Leadership with a Conscience

Educational Leadership as a Moral Science

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

AvRobert Palestini Ed.D,Robert Palestini

839 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Leaders and aspiring leaders are constantly searching for role models who are successful in placing leadership theory into effective practice. This book identifies ten such role models whose heroic leadership behavior is analyzed in order to reveal what particular abilities and skills made them successful and how those attributes can be applied to one’s own leadership practice, whether that be as a classroom teacher, a principal or a superintendent of schools . They are juxtaposed with ten leaders who were effective, but certainly not heroic.Dr. Palestini points out that effective leaders have been utilizing the same leadership behavior for centuries. He uses this evidence to support the perennial and lasting impact of situational leadership theory which posits that no single way of leading works in all situations. Rather, appropriate leadership behavior depends on the circumstances at a given time. For decades effective managers have been diagnosing the situation, identifying the leadership style or behavior that will be most effective, and then determining whether they can implement the required style.The leadership behavior of ten heroic leaders ranging from Jane Addams to Warren Buffett, and from Abraham Lincoln to Joe Paterno is examined in this book. The lesson learned from these heroic leaders being that if one wishes to hone one’s current leadership skills or become a future leader, one can learn to do so by reflectively looking to those who have established themselves in history as both effective and heroic leaders, that is, leaders who lead with both mind and conscience.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-12-02
Mått154 x 230 x 20 mm
Vikt435 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor284
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781610483940

Tillhör följande kategorier

PrefaceChapter OneContemporary Leadership TheoryChapter TwoLeading with Mind and HeartChapter ThreeLincoln v. LeninI. Abraham LincolnII. Vladimir Lenin Chapter FourRoosevelt v. HitlerI. Theodore RooseveltII. Adolph HitlerChapter Five Edison v. PonziI. Thomas EdisonII. Charles PonziChapter Six Addams v. CaponeI. Jane Addams II. al CaponeChapter Seven Dewey v. ZedongI. John DeweyII. Mao ZedongChapter Eight Montessori v. StalinI. Maria MontessoriII. Joseph StalinChapter Nine Friere v. JonesI. Paulo FriereII. Jim JonesChapter Ten Paterno v. MilosevicI. Joe PaternoII Slobodan MilosevicChapter Eleven Carter v. HusseinI. Jimmy CarterII. Saddam Hussein Chapter Twelve Buffett v. MadoffI. Warren BuffettII. Bernard MadoffChapter ThirteenLeadership Lessons LearnedAppendix: Heart Smart Survey

Dr. Palestini’s Leadership with a Conscience, explores the need for leaders to develop a leadership framework on both practical and theoretical levels. By examining the leadership behavior of a number of legendary leaders, one can easily trace the success or failure of the leader in relationship to whether he or she adhered to Bolman and Deal’s Four Frames of Leadership, as well as Palestini’s moral frame. This is both fascinating as well as reflective reading for today’s leaders as well as a great springboard for discussion in leadership groups.