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TURNING AROUND AN UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOL: DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

Strategic Marketing And Enrollment | Date : May 11 2017 | Author: Thomas P. Olverson

In October 2016 The Harvard Business Review published a fascinating study of effective educational leadership. “The One Type of Leader Who Can Turn Around a Failing School” is an in-depth research project on educational leaders in England who were ch...

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WHY FIRST YEAR HEADS NEED A THOUGHT PARTNER

Leadership Transition | Date : Jun 15 2017 | Author: Thomas P. Olverson

First-year heads need thought partners. In fact, all heads need thought partners.What is a thought partner? They are the head’s key administrators who show signs of intelligence, imagination, and buy-in to the head’s emerging vision for the school. A...

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THE ARCHITECT-LEADER IN ACTION

Head of School Leadership | Date : Jul 11 2017 | Author: Thomas P. Olverson

In my May blog, “Turning Around An Underperforming School: Do You Have What It Takes?”, I wrote about the exciting research being done in England to uncover the leadership characteristics of headmasters that actually turn around underperforming schoo...

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WHY DO WE HAVE MEETINGS?

Management | Date : Aug 08 2017 | Author: Thomas P. Olverson

I continue to be fascinated with the concept of the architect-leader as described by Hill, Mellon, Laker and Goddard in “The One Type of Leader Who Can Turn Around a Failing School.” (Harvard Business Review) There are two compelling aspects to this...

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BLUNT ALERTS FOR NEW HEADS OF SCHOOL

Leadership Transition | Date : Sep 14 2017 | Author: Robert P. Henderson, Jr.

By Bob HendersonServing as a school head is a profound honor and joy, which many describe as the greatest job in the world. Those who seek the role are most often compelled by the desire to do good for a community, and have the ambition to create an...

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