Sustainable Leadership [Paperback]

In Sustainable Leadership, Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink address one of the most important and often neglected aspects of leadership: sustainability. The authors set out a compelling and original framework of seven principles for sustainable leadership characterized by Depth of learning and real achievement rather than superficially tested performance; Length of impact over the long haul, beyond individual leaders, through effectively managed succession; Breadth of influence, where leadership becomes a distributed responsibility; Justice in ensuring that leadership actions do no harm to and actively benefit students in other schools; Diversity that replaces standardization and alignment with diversity and cohesion; Resourcefulness that conserves and renews leaders' energy and doesn't burn them out; and Conservation that builds on the best of the past to create an even better future.

This book is a volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Educationa series designed to meet the demand for new ideas and insights about leadership in schools.

Acknowledgments ix

The Authors xi

Introduction ?Sustainability and Unsustainability 1
The Choices for Change

Principle 1 Depth 23
Learning and Integrity

Principle 2 Length 55
Endurance and Succession

Principle 3 Breadth 95
Distribution, Not Delegation

Principle 4 Justice 141
Others and Ourselves

Principle 5 Diversity 159
Complexity and Cohesion

Principle 6 Resourcefulness 191