Compelling Leadership
The importance of trust and how to get it
Publisher Description
This eBook is designed to be a resource for anyone wishing to develop their leadership capacity and improve their school’s learning environment. The resources contained within are a result of a PhD research study with the Queensland University of Technology. The findings are a practical guide for leaders wishing to create outstanding schools.
Throughout this short book you will find suggested resources, reflection questions, group discussion starters and an assessment tool that you can use to appraise your current leadership practice. I do hope that you find it both an encouragement as well as a prompt for growth.
Customer Reviews
Sound Advice For Leaders Everywhere
This short book can be easily read in a single sitting - and should be, as soon as possible. It provides a powerful argument for leaders to focus upon the one characteristic many struggle most with: trust.
Although the book is aimed at educational leaders, the first section applies to any leadership context. Browning’s 10 Practices of Compelling Leaders should be pinned on the wall of every CEO’s office.
The great thing about Paul Browning is that he walks the talk - his highly prized advice comes out of years of displaying compelling leadership himself. Download this book, and challenge yourself to listen better, consult more effectively and, crucially, give and receive trust!
Professor Alma Harris
Rarely does a book about leadership come along that is practical and inspiring. Compelling Leadership has both of these. It addresses one of the most important issues in leadership -the issue of trust. It is easy to say that trust is important but exactly how do you make this happen in an authentic and principled way? This book by Paul Browning offers an empirically based set of answers. it is a clear and practical guide for school leaders that demystifies the process of establishing and sustaining trust. Whether a new or experienced leader, this book is must, as it offers one of the best analysis, to date, of exactly how trust is the key to organisational success.