{"product_id":"strengthening-the-heartbeat-9781119133223","title":"Strengthening the Heartbeat","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudy 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. \u003ci\u003eStrengthening the Heartbeat\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eStrengthening the Heartbeat\u003c\/i\u003e shows how to build trust that leads \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: Strengthening the Heartbeat ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Value-Added Leadership Redux 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Mindscapes 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Leadership as Entitlement 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Making Visions Useful 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Hope, Trust, Community, and Other Virtues 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. A Teacher-Centered Approach 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Collaborative Cultures and Organizational Competence 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Using Ideas to Back Up Leadership 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Styles, Dispositions, and Stages Count Too 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 191\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406994252119,"sku":"9781119133223","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119133223.jpg?v=1730497818","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strengthening-the-heartbeat-9781119133223","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}