builders Are Respectful
- 9.6 Character Buliders Are Generous
- 9.7 Character Builders Are Humble
- 9.8 Character Builders Hire Staff Members With Character
- 9.9 Character Builders Are Consistent
- 9.10 Character Builders Lead by Example, Not by Exhortation
- 9.11 Character Builders Seek to Develop the Character of Students
- Summing It Up
10. The Contributor
- Contributor Exemplar: Lola Malone
- Contributor Benchmarks
- 10.1 Contributors Lead by Serving Others
- 10.2 Contributors Are Self-Aware and Reflective
- 10.3 Contributors Are Good Stewards
- 10.4 Contributors Have Strong Wills
- Summing It Up
Conclusion
- Professional Conclusions
- How Can You Use This Book
Resource A: List of Contributing Highly Effective Principals
Resource A: List of Contributing Highly Effective Principals
Resource B: Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
Resource B: Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
Resource C: Complete List of Benchmarks
Resource C: Complete List of Benchmarks
References
References
Index
Index
Facilitators Guide
- Who Should Use This Guide?
- How Is the Guide Organized?
- What Materials Are Needed?
- Study Modules
- Introduction
Additional materials
Description
"I feel that this is a book that principals will be interested in purchasing and reading. It has practical advice and relevant examples of how the advice can and has been implemented."
Phillip Silsby, Principal
Belleville West High School, Belleville, IL
"I could hear the voices of some of the principals who were interviewed speaking to me. The author clearly knows how to gather information and present it in a meaningful way."
Bonnie Tryon, Zone 2 Director
National Association of Elementary School Principals
"This is a powerful guidebook for new principals. More than that, it also contains valuable insight and examples to assist veteran principals in growing and improving professionally."
Kimberly Kay Janisch, Principal
Watertown High School, Watertown, SD
How can principals raise achievement levels, energize teachers, and get results? How can you remain productive and effective in this age of accountability?
Highly effective principals have strong communication skills, high levels of knowledge about teaching and learning, and the ability to provide instructional leadership. This excellent, new resource provides principals, administrative teams, and educators with tremendous resources to hone these skills and traits.
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals contains ideas, reflections, behaviors, habits, and stories from the trenches to guide and inspire as you seek to increase your own effectiveness. Each chapter in this resource describes an essential component of personal effectiveness. A highly effective principal is
- A communicator—listen, empathize, and connect
- An educator—with a depth of knowledge; motivates intellectual growth
- An envisioner—focused on the vision of what schools can be
- A facilitator—building strong relationships
- A change master—flexible, futuristic, and realistic, and can motivate change
- A culture builder—communicating and modeling a strong, viable vision
- An activator—with motivation, energy, and enthusiasm to spare
- A producer— building intellectual development and academic achievement
- A character builder—whose values are trustworthiness, respect, and integrity
- A contributor—whose priority is making contributions to the success of others
Transform your school into a community of learners, set high academic and behavioral expectations, and create a culture where children feel special and safe.
Contents
Preface
- Who This Book Is For
- Overview of the Contents
- Acknowledgments
Introduction
- A Matter of Defintion
- The Origin of the Ten Traits
- The Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
- Chapter 1: The Communicator
- Chapter 2: The Educator
- Chapter 3: The Envisioner
- Chapter 4: The Facilitator
- Chapter 5: The Change Master
- Chapter 6: The Culture Builder
- Chapter 7: The Activator
- Chapter 8: The Producer
- Chapter 9: The Character Builder
- Chapter 10: The Contributor
About the Author
About the Author
Dedication
Dedication
1. The Communicator
- Communicator Exemplar: Michelle Gayle
- Communicator Benchmarks
- 1.1 Communicators Attend
- 1.2 Communicators Listen
- 1.3 Communicators Empathize
- 1.4 Communicators Disclose Themselves to Others
- 1.5 Communicators Get the Whole Story
