Leveraging Chaos : The Mysteries of Leadership and Policy Revealed

John R. Shoup And Susan Clark Studer Explore The Rules And Patterns That Govern Complex Systems That, When Properly Understood And Applied, Result In More Effective Leadership Than What Is Offered From Traditional Leadership Models. Their Book Is Designed To Equip Leaders With The Knowledge And Skills To Operate Successfully In Complex Environments At Both The Micro (organizational) And Macro (policy) Level. Leveraging Chaos Offers A Dynamic Interpretation Of Educational History And Reform That Will Equip Policy Makers To Implement A More Balanced Management Of The Educational Pendulum. --publisher Description. Preface -- 1. Complexity Simplified -- 2. Complexity At Work In The American Educational System -- 3. Leveraging Complexity At The Policy Level -- 4. Leveraging Complexity At The Organizational Level. John R. Shoup And Susan Clark Studer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. John R. Shoup and Susan Clark Studer explore the rules and patterns that govern complex systems that, when properly understood and applied, result in more effective leadership than what is offered from traditional leadership models. Their book is designed to equip leaders with the knowledge and skills to operate successfully in complex environments at both the micro (organizational) and macro (policy) level. Leveraging Chaos offers a dynamic interpretation of educational history and reform that will equip policy makers to implement a more balanced management of the educational pendulum.--Susan Rainey, Ed.D., Superintendent, retired. Riverside Unified School District, California (1998-2008) and Charter Oak Unified School District, Cali Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Ch01. Complexity Simplified......Page 14 Ch02. Complexity at Work in the American Educational System......Page 36 Ch03. Leveraging Complexity at the Policy Level......Page 86 Ch04. Leveraging Complexity at the Organizational Level......Page 110 References......Page 138 Index......Page 148 About the Authors......Page 156