Leadership Skills in School and Business

School Administrator, Oct, 1998 by James H. Stronge

For Additional Reading

James Stronge suggests the following works for those who want to delve further into this subject:

* "Professional Standards for the Superintendency," available from AASA, 888-782-2272 (Md. residents call 301-617-7802) or www.aasa.org

* "Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium: Standards for School Leaders," available from Council of Chief State School Officers, 202-336-7005 or www.ccsso.org

* On Becoming a Leader, by Warren W. Bennis, available from Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 800-322-1377

* Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership, by Lee Bolman and Terry Deal, available from Jossey-Bass Publishers, 800-956-7739

* Leadership, by James MacGregor Burns, available from HarperCollins Publishers, 800-242-7737

* The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, by Stephen R. Covey, available from Simon and Schuster, 800-223-2336

* On Leadership, by John W. Gardner, available from The Free Press, 800-223-2348

* The Leadership Challenge: How to Keep Getting Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations, by James Kouzes and Barry Posner, available from AASA

* Moral Leadership: Getting to the Heart of School Improvement, by Thomas Sergiovanni, available from Jossey-Bass Publishers

* Leadership for the Schoolhouse, by Thomas Sergiovanni, available from Jossey-Bass Publishers

* "Skills of an Effective Administrator," by Robert L. Katz, Harvard Business Review, January-February 1955. (Retrospective commentary, Harvard Business Review, September-October 1974)

* "Teachers' Perceptions of Principals' Attributes," by Mike Richardson, Ken Lane and Jackson Flanigan, The Clearing House, May-June 1996