Habits of Resilient Leaders

Personal Practices That Drive Professional Impact
Lindsay Prendergast - Assistant Director of Professional Learning, The Danielson Group
Piper Lee - Senior Account Manager for Strategic Accounts, NWEA/HMH
Habits of Resilient Leaders
May 2025 | 192 pages | Corwin
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Build resilience, lead with purpose, and thrive in any challenge.

Education leaders face mounting pressures and unprecedented challenges, with many feeling the strain of constant change and uncertainty. Habits of Resilient Leaders offers a practical framework and proven habits that extend beyond self-care and managerial skills, arming leaders with tools to foster improved well-being, empower their teams, and create a positive impact in their schools and districts.

Addressing the growing attrition rate among K–12 leaders globally, this book provides actionable strategies to cultivate resilience and ensure long-term sustainability in leadership. Key features include

  • Practical strategies for fostering resilience, maintaining your well-being, and addressing challenges without impacting your health
  • Guidance for developing habits for boundary-setting, cultivating vision, managing change, and leading with optimism and emotional intelligence
  • Authentic examples of habits in action and reflection activities to support implementation

With a focus on personal and professional growth, this must-read guide supports education leaders to rediscover their "why," maintain stability for their teams, and foster thriving environments for students, staff, and their broader communities.

Contents

Foreword

Foreword

Introduction

Introduction

Chapter 1: Build Boundaries, Not Walls

Chapter 1: Build Boundaries, Not Walls

Chapter 2: Fill Your Bucket First: The Habit of Self-Care

Chapter 2: Fill Your Bucket First: The Habit of Self-Care

Chapter 3: Be the Vision Caster

Chapter 3: Be the Vision Caster

Chapter 4: Check Your Blind Spots

Chapter 4: Check Your Blind Spots

Chapter 5: Habits of Lead Learners

Chapter 5: Habits of Lead Learners

Chapter 6: High Expectations for All

Chapter 6: High Expectations for All

Chapter 7: Data Habits of an Evaluative Thinker

Chapter 7: Data Habits of an Evaluative Thinker

Chapter 8: Feedback Habits to Fuel Your Impact

Chapter 8: Feedback Habits to Fuel Your Impact

Chapter 9: Don’t Travel Alone

Chapter 9: Don’t Travel Alone

Chapter 10: Manage Change or It Will Manage You: The Habits of a Resilient Leader

Chapter 10: Manage Change or It Will Manage You: The Habits of a Resilient Leader

Epilogue

Epilogue

References Cited

References Cited

Resources

Description

Build resilience, lead with purpose, and thrive in any challenge.

Education leaders face mounting pressures and unprecedented challenges, with many feeling the strain of constant change and uncertainty. Habits of Resilient Leaders offers a practical framework and proven habits that extend beyond self-care and managerial skills, arming leaders with tools to foster improved well-being, empower their teams, and create a positive impact in their schools and districts.

Addressing the growing attrition rate among K–12 leaders globally, this book provides actionable strategies to cultivate resilience and ensure long-term sustainability in leadership. Key features include

  • Practical strategies for fostering resilience, maintaining your well-being, and addressing challenges without impacting your health
  • Guidance for developing habits for boundary-setting, cultivating vision, managing change, and leading with optimism and emotional intelligence
  • Authentic examples of habits in action and reflection activities to support implementation

With a focus on personal and professional growth, this must-read guide supports education leaders to rediscover their "why," maintain stability for their teams, and foster thriving environments for students, staff, and their broader communities.

