The Daily Disciplines of Leadership: How to Improve Student Achievement, Staff Motivation, and Personal Organization

261 Pages·2002·2.01 MB·English

by  Douglas B. Reeves

The Daily Disciplines of Leadership
Douglas B. Reeves
The Daily
Disciplines of
Leadership
How to Improve Student Achievement,
Staff Motivation, and
Personal Organization
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Reeves, Douglas B., 1953–
The daily disciplines of leadership : how to improve student
achievement, staff motivation, and personal organization / Douglas B.
Reeves. — 1st ed.
p. cm. — (The Jossey-Bass education series)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225) and index.
ISBN 0–7879–6403–4 (alk. paper)
1. Educational leadership. 2. School management and organization. 3.
School improvement programs. I. Title. II. Series.
LB2806 .R365 2002
371.2—dc21 2002011848
Printed in the United States of America
FIRSTEDITION
HB Printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The Jossey-Bass Education Series
To General Stephen Reeves, whose country is lucky to have him in a
time of need, and whose family bursts with pride
Contents
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
The Author xxi
Books by Douglas Reeves xxiii
Part One: Leadership Essentials 1
1. Students Are Not Customers: The Unique
Elements of Educational Leadership 3
2. The Leadership Dilemma: Building Consensus or
Creating Change? 21
3. The Leadership and Learning Matrix 49
4. Leadership Matters: How Leaders Improve the
Lives of Students, Staff, and Communities 69
Part Two: Strategic Leadership 79
5. Initiative Fatigue: When Good Intentions Fail 81
6. Saving Strategic Planning from Strategic Plans 99
7. Strategic Leadership in Action 115
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