Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals : From Good to Great Performance

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Summary

Supplemental Materials

Increase your own effectiveness with the help of the built-in facilitator's guide, ideas, reflections, behaviors, habits, and inspiring stories.

Preface

xiii

Who This Book Is For

xiv

Overview of the Contents

xiv

Acknowledgments

xvi

Introduction

xix

A Matter of Definition

xxii

The Origin of the Ten Traits

xxiii

The Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals

xxix

Chapter 1: The Communicator

xxx

Chapter 2: The Educator

xxx

Chapter 3: The Envisioner

xxx

Chapter 4: The Facilitator

xxx

Chapter 5: The Change Master

xxx

Chapter 6: The Culture Builder

xxx

Chapter 7: The Activator

xxxi

Chapter 8: The Producer

xxxi

Chapter 9: The Character Builder

xxxi

Chapter 10: The Contributor

xxxi

About the Author

xxxiii

1. The Communicator

(20)

Communicator Exemplar: Michelle Gayle

(3)

Communicator Benchmarks

(1)

1.1 Communicators Attend

(1)

1.2 Communicators Listen

(1)

1.3 Communicators Empathize

(1)

1.4 Communicators Disclose Themselves to Others

(1)

1.5 Communicators Get the Whole Story

(1)

1.6 Communicators Ask the Right Questions

(1)

1.7 Communicators Say What They Mean and Mean What They Say

(1)

1.8 Communicators Can Accept Criticism

(1)

1.9 Communicators Can Give Correction

(1)

1.10 Communicators Communicate Creatively

(1)

1.11 Communicators Disagree Agreeably

(1)

1.12 Communicators Pay Attention to Parents

(1)

1.13 Communicators Connect Emotionally and Professionally With Staff

(1)

1.14 Communicators Communicate With Students

(1)

1.15 Communicators Can Talk to the Boss

(1)

1.16 Communicators Connect in Productive, Helping, and Healing Ways

(1)

1.17 Communicators Care Enough to Send the Very Best

(1)

1.18 Communicators Know How to Schmooze

(1)

1.19 Communicators Write, Speak, and Teach

(1)

Summing It Up

(2)

2. The Educator

(20)

Educator Exemplar: Jean Hendrickson, Elementary

(3)

Educator Exemplar: Alan Jones, High School

(3)

Educator Benchmarks

(1)

2.1 Educator Principals Believe That All Students Can Learn, and They Develop Programs to Help Them Succeed

(1)

2.2 Educator Principals Provide Training and Support for Teachers

(1)

2.3 Educator Principals Create Cognitive Dissonance

(1)

2.4 Educator Principals Establish, Implement, and Achieve Academic Standards

(1)

2.5 Educator Principals Focus on Instruction

(1)

2.6 Educator Principals Model Continuous Learning

(1)

2.7 Educator Principals Develop Teacher Leaders

(1)

2.8 Educator Principals Pay Attention to What Matters Most

(1)

2.9 Educator Principals Create Learning Communities

(4)

Summing It Up

(2)

3. The Envisioner

(12)

Envisioner Exemplar: Larry Fieber

(1)

Envisioner Benchmarks

(1)

3.1 Envisioners Are Hedgehogs

(1)

3.2 Envisioners Feel Called

(2)

3.3 Envisioners Have Resolve, Goals, and Lifevision

(2)

3.4 Envisioners Can See the Invisible

(1)

3.5 Envisioners Know Where They Are Headed

(1)

3.6 Envisioners Have Compelling Visions

(1)

3.7 Envisioners Can Articulate Their Visions and Then Make Them Happen

(1)

Summing It Up

(2)

4. The Facilitator

(18)

Facilitator Exemplar: Doug Pierson

(3)

Facilitator Benchmarks

(1)

4.1 Facilitator Principals Bond People Into a Community of Leaders

(1)

4.2 Facilitator Principals Tap the Potential of People

(1)

4.3 Facilitator Principals Say "We" Instead of "I"'

(1)

4.4 Facilitator Principals Favor People Over Paperwork

(1)

4.5 Facilitator Principals Build Up Emotional Bank Accounts

(1)

4.6 Facilitator Principals Cultivate Their Own Well-Being

(1)

4.7 .Facilitator Principals Value Diversity

(1)

4.8 Facilitator Principals Share the "Power Pie"

(1)

4.9 Facilitator Principals Accentuate the Positives

(2)

4.10 Facilitator Principals Promote Parental Involvement

(1)

4.11 Facilitator Principals Celebrate

(1)

4.12 Facilitator Principals Spend Time With Students

(1)

Summing It Up

(3)

5. The Change Master

(16)

Change Master Exemplar: Marjorie Thompson

(2)

Change Master Benchmarks

(1)

5.1 Change Masters Can Handle Uncertainty and Ambiguity

(1)

5.2 Change Masters Respect Resisters

(2)

5.3 Change Masters Are Futuristic

(1)

5.4 Change Masters Use a Situational Approach

(1)

5.5 Change Masters Know That the Power Is Within

(1)

