Understanding Leadership: Challenges and Reflections by Libby Nicholas (English)

Description: Understanding Leadership by Libby Nicholas, John West-Burnham Understanding Leadership enables school leaders to reflect on, question, test, understand and refine their personal mindscapes through reflective self-awareness. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Understanding Leadership enables school leaders to reflect on, question, test, understand and refine their personal mindscapes through reflective self-awareness.Are current leadership roles and relationships appropriate in a rapidly changing world? Do we need to rethink key assumptions about leaders and leadership? Are you confident about the appropriateness and effectiveness of your chosen leadership styles and behaviours? These are questions facing leaders today and Understanding Leadership by Libby Nicholas and John West-Burnham can help find the answers, with an approach that is neither normative nor prescriptive but rather exploratory and developmental.The eight chapters are underpinned by the following themes, questions and points of reflection: Creating a preferred future - leading change; Leadership as a moral activity; Learning as the core purpose of school leadership; Leading through collaboration and cooperation; Building capacity - sharing leadership; Leading through relationships; Leadership and personal resilience; and Why leadership?There is also a hardback edition available, ISBN 9781785830266. Author Biography Libby Nicholas is Chief Executive of the Reach4 Academy Trust. She was previously Regional Director - South and West for the Academies Enterprise Trust. She has wide experience of headship and senior leadership in the independent and maintained sectors and across the full age range of schools. John West-Burnham was an independent writer, teacher and consultant in education leadership. He is the author, co-author and editor of many books including Rethinking Educational Leadership and Understanding Leadership and has worked in 27 countries. He was a director of three academy trusts and a trustee of two educational charities, as well as an Honorary Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Worcester. Long Description Understanding Leadership enables school leaders to reflect on, question, test, understand and refine their personal mindscapes through reflective self-awareness. Are current leadership roles and relationships appropriate in a rapidly changing world? Do we need to rethink key assumptions about leaders and leadership? Are you confident about the appropriateness and effectiveness of your chosen leadership styles and behaviours? These are questions facing leaders today and Understanding Leadership by Libby Nicholas and John West-Burnham can help find the answers, with an approach that is neither normative nor prescriptive but rather exploratory and developmental. The eight chapters are underpinned by the following themes, questions and points of reflection: Creating a preferred future - leading change; Leadership as a moral activity; Learning as the core purpose of school leadership; Leading through collaboration and cooperation; Building capacity - sharing leadership; Leading through relationships; Leadership and personal resilience; and Why leadership? There is also a hardback edition available, ISBN 9781785830266. Details ISBN1785833340 Author John West-Burnham Pages 240 Publisher Crown House Publishing Year 2018 ISBN-10 1785833340 ISBN-13 9781785833342 Format Paperback Media Book Imprint Crown House Publishing Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2018-04-12 DEWEY 658.4/092 Subtitle Challenges and Reflections Short Title Understanding Leadership Language English UK Release Date 2018-04-12 NZ Release Date 2018-04-12 Place of Publication Carmarthen Alternative 9781785830266 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2018-04-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161191686;

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