"The Noble School Leader is written for school leaders and their managers who are looking for concrete approaches to building personal and adaptive leadership competencies. This book is what is needed when, despite technical competence, leaders hit a brick wall in their development. For leaders this book can be a self-guided journey into building self-awareness about the mindsets that get in their way, and about the sources of their personal power that can sustain them to build new mindsets and behaviors. For leader managers, it can be a field guide for first creating the learning conditions that make transformative learning possible for their leader, and then supporting them to build their personal leadership competencies. Chapters will describe:
A practical guide for school leaders and managers seeking concrete strategies for professional improvement
Leading a learning community is a challenging endeavor that rewards those who build social-emotional and adaptive leadership competencies. In The Noble School Leader, veteran school leader and leadership coach Matthew Taylor delivers an inspiring and enlightening exploration of the mindsets that support leaders to thrive, as well as those that just get in the way. It is a field guide to creating learning conditions that make transformative growth happen in schools.
In this book, readers will:
- Uncover the most common internal obstacles that hold all school leaders back, from teacher leaders to superintendents
- Apply the core domains of emotional intelligence and create personal growth plans using the invaluable 5 Square tool
- Surface core values and drivers that shift mindsets and behaviors
- Set goals and plans for challenging leadership moments
Written for school leaders and managers seeking concrete techniques for building social-emotional and adaptive leadership competencies, The Noble School Leader is also an indispensable resource for any K-12 teacher, administrator, or professor with an interest in education and emotional intelligence.
