Author Gavin Grift proposes that successful leadership is, at its core, a deeply personal endeavor built on self-awareness. This book equips teacher leaders with the knowledge and insight they need to meet the leader within themselves. With newfound leadership thinking, educators can remove mental barriers, become empowered to tackle the daily challenges ahead, and begin the journey to leading schools impactfully.

This book will help K–12 teacher leaders:

Discover antidotes to persistent pain points in the work of a teacher and leader

Develop self-knowledge to address beliefs, values, motivations, the perceptions of others, and more

Learn how to use the unconscious and conscious responses of others to gain insight about their leadership identities

Use the lessons of several archetypes—the ostrich, the imposter, the pleaser, and more—to establish levers to overcome them

Engage in exercises for self-work to help the leader within emerge

Contents:
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Clarity Precedes Competence
Chapter 2: Pain Points and People—Agents of Self-Awareness
Chapter 3: Where to Focus Your Self-Awareness
Chapter 4: Common Pain Points for Middle Leaders
Chapter 5: The Pleaser—Overcoming the Need to Be Liked
Chapter 6: The Ostrich—Overcoming the Overwhelm of Constant Change
Chapter 7: The Imposter—Overcoming Self-Limiting Beliefs
Chapter 8: The Dynamo—Overcoming Not Having Enough Time
Chapter 9: The Judge and Juror—Overcoming Difficult People at Work
Conclusion: Coming Into View
References and Resources
Index