- 1.6 Communicators Ask the Right Questions
- 1.7 Communicators Say What They Mean and Mean What They Say
- 1.8 Communicators Can Acceptn Criticism
- 1.9 Communicators Can Give Correction
- 1.10 Communicators Communicate Creatively
- 1.11 Communicators Disagree Agreeably
- 1.12 Communicators Pay Attention to Parents
- 1.13 Communicators Connect Emotionally and Professionally With Staff
- 1.14 Communicators Communicate With Students
- 1.15 Communicators Can Talk to the Boss
- 1.16 Communicators Connect in Productive, Helping, and Healing Ways
- 1.17 Communicators Care Enough to Send the Very Best
- 1.18 Communicators Know How to Schmooze
- 1.19 Communicators Write, Speak, and Teach
- Summing It Up
2. The Educator
- Educator Exemplar
- Jean Hendrickson, Elementary
- Educator Exemplar: Alan Jones, High School
- Educator Benchmarks
- 2.1 Educator Principals Believe That All Students Can Learn, and They Develop Programs to Help Them Succeed
- 2.2 Educator Principals Provide Training and Support for Teachers
- 2.3 Educator Principals Create Cognitive Dissonance
- 2.4 Educator Principals Establish, Implement, and Achieve Academic Standards
- 2.5 Educator Principals Focus on Instruction
- 2.6 Educator Principals Model Continuous Learning
- 2.7 Educator Principals Develop Teacher Leaders
- 2.8 Educator Principals Pay Attention to What Matters Most
- 2.9 Educator Principals Create Learning Communities
- Summing It Up
3. The Envisioner
- Envisioner Exemplar: Larry Fieber
- Envisioner Benchmarks
- 3.1 Envisioners Are Hedgehogs
- 3.2 Envisioners Feel Called
- 3.3 Envisioners Have Resolve, Goals, and Lifevision
- 3.4 Envisioners Can See the Invisible
- 3.5 Envisioners Know Where They Are Headed
- 3.6 Envisioners Have Compelling Visions
- 3.7 Envisioners Can Articulate Their Visions and Then Make Them Happen
- Summing It Up
4. The Facilitator
- Facilitator Exemplar: Doug Pierson
- Facilitator Benchmarks
- 4.1 Facilitator Principals Bond People Into a Community of Leaders
- 4.2 Facilitator Principals Tap the Potential of People
- 4.3 Facilitator Principals Say "We" Instead of "I"
- 4.4 Facilitator Principals Favor People Over Paperwork
- 4.5 Facilitator Principals Build Up Emotional Bank Accounts
- 4.6 Facilitator Principals Cultivate Their Own Well-Being
- 4.7 Facilitator Principals Value Diversity
- 4.8 Facilitator Principals Share the "Power Pie"
- 4.9 Facilitator Principals Accentuate the Positives
- 4.10 Facilitator Principals Promote Parental Involvement
- 4.11 Facilitator Principals Celebrate
- 4.12 Facilitator Principals Spend Time With Students
- Summing It Up
5. The Change Master
- Change Master Exemplar: Marjorie Thompson
- Change Master Benchmarks
- 5.1 Change Masters Can Handle Uncertainty and Ambiguity
- 5.2 Change Masters Respect Resisters
- 5.3 Change Masters Are Futuristic
- 5.4 Change Masters Use a Situational Approach
- 5.5 Change Masters Know That the Power Is Within
- 5.6 Change Masters Value the Process
- 5.7 Change Masters Plan for Short-Term Victories
- 5.8 Change Masters Procure Resources
- 5.9 Change Masters Trust Their Teams
- 5.10 Change Masters Are Willing to Change Themselves
- 5.11 Change Masters Are Motivators
- 5.12 Change Masters Understand the Change Process
- Summing It Up
6. The Culture Builder
- Culture Builder Exemplar: Gabe Flicker
- Culture Builder Benchmarks
- 6.1 Culture Builders Understand and Appreciate the Power of Culture
- 6.2 Culture Builders Know What a Good Culture Looks Like
- 6.3 Culture Builders Facilitate the Development of Core Values
- 6.4 Culture Builders Communicate These Values Clearly
- 6.5 Culture Builders Reward and Cheer Those Who Support and Enhance the Culture
- 6.6 Culture Builders Build Cultures That People Choose
- 6.7 Culture Builders Know the Small Stuff Is Really the Big Stuff
- Summing It Up
7. The Activator
- Activator Exemplar: Clare Maguire
- Activator Exemplar: Todd White
- Activator Benchmarks
- 7.1 Activators Mobilize People
- 7.2 Activators Are Entrepreneurial
- 7.3 Activators Don't Wait to Be Told
- 7.4 Activators Are Risk Takers
- 7.5 Activators Ask for Forgiveness Rather Than Permission
- 7.6 Activators Run to Daylight
- 7.7 Activators Don't Micromanage
- 7.8 Activators Make Things Happen
- 7.9 Activators Are Outrageous
- 7.10 Activators Are Cheerleaders
- Summing It Up
8. The Producer
- Producer Exemplar: Dale Skinner
- Producer Benchmarks
- 8.1 Producers Believe That Achievement Is the Bottom Line
