Straight Talk for Principals

Raymond Lemley

doi:10.5771/9780585467115

Summary

Based on 40 years of experience, author, Raymond Lemley, provokes thinking in this guide that addresses the ground level, mundane issues that confound principals daily. The book offers simple yet provocative answers to the befuddling things that require the principal's attention and demand the principal's mindful responses. It consists of 45 sections that present and explain a topic or theme. Readers will find an extensive profile of responses pointing to behaviors that will make him/her successful if put into practice and applied to the daily duties of the principalship. Bibliography included. Written specifically for principals about principals.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2004
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-4615-9
ISBN-Online: 978-0-585-46711-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 193
Product type: Book Titles

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Introduction No access
1. Engage Passionately with All That You Do No access Pages 1 - 3
2. Bring your Best to the Job No access Pages 4 - 6
3. Build the School's Vision No access Pages 7 - 9
4. Focus on the School's Vision No access Pages 10 - 14
5. Live the School's Vision No access Pages 15 - 18
6. Define and Lead the Culture in Your Organization No access Pages 19 - 24
7. Go Find Talent No access Pages 25 - 29
8. Focus on the Tasks Your Teachers Need to Perform No access Pages 30 - 33
9. Pay Attention to Effective Teaching No access Pages 34 - 37
10. Be an Instructional Leader No access Pages 38 - 42
11. Define Expectations for Everyone in the Organization No access Pages 43 - 46
12. Develop a Passion for Outcomes No access Pages 47 - 50
13. Teach, Model, and Expect Loyalty No access Pages 51 - 54
14. Work for the Small Gains No access Pages 55 - 56
15. Make Policy Make Sense No access Pages 57 - 61
16. Reward Success in Your School No access Pages 62 - 67
17. Spend Time with Students No access Pages 68 - 70
18. Understand the Nonrational No access Pages 71 - 75
19. Talk About your Own Success No access Pages 76 - 78
20. Talk About the Successes Around you No access Pages 79 - 81
21. Respond Quickly to Needs No access Pages 82 - 85
22. Take Some Time for Yourself No access Pages 86 - 88
23. Stay Intellectually Challenged No access Pages 89 - 92
24. Share Information the Organization Needs No access Pages 93 - 96
25. Address Small Problems Early No access Pages 97 - 100
26. Keep Things Simple No access Pages 101 - 102
27. Anticipate Confusion No access Pages 103 - 107
28. Encourage Collegiality No access Pages 108 - 110
29. Seek the Simplest Plan No access Pages 111 - 114
30. Keep Every Meeting Agenda to a Few Key Points No access Pages 115 - 117
31. Emphasize Positive Activities No access Pages 118 - 121
32. Support Healthy Behaviors No access Pages 122 - 127
33. Encourage Autonomy for Your People No access Pages 128 - 131
34. Explain What Needs Explaining, Then Stop No access Pages 132 - 135
35. Provide Lots of Feedback No access Pages 136 - 139
36. Fix What's Fixable; Walk Away from the Rest No access Pages 140 - 143
37. Avoid the Urge to Overcontrol No access Pages 144 - 146
38. Plan for Change No access Pages 147 - 153
39. Avoid Fighting Useless Battles No access Pages 154 - 156
40. Respect Experience wherever you find it No access Pages 157 - 159
41. Keep Track of what's Easily Lost No access Pages 160 - 161
42. Plan for Stress in your Life No access Pages 162 - 165
43. Understand Ambiguity No access Pages 166 - 167
44. Keep the Organization Healthy No access Pages 168 - 173
45. Understand What Is There When you Get There No access Pages 174 - 178
Appendix A: A Checklist for Principals No access Pages 179 - 183
Appendix B: Leadership Behavior Inventory No access Pages 184 - 186
An Enriched Bibliography for School Leaders No access Pages 187 - 191
About the Author No access Pages 192 - 193