Mini-sode 2: Interpersonal Skills for School Leaders

The School Leadership Show

In this second special and short episode, Jenn David-Lang of The Main Idea and I discuss interpersonal skills for school leaders, the things they don’t teach you principal school, in the context of four must-read books that Jenn has summarized:

• The Listening Leader: Creating the Conditions for Equitable School Transformation by Shane Safir
• Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
• Working With Difficult and Resistant Staff by John F. Eller and Sheila A. Eller
• Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools by Megan Tschannen-Moran

These four books are a great place to start if you are looking to work on your interpersonal skills to improve your leadership and support the people you work with.

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