The Power of Conversation
Transforming Principals into Great Leaders
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Leadership
| Author: | Barbara Kohm | ISBN: | 9781317429227 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Barbara Kohm |
| ISBN: | 9781317429227 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Powerful conversations facilitate powerful thinking. In The Power of Conversation, seasoned educator Barbara Kohm provides principals and mentors with a roadmap for growing into great leaders and transforming ordinary schools into great ones. Designed to harness the power of focused professional conversation, this book uses dialogues between a principal and a mentor or colleague to explore everyday school dilemmas, such as scheduling, discipline, budgeting, and instructional challenges. Each chapter explores transformational themes, provides strategies and guidelines for leaders to apply in their own schools, and includes reflective exercises. This book engages an accessible and thoughtful way for principals to talk about complicated issues, deepen thinking, develop skills, and fuel transformational leadership.
Powerful conversations facilitate powerful thinking. In The Power of Conversation, seasoned educator Barbara Kohm provides principals and mentors with a roadmap for growing into great leaders and transforming ordinary schools into great ones. Designed to harness the power of focused professional conversation, this book uses dialogues between a principal and a mentor or colleague to explore everyday school dilemmas, such as scheduling, discipline, budgeting, and instructional challenges. Each chapter explores transformational themes, provides strategies and guidelines for leaders to apply in their own schools, and includes reflective exercises. This book engages an accessible and thoughtful way for principals to talk about complicated issues, deepen thinking, develop skills, and fuel transformational leadership.