- 8.2 Producers Never Mistake Activity for Achievement
- 8.3 Producers Are Data Driven
- 8.4 Producers Pay Attention to Individual Students
- 8.5 Producers Have Academically Focused Missions
- 8.6 Producers Make Research-Based Decisions
- 8.7 Producers Hold Teachers Accountable
- Summing It Up
9. The Character Builder
- Character Builder Examplar: Tom Paulsen
- Character Builder Benchmarks
- 9.1 Character Builders Are Human
- 9.2 Character Builders Are Trustworthy
- 9.3 Character Builders Have Integrity
- 9.4 Character Builders Are Authentic
- 9.5 Character Builders Are Respectful
- 9.6 Character Buliders Are Generous
- 9.7 Character Builders Are Humble
- 9.8 Character Builders Hire Staff Members With Character
- 9.9 Character Builders Are Consistent
- 9.10 Character Builders Lead by Example, Not by Exhortation
- 9.11 Character Builders Seek to Develop the Character of Students
- Summing It Up
10. The Contributor
- Contributor Exemplar: Lola Malone
- Contributor Benchmarks
- 10.1 Contributors Lead by Serving Others
- 10.2 Contributors Are Self-Aware and Reflective
- 10.3 Contributors Are Good Stewards
- 10.4 Contributors Have Strong Wills
- Summing It Up
Conclusion
- Professional Conclusions
- How Can You Use This Book
Resource A: List of Contributing Highly Effective Principals
Resource A: List of Contributing Highly Effective Principals
Resource B: Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
Resource B: Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
Resource C: Complete List of Benchmarks
Resource C: Complete List of Benchmarks
References
References
Index
Index
Facilitators Guide
- Who Should Use This Guide?
- How Is the Guide Organized?
- What Materials Are Needed?
- Study Modules
- Introduction
Additional materials
Reviews
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
From Good to Great Performance
May 2003 | 312 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 27/02/2023 | 9780761946199 | $45.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781483360829 | $42.00 |
"I feel that this is a book that principals will be interested in purchasing and reading. It has practical advice and relevant examples of how the advice can and has been implemented."
Phillip Silsby, Principal
Belleville West High School, Belleville, IL
"I could hear the voices of some of the principals who were interviewed speaking to me. The author clearly knows how to gather information and present it in a meaningful way."
Bonnie Tryon, Zone 2 Director
National Association of Elementary School Principals
"This is a powerful guidebook for new principals. More than that, it also contains valuable insight and examples to assist veteran principals in growing and improving professionally."
Kimberly Kay Janisch, Principal
Watertown High School, Watertown, SD
How can principals raise achievement levels, energize teachers, and get results? How can you remain productive and effective in this age of accountability?
Highly effective principals have strong communication skills, high levels of knowledge about teaching and learning, and the ability to provide instructional leadership. This excellent, new resource provides principals, administrative teams, and educators with tremendous resources to hone these skills and traits.
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals contains ideas, reflections, behaviors, habits, and stories from the trenches to guide and inspire as you seek to increase your own effectiveness. Each chapter in this resource describes an essential component of personal effectiveness. A highly effective principal is
- A communicator—listen, empathize, and connect
- An educator—with a depth of knowledge; motivates intellectual growth
- An envisioner—focused on the vision of what schools can be
- A facilitator—building strong relationships
- A change master—flexible, futuristic, and realistic, and can motivate change
- A culture builder—communicating and modeling a strong, viable vision
- An activator—with motivation, energy, and enthusiasm to spare
- A producer— building intellectual development and academic achievement
- A character builder—whose values are trustworthiness, respect, and integrity
- A contributor—whose priority is making contributions to the success of others
Transform your school into a community of learners, set high academic and behavioral expectations, and create a culture where children feel special and safe.
