What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership [Paperback]

Use collaborative leadership strategies to attain heightened success with these best practices for team building, action research, and decision making.

Use collaborative leadership strategies to attain heightened success with these best practices for team building, action research, and decision making.

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started&
1. Introduction
Case Study and Reflective Questions
2. Best Practices in Team Building
Leading with Passion, Vision Building, and Teamwork
Ten Characteristics of Successful Teams
Assessing your Leadership Style
Draw a Pig
The Twenty-Five Questions Team-Development Exercise
Team Effectiveness Critique
Conclusion
3. Action Research as Best Practice for Collaboration
Action Research for Collaboration and More
Benefits of Action Research
Steps in Action Research
Three Forms of Action Research
Action Research in Action
Guidelines for Implementing Action Research
Conclusion
4. Best Practices in Shared Decision Making
Encouraging Teacher Leadership
Site-Based Management
Conclusion
Conclusion: Making Collaborative Leadership a Reality
Resource A: Realities of Collaborative Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource B: Assessing Your Role in Teamwork
Resource C: Assessing Your Role in Action Research
Resource D: Assessing Your Role in Shared Decision Making
Resource E: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
References
Index