The Politically Intelligent Leader : Dealing with the Dilemmas of a High-Stakes Educational Environment

Today's educational leaders are often caught in a world of rising expectations and diminishing resources—the political pressures are enormous. Those in the business of education often feel ill prepared and apprehensive about their ability to deal with a high-stakes political environment. The Politically Intelligent Leader helps leaders at all levels learn more about themselves and their own political styles. It provides strategies for delivering a personal educational vision, diagnosing others' styles, and customizing strategies to influence those who can help or hinder one's organizational goals as well as providing groundwork for leaders to understand how to operate ethically with all groups—elected boards, citizen groups, unions and volunteers—during politically volatile times. This book helps readers at all levels learn more about themselves and their own political styles. It provides strategies for delivering a personal political vision, diagnosing others' styles, and customizing strategies to influence those who can help or hinder one's organizational goals as well as providing groundwork for leaders to understand how to operate ethically with all groups- elected boards, citizen groups, unions and volunteers- during politically volatile times.--Publisher's description The Politically Intelligent Leader will help leaders at all levels understand how to operate ethically during politically volatile times and how to deal with the special groups that are unique to the educational setting-elected boards, citizen groups, unions, and volunteers. And when a political crisis arises, there's some advice on how to come out of it ""alive.""