Thank You for Your Leadership: The Power of Distributed Leadership in a Digital Conversion Model
- Shows how the digital conversion initiate at the Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) has worked successfully through integration with pedagogy and by interlocking leaders throughout the system.
- Gives readers a new view of leadership that shows how to integrate effective leadership principles into every aspect of the school district. Demonstrates how shared leadership is successfully integrated throughout one school district, the Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) in Mooresville, North Carolina. Discusses a different view of leadership the author calls “second-order leadership,” and shows the implications the approach has for effective leadership in any school district setting. Includes numerous real life examples of leadership shared by leaders within and visitors to the district. Based on the author's years of experience as a principal, dean, and superintendent observing leadership in schools, school systems, grade levels, departments, classrooms, communities, and organization.
- Demonstrates how shared leadership is successfully integrated throughout one school district, the Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) in Mooresville, North Carolina.
- Discusses a different view of leadership the author calls “second-order leadership,” and shows the implications the approach has for effective leadership in any school district setting.
- Includes numerous real life examples of leadership shared by leaders within and visitors to the district.
- Based on the author's years of experience as a principal, dean, and superintendent observing leadership in schools, school systems, grade levels, departments, classrooms, communities, and organization.
- Provides practical approaches for dealing with even the “tough stuff” that all schools face, like supporting employees, eliminating silos, contributing to growth, providing hard feedback, and letting people go.
- Presents what is possible today and what the future offers for school leaders as school districts move more deeply into the culture of digitally based learning and leadership.
- Shows how to succeed by example in informative “Leadership Voice” inserts and “Visitor Feedback” clips that present comments from real leaders.
Thank you for Your Leadership is a unique look toward getting leaders at all levels to work, interact, examine impact, and learn from implementation. In it the author shows how the digital conversion initiative at the Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) has worked successfully through integration with pedagogy and by interlocking leaders throughout the system. Through his experience as a principal, dean, and superintendent, Dr. Edwards has observed leadership in schools, school systems, grade levels, departments, classrooms, communities, and organizations, and has noted the impact leaders have had on the culture of each group. In this new book Dr. Edwards discusses a practical new view of leadership he calls “second-order leadership†that integrates leadership into every aspect of district life, from hiring procedures to student and parent leadership.
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Dr. Edwards clarifies the concept of distributed leadership with insights into cultural conditions, alignment with the vision, and leadership pathways that have fostered leadership throughout his district. He also outlines practical strategies to help other districts spread leadership more broadly and improve teaching and learning to the benefit of students.
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