Against the Wind

Leadership at 36,000 Feet

Donya Ball (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

166 Seiten

2023
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4758-7079-4 (ISBN)

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The transition to mid and top-level educational leadership is often full of unexpected turbulence. This book shares anecdotes, helpful stories, and practical wisdom that will help administrators navigate the transition successfully.

The transition to mid- and top-level educational leadership is often full of unexpected turbulence, confusing conversations, and mind-boggling navigational dilemmas that can send even the best leader into a tailspin. In her book, Against the Wind: Leadership at 36,000 Feet, Dr. Donya Ball helps administrators learn to face these challenges with courage and resilience. Several experienced top-level leaders join Dr. Ball in sharing their experiences, lessons, and advice. With hope, wisdom, and humor, they provide strategies for preventing problems, developing charisma, and facing adversity with confidence.

Dr. Donya Ball is a superintendent in California and for over twenty years has been a change maker in public education, leading staff to inspire students to reach their full potential in preparation for life beyond the classroom. Donya is a professor of education and published her first book, Adjusting the Sails: Weathering the Storms of Administrative Leadership in 2022.

Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Preflight Checklist
Chapter 1: The Flight Crew: Creating Your Support System
Chapter 2: Dynamic Balance: Achieving Flexibility in Life and Leadership Balance
Chapter 3: Screening out Hijackers: Avoiding Time Mismanagement & Micromanaging
Part 2: Smooth Skies
Chapter 4: Reading Your Instruments: Charisma, Clarity, and Communication
Chapter 5: Inflow and Outflow: Hiring and Firing with Dignity
Chapter 6: Wind Currents: The Push and Pull of Competing Agendas
Part 3: Triumphing over Disaster
Chapter 7: Scanning the Horizon: Preventative Strategies
Chapter 8: Emergency Landing: Training for Character
Chapter 9: The Crash: The Shock of Career Rejection
Chapter 10: The Rubble: Picking up the Pieces after a Career Rejection
Part 4: Journey’s End
Chapter 11: Taking Flight Again: Finding New Horizons
Chapter 12: The Destination: Long-Term Survival
Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	08.11.2023
Zusatzinfo	1 BW Photo
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 238 mm
Gewicht	440 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	1-4758-7079-5 / 1475870795
ISBN-13	978-1-4758-7079-4 / 9781475870794
Zustand	Neuware