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List of Figures and Tables | |
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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Authors | |
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We Know What to Do, so Why Do We Fail? | |
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The "Good to Great" Research Project | |
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Leadership Characteristics of Level 5 Executives | |
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Leadership Behaviors of Level 5 Executives | |
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Two Behaviors From the Collins Study | |
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Great School Executives Build Relationships | |
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The School Principals in Our Study | |
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Leadership Qualities Exhibited | |
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Reflection | |
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First, Build Relationships | |
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A Behavior Different From the Behaviors of the Level 5 Executive | |
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Mr. Bond and Field Elementary School | |
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Highly Successful Principals and Building Relationships | |
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Comparison Principals and Building Relationships | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Principals | |
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Exercise Your Professional Will, but Stay Humble | |
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Issues With Identifying Personal Humility in School Principals | |
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Personal Humility: The Evidence Differs | |
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Shy and Self-Effacing Leaders | |
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Unreserved and Enthusiastic Leaders | |
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Comparison Principals | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Principals | |
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Credit Others, Accept the Blame | |
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Additional Data for Compelling Modesty | |
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Evidence for Sustainability of Greatness | |
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Evidence for Compelling Modesty | |
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Mr. Unpretentious and Bay View Elementary School | |
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Highly Successful Principals and Compelling Modesty | |
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Comparison Principals and Compelling Modesty | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Principals | |
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Be Ambitious First for the School's Success | |
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Ambition for the Success of the School Is Key | |
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Ms. Aspiration and Mission Elementary School | |
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Highly Successful Principals and Ambition for the School's Success | |
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Comparison Principals and Ambition for the School's Success | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Principals | |
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Resolve to Do What Needs Doing . . . Then Do It! | |
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Application of Unwavering Resolve to Schools | |
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Ms. Persevere and Mountain High Elementary School | |
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Comparison Principals and Resolve | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Principals | |
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Get the Right People on the Bus | |
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School Leaders' Difficulties in Getting the Right People | |
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An Example of Getting the Right People | |
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Highly Successful Principals and "First Who . . . Then What" | |
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Comparison Principals and "First Who . . . Then What" | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Principals | |
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Confront the Brutal Facts | |
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Schools Face Challenges | |
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Brutal Facts Tackled by the Principals in Our Study | |
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Highly Successful Principals and Confronting the Brutal Facts | |
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Comparison Principals and Confronting the Brutal Facts | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Principals | |
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Know What Drives Your Educational Engine and Be Passionate About It | |
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Academics Take Issue | |
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Our Term: Educational Engine | |
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Mr. Focus and Pines Elementary School | |
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Highly Successful Principals and the Hedgehog Concept | |
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Comparison Principals and the Hedgehog Concept | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Principals | |
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Build a Culture of Discipline | |
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The Concept Is Not New | |
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Difficulties in Achieving a Culture of Discipline | |
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Ms. Discipline and Eagle Elementary School | |
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Highly Successful Principals and a Culture of Discipline | |
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Comparison Principals and a Culture of Discipline | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Principals | |
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Know Commonalities and Differences Between Public Schools and the Private Sector | |
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Disparities Between Public Schools and the Private Sector | |
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What We Have Learned From the Research on Leadership | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Principals | |
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Support Research-Based Principal Preparation | |
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The ISLLC Standards | |
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The Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning | |
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In Search of Excellence | |
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Beware of Business Norms | |
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Administrator Preparation Program Reform | |
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A Final Comment | |
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Reflection | |
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Suggestions for Architects of Principal Preparation Programs | |
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Research Methodology | |
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Interview Participant Selection | |
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Principal Interview Questions Derived From Collins' (2001) CEO Interview Questions and Demographic Questionnaire | |
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References | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Index | |