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Who This Book Is For
- Overview of the Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- A Matter of Defintion
- The Origin of the Ten Traits
- The Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
- Chapter 1: The Communicator
- Chapter 2: The Educator
- Chapter 3: The Envisioner
- Chapter 4: The Facilitator
- Chapter 5: The Change Master
- Chapter 6: The Culture Builder
- Chapter 7: The Activator
- Chapter 8: The Producer
- Chapter 9: The Character Builder
- Chapter 10: The Contributor
- About the Author
- Dedication
- 1. The Communicator
- Communicator Exemplar: Michelle Gayle
- Communicator Benchmarks
- 1.1 Communicators Attend
- 1.2 Communicators Listen
- 1.3 Communicators Empathize
- 1.4 Communicators Disclose Themselves to Others
- 1.5 Communicators Get the Whole Story
- 1.6 Communicators Ask the Right Questions
- 1.7 Communicators Say What They Mean and Mean What They Say
- 1.8 Communicators Can Acceptn Criticism
- 1.9 Communicators Can Give Correction
- 1.10 Communicators Communicate Creatively
- 1.11 Communicators Disagree Agreeably
- 1.12 Communicators Pay Attention to Parents
- 1.13 Communicators Connect Emotionally and Professionally With Staff
- 1.14 Communicators Communicate With Students
- 1.15 Communicators Can Talk to the Boss
- 1.16 Communicators Connect in Productive, Helping, and Healing Ways
- 1.17 Communicators Care Enough to Send the Very Best
- 1.18 Communicators Know How to Schmooze
- 1.19 Communicators Write, Speak, and Teach
- Summing It Up
- 2. The Educator
- Educator Exemplar
- Jean Hendrickson, Elementary
- Educator Exemplar: Alan Jones, High School
- Educator Benchmarks
- 2.1 Educator Principals Believe That All Students Can Learn, and They Develop Programs to Help Them Succeed
- 2.2 Educator Principals Provide Training and Support for Teachers
- 2.3 Educator Principals Create Cognitive Dissonance
- 2.4 Educator Principals Establish, Implement, and Achieve Academic Standards
- 2.5 Educator Principals Focus on Instruction
- 2.6 Educator Principals Model Continuous Learning
- 2.7 Educator Principals Develop Teacher Leaders
- 2.8 Educator Principals Pay Attention to What Matters Most
- 2.9 Educator Principals Create Learning Communities
- Summing It Up
- 3. The Envisioner
- Envisioner Exemplar: Larry Fieber
- Envisioner Benchmarks
- 3.1 Envisioners Are Hedgehogs
- 3.2 Envisioners Feel Called
- 3.3 Envisioners Have Resolve, Goals, and Lifevision
- 3.4 Envisioners Can See the Invisible
- 3.5 Envisioners Know Where They Are Headed
- 3.6 Envisioners Have Compelling Visions
- 3.7 Envisioners Can Articulate Their Visions and Then Make Them Happen
- Summing It Up
- 4. The Facilitator
- Facilitator Exemplar: Doug Pierson
- Facilitator Benchmarks
- 4.1 Facilitator Principals Bond People Into a Community of Leaders
- 4.2 Facilitator Principals Tap the Potential of People
- 4.3 Facilitator Principals Say "We" Instead of "I"
- 4.4 Facilitator Principals Favor People Over Paperwork
- 4.5 Facilitator Principals Build Up Emotional Bank Accounts
- 4.6 Facilitator Principals Cultivate Their Own Well-Being
- 4.7 Facilitator Principals Value Diversity
- 4.8 Facilitator Principals Share the "Power Pie"
- 4.9 Facilitator Principals Accentuate the Positives
- 4.10 Facilitator Principals Promote Parental Involvement
- 4.11 Facilitator Principals Celebrate
- 4.12 Facilitator Principals Spend Time With Students
- Summing It Up
- 5. The Change Master
- Change Master Exemplar: Marjorie Thompson
- Change Master Benchmarks
- 5.1 Change Masters Can Handle Uncertainty and Ambiguity
- 5.2 Change Masters Respect Resisters
- 5.3 Change Masters Are Futuristic
- 5.4 Change Masters Use a Situational Approach
- 5.5 Change Masters Know That the Power Is Within
- 5.6 Change Masters Value the Process
- 5.7 Change Masters Plan for Short-Term Victories
- 5.8 Change Masters Procure Resources
- 5.9 Change Masters Trust Their Teams
- 5.10 Change Masters Are Willing to Change Themselves
- 5.11 Change Masters Are Motivators
- 5.12 Change Masters Understand the Change Process
- Summing It Up
- 6. The Culture Builder
- Culture Builder Exemplar: Gabe Flicker
- Culture Builder Benchmarks
- 6.1 Culture Builders Understand and Appreciate the Power of Culture