Contents

Foreword

Foreword

Introduction

Introduction

Chapter 1: Build Boundaries, Not Walls

Chapter 1: Build Boundaries, Not Walls

Chapter 2: Fill Your Bucket First: The Habit of Self-Care

Chapter 2: Fill Your Bucket First: The Habit of Self-Care

Chapter 3: Be the Vision Caster

Chapter 3: Be the Vision Caster

Chapter 4: Check Your Blind Spots

Chapter 4: Check Your Blind Spots

Chapter 5: Habits of Lead Learners

Chapter 5: Habits of Lead Learners

Chapter 6: High Expectations for All

Chapter 6: High Expectations for All

Chapter 7: Data Habits of an Evaluative Thinker

Chapter 7: Data Habits of an Evaluative Thinker

Chapter 8: Feedback Habits to Fuel Your Impact

Chapter 8: Feedback Habits to Fuel Your Impact

Chapter 9: Don’t Travel Alone

Chapter 9: Don’t Travel Alone

Chapter 10: Manage Change or It Will Manage You: The Habits of a Resilient Leader

Chapter 10: Manage Change or It Will Manage You: The Habits of a Resilient Leader

Epilogue

Epilogue

References Cited

References Cited

Resources

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Habits of Resilient Leaders

Personal Practices That Drive Professional Impact


May 2025 | 192 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 01/02/2026 9781071962862 $37.95
Lifetime 01/02/2026 9781071987056 $35.00

Build resilience, lead with purpose, and thrive in any challenge.

Education leaders face mounting pressures and unprecedented challenges, with many feeling the strain of constant change and uncertainty. Habits of Resilient Leaders offers a practical framework and proven habits that extend beyond self-care and managerial skills, arming leaders with tools to foster improved well-being, empower their teams, and create a positive impact in their schools and districts.

Addressing the growing attrition rate among K–12 leaders globally, this book provides actionable strategies to cultivate resilience and ensure long-term sustainability in leadership. Key features include

  • Practical strategies for fostering resilience, maintaining your well-being, and addressing challenges without impacting your health
  • Guidance for developing habits for boundary-setting, cultivating vision, managing change, and leading with optimism and emotional intelligence
  • Authentic examples of habits in action and reflection activities to support implementation

With a focus on personal and professional growth, this must-read guide supports education leaders to rediscover their "why," maintain stability for their teams, and foster thriving environments for students, staff, and their broader communities.


Table Of Contents:

  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Build Boundaries, Not Walls
  • Chapter 2: Fill Your Bucket First: The Habit of Self-Care
  • Chapter 3: Be the Vision Caster
  • Chapter 4: Check Your Blind Spots
  • Chapter 5: Habits of Lead Learners
  • Chapter 6: High Expectations for All
  • Chapter 7: Data Habits of an Evaluative Thinker
  • Chapter 8: Feedback Habits to Fuel Your Impact
  • Chapter 9: Don’t Travel Alone
  • Chapter 10: Manage Change or It Will Manage You: The Habits of a Resilient Leader
  • Epilogue
  • References Cited

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This timely book explores essential leadership topics with practical guidance and reflective insights. A must-read for education leaders, it promotes collaboration, emotional well-being, and growth. From refining coaching systems to embracing feedback, it equips leaders to adapt, thrive, and foster thriving communities—offering a transformative journey toward resilience and sustainable leadership excellence.
Jennifer Benson, Assistant Principal, Rochester Public Schools
This book is like hiring your own personal leadership coach. The authors understand that real learning follows a metacognitive cycle of self-reflection, goal-setting, and new learning and it means that the very practical lessons for leadership from this book won't be read and forgotten – they will lead to powerful changes in your leadership practices.
Mark Hillman, Director of Teaching and Learning, Georgetown International Academy
This book is a must-read for every school leader looking to nurture their resiliency skills, while empowering educators to do the same. Discover practical strategies to lead with self-care, grace, and resilience, even in the most challenging times! This book will help you be the leader every educator needs.
Jessica Johnson, District Administrator, Dodgeland School District
Habits of Resilient Leaders offers educators a roadmap to self-care and personal sustainability. Packed with practical strategies for daily, weekly, and yearly leadership challenges, this book compassionately reminds leaders that prioritizing themselves isn't selfish—it is essential. A must-read for educators seeking sustainable success, it’s like having a supportive coach in your corner.
Jessica Lee Lovell, Principal, Sierra Vista High School
This is one of the best books I have had the privilege to read in some time. It offers suggestions for how to thrive as a leader within one of the most challenging eras in education. It is chock-full of strategies and suggestions that can be immediately implemented and measured for impact.
Lynn Macan, Retired Superintendent

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