Beyond Theories & Degrees

The Alley Smarts of Educational Leadership

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Growing our own Principals!
We need great principals in our schools.  In the state of Illinois, according to Dr. Jason Leahy,...
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Do we provide great Mentors for our Youth to become eventual School Leaders?
How many of us can look back to our most impressionable days and reflect upon the impact our mentors...
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Building your knowledge base when you begin a Principalship or Superintendency
Along with the excitement in being appointed as a Principal or Superintendent, there also comes with...
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In a Flourishing School Culture, the little things can mean a LOT!  
The best leaders grasp that people are more important than process.  In a given school year, many things...
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As a Building Principal do you build LEADERSHIP capacity in your teachers and staff?
Many principals go to the same people on their staffs to lead initiatives?  This results in a Star system,...
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What are the processes every school leader must master in order to be success? 
In the Book Beyond Theories and Degrees: The Alley Smarts of Educational Leadership, author Dr. James...
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Do you run an effective meeting?
Time is precious, have you ever been to a meeting that was a pure waste of your time?  In leadership...
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How are your Communication skills? Are you a good listener?
How a leader communicates will determine his or her success!  Of all the communicative skill:  messaging,...
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As a leader, are you good at Politics?
A lot of people say they “hate politics” but in its true sense it can be the art of compromise.  Great...
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As Principal, do you set the tone for the climate in your building?
The principal more than anyone else determines whether a building will flourish.  This is largely dependent...
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