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The Top 10 Qualities Of Effective School Leaders
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out- Stephen Covey
Leadership is certainly the best resource that any organization can have. Leadership is often the reason why certain organizations are perpetually on upward mobility while others- the majority-seem to be digging themselves deeper and deeper into a rat hole. It is therefore imperative that school leaders must endeavor to prioritize their activities with a view of channeling all their energies towards provision of quality leadership.
This book gives you what has been lucking in your library for a long time: research-based descriptions of the characteristics that successful school must leaders have.
It is my firm belief that what brings about success in leadership is a tiny list of activities which we must do very well. Most leaders, however, have never figured out the sort of activities which, if they focused on would transform their lives and the fortunes of their organizations. Instead, they stretch themselves too thin, by trying to do everything. The result is there for all to see: too much stress, falling academic standards, reduced student and teacher morale and worse, depression and burn-out.
Success in leadership is about knowing exactly what you must do at each particular time so as to get the best return on your time, effort and energies. The Pareto Principle, a concept which asserts that 80 percent of your outcomes come from 20 percent of your activities, was at the core of my research. I have found out during the many years that I have been doing consultancy and peak management training in schools that most school leaders don’t have a precise idea on what to focus on.
But with this book in your hands you will certainly free yourself from the paralysis of analysis syndrome. The book provides you with a concise road map on how to reshape your management style so that you can focus entirely on those activities and tasks that will bring the biggest results to your organization. You will no longer grope in the darkness of confusion, stress and anxiety.
This book is as about benchmarking your leadership traits with the best in the field. It is about determining your strengths and weaknesses with a view to improving your leadership quotient. The book is like a mirror through which all school leaders will be able to look at themselves, strengthen their core competencies, discard the myriads of dark holes in their management styles, set ambitious goals and most importantly, make a commitment to focus on LEADERSHIP. After all, every other activity that takes place in your school is just commentary.
The only way to predict the future is to create it- Abraham Lincoln
Topics covered include
•Clear vision
•Effective communication
•Passionate work culture
•Persistent: they face their challenges head on
•Lead by example
•Focus on the big picture
•Participative leadership
• Effective decision making
•Effective management
•Effective organizational skills
Leadership is certainly the best resource that any organization can have. Leadership is often the reason why certain organizations are perpetually on upward mobility while others- the majority-seem to be digging themselves deeper and deeper into a rat hole. It is therefore imperative that school leaders must endeavor to prioritize their activities with a view of channeling all their energies towards provision of quality leadership.
This book gives you what has been lucking in your library for a long time: research-based descriptions of the characteristics that successful school must leaders have.
It is my firm belief that what brings about success in leadership is a tiny list of activities which we must do very well. Most leaders, however, have never figured out the sort of activities which, if they focused on would transform their lives and the fortunes of their organizations. Instead, they stretch themselves too thin, by trying to do everything. The result is there for all to see: too much stress, falling academic standards, reduced student and teacher morale and worse, depression and burn-out.
Success in leadership is about knowing exactly what you must do at each particular time so as to get the best return on your time, effort and energies. The Pareto Principle, a concept which asserts that 80 percent of your outcomes come from 20 percent of your activities, was at the core of my research. I have found out during the many years that I have been doing consultancy and peak management training in schools that most school leaders don’t have a precise idea on what to focus on.
But with this book in your hands you will certainly free yourself from the paralysis of analysis syndrome. The book provides you with a concise road map on how to reshape your management style so that you can focus entirely on those activities and tasks that will bring the biggest results to your organization. You will no longer grope in the darkness of confusion, stress and anxiety.
This book is as about benchmarking your leadership traits with the best in the field. It is about determining your strengths and weaknesses with a view to improving your leadership quotient. The book is like a mirror through which all school leaders will be able to look at themselves, strengthen their core competencies, discard the myriads of dark holes in their management styles, set ambitious goals and most importantly, make a commitment to focus on LEADERSHIP. After all, every other activity that takes place in your school is just commentary.
The only way to predict the future is to create it- Abraham Lincoln
Topics covered include
•Clear vision
•Effective communication
•Passionate work culture
•Persistent: they face their challenges head on
•Lead by example
•Focus on the big picture
•Participative leadership
• Effective decision making
•Effective management
•Effective organizational skills
92 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 4, 2015
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