1st Edition

Lead Me, I Dare You! Managing Resistance to School Change

By Sherrell Bergmann, Judith Brough Copyright 2007
    144 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    144 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    This original book shows you how to understand and collaborate with the most difficult members of your staff. Tied together by real-world "success stories" about school change and succinct leadership tips, the parctical advice in this book is supported by research and is presented in a conversational style.

    Introduction
    Defining the Degree of Followership
    Identifying Reluctant Followers: Who Are They and Why Do They Refuse to Follow the Leaders?
    Assessing the Impact of Personality on Leading and Following
    Defining Leadership Characteristics and The Impact on Reluctant Followers
    Motivating Reluctant Followers
    Minimizing the Dare: Strategies for Communicating With Reluctant Followers
    Helping Followers Become Leaders
    Confronting Those Who Will Not Change: Who Killed Learning in the Seventh Grade?
    Epilogue

    Biography

    Bergmann, Sherrell; Brough, Judith