Emerge

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