5.6 Change Masters Value the Process

(2)

5.7 Change Masters Plan for Short-Term Victories

(1)

5.8 Change Masters Procure Resources

(1)

5.9 Change Masters Trust Their Teams

(1)

5.10 Change Masters Are Willing to Change Themselves

(1)

5.11 Change Masters Are Motivators

(1)

5.12 Change Masters Understand the Change Process

(1)

Summing It Up

(2)

6. The Culture Builder

(16)

Culture Builder Exemplar: Gabe Flicker

(3)

Culture Builder Benchmarks

(1)

6.1 Culture Builders Understand and Appreciate the Power of Culture

(1)

6.2 Culture Builders Know What a Good Culture Looks Like

(3)

6.3 Culture Builders Facilitate the Development of Core Values

(1)

6.4 Culture Builders Communicate These Values Clearly

(2)

6.5 Culture Builders Reward and Cheer Those Who Support and Enhance the Culture

(1)

6.6 Culture Builders Build Cultures That People Choose

(1)

6.7 Culture Builders Know the Small Stuff Is Really the Big Stuff

100

(1)

Summing It Up

100

(3)

7. The Activator

103

(16)

Activator Exemplar: Clare Maguire

106

(2)

Activator Exemplar: Todd White

108

(3)

Activator Benchmarks

111

(1)

7.1 Activators Mobilize People

111

(1)

7.2 Activators Are Entrepreneurial

112

(1)

7.3 Activators Don't Wait to Be Told

113

(1)

7.4 Activators Are Risk Takers

114

(1)

7.5 Activators Ask for Forgiveness Rather Than Permission

114

(1)

7.6 Activators Run to Daylight

114

(2)

7.7 Activators Don't Micromanage

116

(1)

7.8 Activators Make Things Happen

116

(1)

7.9 Activators Are Outrageous

116

(1)

7.10 Activators Are Cheerleaders

117

(1)

Summing It Up

117

(2)

8. The Producer

119

(14)

Producer Exemplar: Dale Skinner

120

(3)

Producer Benchmarks

123

(1)

8.1 Producers Believe That Achievement Is the Bottom Line

124

(1)

8.2 Producers Never Mistake Activity for Achievement

125

(1)

8.3 Producers Are Data Driven

125

(2)

8.4 Producers Pay Attention to Individual Students

127

(1)

8.5 Producers Have Academically Focused Missions

127

(1)

8.6 Producers Make Research-Based Decisions

128

(1)

8.7 Producers Hold Teachers Accountable

129

(1)

Summing It Up

130

(3)

9. The Character Builder

133

(18)

Character Builder Exemplar: Tom Paulsen

135

(2)

Character Builder Benchmarks

137

(1)

9.1 Character Builders Are Human

137

(1)

9.2 Character Builders Are Trustworthy

138

(1)

9.3 Character Builders Have Integrity

139

(2)

9.4 Character Builders Are Authentic

141

(1)

9.5 Character Builders Are Respectful

141

(2)

9.6 Character Builders Are Generous

143

(1)

9.7 Character Builders Are Humble

143

(1)

9.8 Character Builders Hire Staff Members With Character

144

(1)

9.9 Character Builders Are Consistent

144

(1)

9.10 Character Builders Lead by Example, Not by Exhortation

145

(1)

9.11 Character Builders Seek to Develop the Character of Students

146

(2)

Summing It Up

148

(3)

10. The Contributor

151

(12)

Contributor Exemplar: Lola Malone

154

(3)

Contributor Benchmarks

157

(1)

10.1 Contributors Lead by Serving Others

158

(1)

10.2 Contributors Are Self-Aware and Reflective

158

(1)

10.3 Contributors Are Good Stewards

159

(2)

10.4 Contributors Have Strong Wills

161

(1)

Summing It Up

161

(2)

Conclusion: Personal Observations

163

(6)

Professional Conclusions

164

(4)

How Can You Use This Book?

168

(1)

Resource A: List of Contributing Highly Effective Principals

169

(5)

Resource B: Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals

174

(3)

Resource C: Complete List of Benchmarks

177

(6)

References

183

(10)

Index

193

(16)

Facilitator's Guide

209

Who Should Use This Guide?

209

(1)

How Is the Guide Organized?

210

(1)

What Materials Are Needed?

210

(1)

Materials for Facilitators

210

(1)

Materials for Participants

211

(1)

Study Modules

211

(1)

Introduction

211

Trait Number 1: The Communicator

216

(4)

Trait Number 2: The Educator

220

(2)

Trait Number 3: The Envisioner

222

(4)

Trait Number 4: The Facilitator

226

(2)

Trait Number 5: The Change Master

228

(2)

Trait Number 6: The Culture Builder

230

(7)

Trait Number 7: The Activator

237

(1)

Trait Number 8: The Producer

238

(4)

Trait Number 9: The Character Builder

242

(1)

Trait Number 10: The Contributor

243

(2)

Conclusion

245

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Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals : From Good to Great Performance

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Table of Contents

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