- 6.2 Culture Builders Know What a Good Culture Looks Like
- 6.3 Culture Builders Facilitate the Development of Core Values
- 6.4 Culture Builders Communicate These Values Clearly
- 6.5 Culture Builders Reward and Cheer Those Who Support and Enhance the Culture
- 6.6 Culture Builders Build Cultures That People Choose
- 6.7 Culture Builders Know the Small Stuff Is Really the Big Stuff
- Summing It Up
- 7. The Activator
- Activator Exemplar: Clare Maguire
- Activator Exemplar: Todd White
- Activator Benchmarks
- 7.1 Activators Mobilize People
- 7.2 Activators Are Entrepreneurial
- 7.3 Activators Don't Wait to Be Told
- 7.4 Activators Are Risk Takers
- 7.5 Activators Ask for Forgiveness Rather Than Permission
- 7.6 Activators Run to Daylight
- 7.7 Activators Don't Micromanage
- 7.8 Activators Make Things Happen
- 7.9 Activators Are Outrageous
- 7.10 Activators Are Cheerleaders
- Summing It Up
- 8. The Producer
- Producer Exemplar: Dale Skinner
- Producer Benchmarks
- 8.1 Producers Believe That Achievement Is the Bottom Line
- 8.2 Producers Never Mistake Activity for Achievement
- 8.3 Producers Are Data Driven
- 8.4 Producers Pay Attention to Individual Students
- 8.5 Producers Have Academically Focused Missions
- 8.6 Producers Make Research-Based Decisions
- 8.7 Producers Hold Teachers Accountable
- Summing It Up
- 9. The Character Builder
- Character Builder Examplar: Tom Paulsen
- Character Builder Benchmarks
- 9.1 Character Builders Are Human
- 9.2 Character Builders Are Trustworthy
- 9.3 Character Builders Have Integrity
- 9.4 Character Builders Are Authentic
- 9.5 Character Builders Are Respectful
- 9.6 Character Buliders Are Generous
- 9.7 Character Builders Are Humble
- 9.8 Character Builders Hire Staff Members With Character
- 9.9 Character Builders Are Consistent
- 9.10 Character Builders Lead by Example, Not by Exhortation
- 9.11 Character Builders Seek to Develop the Character of Students
- Summing It Up
- 10. The Contributor
- Contributor Exemplar: Lola Malone
- Contributor Benchmarks
- 10.1 Contributors Lead by Serving Others
- 10.2 Contributors Are Self-Aware and Reflective
- 10.3 Contributors Are Good Stewards
- 10.4 Contributors Have Strong Wills
- Summing It Up
- Conclusion
- Professional Conclusions
- How Can You Use This Book
- Resource A: List of Contributing Highly Effective Principals
- Resource B: Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
- Resource C: Complete List of Benchmarks
- References
- Index
- Facilitators Guide
- Who Should Use This Guide?
- How Is the Guide Organized?
- What Materials Are Needed?
- Study Modules
- Introduction
Recent Product Reviews:
"In all of the books I have read, this is far and away the best. Finally, a book where someone gets it! And wrapping up the book with a discussion of servant leadership is brilliant. I put these books in the hands of all of our principals, and each month at our district admin meetings, one of us presents on a chapter and opens it up for discussion. Everyone loves it and is on board. I have always been proud of the culture of our school, but this book is really helping all of us get on the same page and get the true purpose of our daily lives in education."
Brent M. Hodges, Assistant Headmaster, Rancho Solano Private Schools, AZ
This is a powerful guidebook for new principals. More than that, it also contains valuable insight and examples to assist veteran principals in growing and improving professionally.
Kimberly Kay Janisch, Principal, Watertown High School, Watertown, SD
I feel that this is a book principals will be interested in purchasing and reading. It has practical advice and relevant examples of how the advice can and has been implemented.
Phillip Silsby, Principal, Belleville West High School, Belleville, IL
I could hear the voices of some of the principals who were interviewed speaking to me. The author clearly knows how to gather information and present it in a meaningful way.
Bonnie Tryon, Zone 2 Director, National Association of Elementary School Principals
It is a valuable resource, a must-read, for current and prospective principals who wish to become exemplars in school leadership and management.
Flordeliza Reyes, Educational Leadership and Management Department, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines