Finding Your Leadership Style: A Guide for Educators

Preface......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Introduction......Page 12
Part One: Seven Quality Types of Educational Leaders......Page 28
1–Dynamic Aggressives......Page 30
2–Dynamic Assertives......Page 39
3–Dynamic Supportives......Page 48
4–Adaptive Aggressives......Page 56
5–Adaptive Assertives......Page 65
6–Adaptive Supportives......Page 73
7–Creative Assertives......Page 81
8–Using Leadership Qualities Effectively......Page 89
Part Two: Virtues All Educational Leaders Should Pass......Page 94
9–Courage......Page 96
10–Impartiability......Page 103
11–Empathy......Page 115
12–Judgment......Page 122
13–Enthusiasm......Page 130
14–Humility......Page 136
15–Imagination......Page 142
16–Importance of Leadership Virtues......Page 150
Part Three: Enhancing Leadership Qualities and Virtues in Yourself and Others......Page 154
17–Actualizing Natural Leadership Qualities......Page 156
18–Tips for Enhancing Your Leadership Virtues......Page 185
19–Applying Leadership Potential......Page 191
Appendix A: Assessing Your Natural Leadership Qualities......Page 202
Appendix B: Assessing Your Natural Leadership Virtues......Page 208
Appendix C: Feedback Form......Page 217
References......Page 220
Index......Page 223
About the Author......Page 227