What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership

Jeffrey Glanz

November 2005 | 184 pages | Corwin

Strengthen and hone your strategic leadership skills for effective school planning!

This is an essential guide for new and veteran school leaders focused on strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and transformational leadership. A comprehensive and practical handbook, it provides nine steps to strategic planning, plus guidelines for promoting a vision and mission, using data to empower and implement change, evaluating school programs, and moving from micro-political to transformational leadership practice. This last volume in a seven-part leadership series features examples, and best practice, including:

Insightful questionnaire and response analysis
Case study with reflective questions
"What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter
Self-assessment resources for leadership effectiveness
"In-Basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples

For leadership that can empower and transform a school community, this insightful volume provides a sure-footed path for leaders seeking to foster and manage effective and lasting change.

Other titles in this leadership series:

What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership

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Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Questionnaire: Before We Get Started…

1. Introduction

Case Study and Reflective Questions

2. Best Practices in Planning Strategically

9 Steps to Successful Planning

Promoting Your Vision, Mission, and Goals

Conducting a SWOT Analysis

A Guide to Strategic Planning

West Morris Regional High School District’s Long Range Plan

Conclusion

3. Best Practices in Data-Driven Decision Making

Learning From Role Models

Using Data to Empower

Collecting Data

Easy Steps to Program Evaluation

Conclusion

4. Best Practices in Transformational Leadership

Understanding Micropolitical Leadership

Understanding, Planning, and Implementing Change

Monitoring Change

Leading Change

Becoming a Transformational Leader

Conclusion

Conclusion: Making Strategic Leadership a Reality

Resource A: Realities of Strategic Leadership: In-Basket Simulations

Resource B: Assessing Your Role in Strategic Leadership

Resource C: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources

References

Index

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