Working Smart: Problem-Solving Strategies for School Leaders

✍ Scribed by Sharon D. Kruse

Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 177
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

By addressing the practice of school leaders as a first concern, this book focuses on the skills required for smart, effective problem solving.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Ch01. Problem Solving and Leadership......Page 12
Ch02. The Importance of Purpose......Page 34
Ch03. The Problem-Solving Cycle......Page 62
THINKING ABOUT THEWORK OF PROBLEM SOLVING......Page 94
Ch04. Effective Communication—Talking about Problem Solving......Page 96
Ch05. Building Supportive Systems......Page 118
Ch06. Constructive Policy......Page 144
Appendix: Aligning ISLLC 2008 with Problem-Solving Content......Page 168
Sources Cited and Recommended Readings......Page 172
Index......Page 174
About the Author......Page 176

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