Leadership Bloopers and Blunders

How to Dodge Legal Minefields

Foreword by Peter W. D. Wright Edited by Hope M. Jordan, Henry I. Willett, W. George Selig, Andrea P. Beam

Publication date:

16 December 2009

Length of book:

92 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

Dimensions:

228x149mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781607091332

Leadership Bloopers and Blunders is a common-sense book on what not to do as a leader. The book is divided into six distinct chapters that help to identify common leadership mistakes that can lead to disaster for teachers and school leaders. This book shares real-life stories based on actual events. Some stories are based on court cases or events that made the news, while others were compiled from events shared by colleagues. Each story is followed by discussion questions to facilitate discussion to enhance leadership development. The chapters highlight legal and good-sense commentary on how to avoid leadership mishaps from those who have seen it all.
As a thirty-year practicing administrator, I've never before seen such a common-sense approach to leadership. Just when you think you have seen it all, along comes an employee blooper or blunder that makes you scratch your head. This book takes the element of surprise out of dealing with such foolishness. I highly recommend it for all administrators as surprises don't just happen to the inexperienced.