{"product_id":"sustainable-leadership-isbn-9780787968380","title":"Sustainable Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSustainable Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e, Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink address one of the most important and often neglected aspects of leadership: sustainability. The authors set out a compelling and original framework of seven principles for sustainable leadership characterized by \u003cb\u003eDepth\u003c\/b\u003e of learning and real achievement rather than superficially tested performance; \u003cb\u003eLength\u003c\/b\u003e of impact over the long haul, beyond individual leaders, through effectively managed succession; \u003cb\u003eBreadth\u003c\/b\u003e of influence, where leadership becomes a distributed responsibility; \u003cb\u003eJustice\u003c\/b\u003e in ensuring that leadership actions do no harm to and actively benefit students in other schools; \u003cb\u003eDiversity\u003c\/b\u003e that replaces standardization and alignment with diversity and cohesion; \u003cb\u003eResourcefulness\u003c\/b\u003e that conserves and renews leaders' energy and doesn't burn them out; and \u003cb\u003eConservation\u003c\/b\u003e that builds on the best of the past to create an even better future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education—a series designed to meet the demand for new ideas and insights about leadership in schools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction  Sustainability and Unsustainability 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Choices for Change \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciple 1 Depth 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLearning and Integrity \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciple 2 Length 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEndurance and Succession \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciple 3 Breadth 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDistribution, Not Delegation \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciple 4 Justice 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOthers and Ourselves \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciple 5 Diversity 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eComplexity and Cohesion \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciple 6 Resourcefulness 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRestraint and Renewal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciple 7 Conservation 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistory and Legacy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion  Sustainability in Action 251\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Meal, Not a Menu \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch Sources 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“highly recommended” (\u003ci\u003eTimes Educational Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, 6th January 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...a must read for educational leaders and for scholars of educational change...\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Educational Change\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDY HARGREAVES\u003c\/b\u003e is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. He is the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003eLearning to Change\u003c\/i\u003e from Jossey-Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEAN FINK\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent consultant with experience in more than thirty countries. A former teacher, principal, and superintendent, he is the author or coauthor of five books on leadership and educational change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSustainable Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e, Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink address one of the most important and often neglected aspects of leadership: sustainability. The authors set out a compelling and original framework of seven principles for sustainable leadership characterized by Depth of learning and real achievement rather than superficially tested performance; Length of impact over the long haul, beyond individual leaders, through effectively managed succession; Breadth of influence, where leadership becomes a distributed responsibility; Justice in ensuring that leadership actions do no harm to and actively benefit students in other schools; Diversity that replaces standardization and alignment with diversity and cohesion; Resourcefulness that conserves and renews leaders' energy and doesn't burn them out; and Conservation that builds on the best of the past to create an even better future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a volume in the \u003ci\u003eJossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education\u003c\/i\u003e—a series designed to meet the demand for new ideas and insights about leadership in schools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What a pleasure it is to read a book that discusses education and schooling within the context of the natural and human environment that shapes them. In straightforward language, the authors teach us how to sustain educational renewal without sidestepping a powerful truth: things left ill- or unattended deteriorate.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn I. Goodlad,\u003c\/b\u003e president, Institute for Educational Inquiry, Seattle, Washington\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book makes a deep impression because it is both timely and powerful. Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink write with clarity and passion about the need not only to develop leadership but to make it sustainable. This is leadership for the long term not just the immediate, for all schools not just for some.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eSteve Munby,\u003c\/b\u003e executive director, UK National College for School Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e  \"What a pleasure it is to read a book that discusses education and schooling within the context of the natural and human environment that shapes them.  In straightforward language, the authors teach us how to sustain educational renewal without sidestepping a powerful truth:  things left ill- or unattended deteriorate.\"\u003cbr\u003e —John I. Goodlad, president, Institute for Educational Inquiry, Seattle, Washington  \u003cp\u003e\"This book makes a deep impression because it is both timely and powerful. Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink write with clarity and passion about the need not only to develop leadership but to make it sustainable.  This is leadership for the long term not just the immediate, for all schools not just for some.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Steve Munby, executive director, UK National College for School Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990118187237,"sku":"NP9780787968380","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787968380.jpg?v=1761786581","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/sustainable-leadership-isbn-9780787968380","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}