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'This wide-ranging and thought-provoking book provides an alternative approach to personal and professional leadership development. Although directed at headteachers, it has much to say to all staff irrespective of whether they are in formal positions of leadership.
Given the increased attention to professional development, this is a timely publication, and will cause those who read it reflect as well as providing a wealth of approaches and ideas which can be used in their school' - Colin Parker, Headteacher of King Edward VI Aston School, Managing Schools Today
Not enough connection to class topics and the course focus for this advanced graduate level program. Text for the course I am teaching requires a stronger "applications focus" on leadership theory and standards.
The book provides a well written introduction to key elements of personal development. But, I lack a critical attitude towards the material it presents. Fx. when it does not present to the reader the important controversies surrounding the themes/techniques that the book presents (regarding personality indexing, performance measurements, NLP-communication, at so on). Hence, the book has tendencies towards looking more like a popular self-help book than an academic introduction to professional development in leadership.
A well written and well structured book. Some interesting chapters. It is a book that you can dip and out. Well recommended for leaders or aspiring leaders in education. Some excellent professional development ideas which incorporate theory in addition to practice.
