“Melding Fullan’s systems view with Kirtman’s competencies makes this book a potent formula for leading learning breakthroughs. It’s a must-read for education leaders.” —Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart and Author of Smart Cities That Work for Everyone “If you want to leave a legacy of successful transformation in your school or system, this is the must-read book of the year for you!” —Dennis Shirley, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Educational Change, Professor, Lynch School of Education, Boston College “Kirtman and Fullan construct a compelling argument for repurposing leadership commitment from mundane compliance with mandates and rules toward a passionate focus on what is elemental to continuous improvement.”
Leadership: Key Competencies for Whole-System Change combines the powerful decadeslong work in leadership of authors and researchers Lyle Kirtman and Michael Fullan. They explore the pressures and complications of education today and inspire educators to create great and valuable changes in their practices. Kirtman and Fullan examine seven core leadership competencies for systemic change, combining them with real-world examples to help leaders produce greater focus, simplify their practices, cultivate effectiveness, set up enjoyable and innovative learning environments, and foster creativity and success. K–12 school and district administrators, school board members, and policymakers will:
Key Competencies for Whole-System Change
LEADERSHIP
Ke y Competencies for Whole-System C hange
—M. H. Dickmann, Emeritus Professor, College of Education and Leadership, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
L E A D E R S H I P
LEADERSHIP
Key Competencies for Whole-System Change
• Discover why it is a good time to be an education leader
• Study stories of district and school leaders who have broken out of confusing patterns of incessant initiatives • See the seven leadership competencies in action
KIRTMAN
• Interpret how leaders outside of education share common practices that have brought them success and use these strategies to inform their own leadership practices
• Consider the four wrong policy drivers and the four right policy drivers
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FULLAN
• Learn how to develop partnerships with colleagues to cultivate a support network
Ly l e K i r t m a n Michael Fullan