Part leadership manual, part short novel, this unique best-seller uses dialogues between a novice and a master teacher and between a new and a seasoned principal to illuminate how viewing a problem through a different lens - political, human resources, structural, or symbolic - can reveal the right solution

Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction PART I: A PAIR OF ROOKIES 1. A New Teacher’s First Day 2. Getting Off on the Wrong Foot 3. Newcomers Find Wise Friends Leadership Lessons I: Seeing and Solving Entry Barriers PART II: THE POLITICAL GA 4. The Old Guard and New Principal 5. The Inclusion Wars: School Politics Leadership Lessons II: Mapping and Mastering the Political Terrain PART III: THE HUMAN RESOURCE LENS 6. Sagging Morale Leadership Lessons III: Build Relationships and Empower Yourself PART IV: THE STRUCTURAL FRAME 7. Student Discipline: Who’s Really in Charge? 8. Standards and Rubrics Leadership Lessons IV: Align Structure With the Work PART V: THE SYMBOLIC FRAME: BELIEVING IS SEEING 9. Changing the Guard 10. Building Confidence and Faith 11. “I’m Just a Great Teacher!” Leadership Lessons V: Celebrate Values and Culture PART VI: VALUES, ETHICS, AND SPIRIT 12. Teaching and Leading: Finding a Balance 13. It’s All About Values and Beliefs Leadership Lessons VI: Problems and Dilemmas PART VII: THE CYCLE CONTINUES 14. The Essence of Teaching: Leaving a Legacy 15. Loss . . . and Celebration 16. Passing the Torch Leadership Lessons VII: The Enduring Sequence References Further Reading