The Compassionate Leader: Shaping Schools with Kindness, Courage and Purpose [Paperback]

Preface

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Introduction

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Chapter 1: What is the Research Telling Us?

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Chapter 2: Compassionate Leadership and why it matters - Be brave. Not brutal.

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Chapter 3: Wellbeing Strategies to avoid burnout and keep your community positive. Knowing which balls can be dropped.

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Chapter 4: Values, Ethos and Culture  How to grow, sustain and nurture them.

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Chapter 5: Compassion, Coaching and Self-Efficacy  Professional Development for the whole team.

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Chapter 6: Possibilities and Perspective: The Future of School Leadership.

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Final Thoughts

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Bibliography

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Index

Hussey?offers an honest and refreshing guide to leading schools with purpose and heart. Drawing from her personal experiences as a school leader, interviews with headteachers, and the latest research, she demonstrates that compassionate leadership is not a soft alternative to strong leadershipbut the cornerstone of strong leadership itself.

Sarah Hussey is a former head teacher who began her career as a midday supervisor and now brings her 25 years of educational and leadership experience to her work as a performance coach, keynote speaker, trainer and author.

The Compassionate Leader offers an honest and refreshing guide to leading schools with purpose and heart. Drawing from the author's personal experiences as a school leader, interviews with head teachers and the latest research, this inspiring book demonstrates that compassionate leadership is not a soft altelcÐ