{"product_id":"the-trust-imperative-9781475862188","title":"The Trust Imperative","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool leaders face increasingly complex challenges that require the implementation of efficient, collaborative decision-making practices. Developing approaches that nurture a culture of trust throughout the school community allows leaders to face adverse situations with greater consistency and stability. The Trust Imperative: Practical Approaches to Effective School Leadership provides school leaders with a practitioner's perspective on how best to foster a culture of trust throughout the school community, with specific strategies and ideas to be adapted and followed that can transform the work of the school leader. Readers will leave each chapter with renewed or revised thinking about their own leadership style and practices, improving their work life and creating an organization where students and staff feel trusted and empowered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Trust Imperative: Practical Approaches to Effective School Leadership, Andrew Dolloff offers readers an exceedingly insightful, substantive, and terrific reflection on leadership. Andrew has crafted an important read and resource for aspiring and practicing school leaders. As a gifted and reflective practitioner, he has captured the essence of leading effectively, not only in schools, but in all walks of life. And as an astute observer of schools and their communities, he offers an important glimpse into the authentic fabric of school leadership, recognizing and championing the cornerstones of trust, relationships, ethics, and equity.\u003c\/p\u003e -- J. Duke Albanese, former Maine Commissioner of Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his book, The Trust Imperative, Andrew Dolloff presents a thoughtful and practical exploration of the part trust plays in creating a safe, equitable, productive, and respectful environment for student learning. Both emerging and experienced leaders will find insights and methodologies that remind us of ways to build trust on a consistent basis. This book can also serve as a handy reference to help school leaders periodically reflect upon their own wellness, and upon their progress toward building trust throughout the educational community.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Arthur L. Bettencourt, executive director, New England School Development Council\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Importance of a Trust-Filled School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: Building Trust through Personal Competencies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Empathy, Integrity, and Ethical Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Restraint, Composure, and A Call for Civility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Courage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Intentional Trust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Fostering Trust with School Staff\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Staff Relations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Management at the Core of Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Collaborative Trust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Fostering Trust with Students\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Leading for All\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Hiring for Kids\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Rigidity, High Standards, and a Trusting Student Body\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart IV: Trust Beyond the Schoolyard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Fostering Family Trust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Community Trust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Meet the Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart V: Trust at the Leadership Level\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Leading the Board\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16: A Mission of Trust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Planning for Trust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart VI: Personal Trust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Building Personal Trust through Self-Care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Being the Type of Leader You’d Like to Follow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040336937303,"sku":"9781475862188","price":65.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475862188.jpg?v=1750946428","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-trust-imperative-9781475862188","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}