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Book SynopsisStudy after study has concluded that no matter how competently managed a school may be, it is the bringing together of leadership and learning that makes the difference between ordinary and extraordinary performance.
Strengthening the Heartbeat offers leaders a clear and compelling way to help their schools achieve extraordinary results. The proven principles outlined in this book can help any school build a culture of leadership and learning. Thomas J. Sergiovanni?a leading thinker in the educational leadership arena?shows how a strong heartbeat is a school''s best defense against the obstacles leaders face as they work to change schools for the better. But strengthening the heartbeat of schools requires that we rethink what leadership is, how leadership works, what leadership''s relationship is to learning, and why we need to practice both leadership and learning together.Filled with illustrative examples,
Strengthening the Heartbeat shows how to build trust that leads
Table of ContentsPreface: Strengthening the Heartbeat ix
The Author xix
Introduction: Value-Added Leadership Redux 1
1. Mindscapes 21
2. Leadership as Entitlement 41
3. Making Visions Useful 55
4. Hope, Trust, Community, and Other Virtues 75
5. A Teacher-Centered Approach 101
6. Collaborative Cultures and Organizational Competence 117
7. Using Ideas to Back Up Leadership 139
8. Styles, Dispositions, and Stages Count Too 163
References 179
Index 191
