Do you have a book in your life that you continually go back to and read again and again? The books that can continually draw you back are important. These books are important because the concepts, stories, or insights gained from reading the book are continuously relevant for your life. Books that stay relevant are “evergreen” books…books that (like the…
Title of Book: Top of Mind Author of Book: John Hall Year Published: 2017 What is unique for learner-centered leaders: This is not a book that a typical school leader will pick up and read. The audience for the book is marketing professionals. However, I keep referring back to the tenets in this book frequently as I go about my…
Title of Book: Win Art Work & Succeed At Life: 5 Principles To Free Yourself From The Cult Of Work Author of Book: Michael Hyatt & Megan Hyatt Miller Year Published:2021 Book “Highlights” What is unique: I (or you) should not be surprised that there are five principles the authors discuss to help give you a work-life balance…after all, the…
Title of Book: The Expansion Sale: Four Must Win Conversations To Keep and Grow Your Customers Author of Book: Erik Peterson and Tim Riesterer Year Published: 2020 What Is Unique Let’s get the elephant out of the corner of the room and talk about it right away. This book is meant for a business audience. Specifically for businesses that want to…
Those of us involved in trying to change schools to become learner-centered know how difficult that change can be to implement. I am always on the lookout for books and podcast episodes that help me understand the change process. I just completed reading the book The Catalyst by Jonah Berger. I found it very helpful (and valuable) as I think…
As many of you know, I have been working on a book about school leadership for over a year. The urgency to finish the project accelerated after the COVID-19 related school closings happened. I am currently working with a team of editors and designers to put the finishing touches on the book. I anticipate that the book will be published…
Culturize by Jimmy Casas is a book that has practical advice for school leaders on how to create a school culture that is positive for students and teachers. Mr. Casas spent many years as a building principal working in schools that were challenging. His book offers an easy to understand framework for how to achieve a positive culture in your…
The problem, as I see it, is that all of us involved in the designing of the MCL experience are subconsciously enmeshed in the current system. Our professional default mode is away from freedom (both physically and intellectually) and toward traditional, normalized structures.
Leading a school district or school is a unique leadership challenge. An education leader must use leadership principles from the business and non-profit sectors while at the same time tracking where the trends in society will take education in the future. I humbly submit to you 5 books that will help education leaders do this while leading their organizations in…