Title: Principals who learn : asking the right questions, seeking the best solutions /
Authors: Kohm, Barbara.; Nance, Beverly.
Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
Year: 2007
Subjects: School principals United States; School principals Training of United States.; School management and organization Study and teaching United States.
Abstract: In this book, former principals Barbara Kohm and Beverly Nance encourage principals to step out of their comfort zone and pursue learning with their staff. They give principals the tools to shift from being top-down, authoritarian leaders to becoming open collaborators and continual learners.--[book cover].
Contents: pt. 1: Listening to all voices. The noisy minority: from loud voices to all voices -- No more bad guys and good guys: from the comfort of agreement to the wisdom of diversity -- Missing persons: from an open door to an open school -- pt. 2: Seeing possibilities. To change or not to change: from avoiding to embracing risk -- Lemonade opportunities: from mistakes to possibilities -- Keeping the rubber band taut: from seeking clam to valuing tension -- pt. 3: Asking the right questions. What do we know? From expert to learner -- Little things mean a lot: from isolated details to connected leverage points -- What counts: from intentions to results -- pt. 4: Creating collaborative cultures. Developing a collaborative culture: from command and control to collaborative responsibility -- Redesigning meetings: from administrative details to engines of reform -- A shift in thinking: from looking at parts to seeing the whole.