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Hallam, Glenn L. – 1996
This publication looks at the ways in which one who is part of a team can help improve the team's performance. The successes and failures of a fictional team are used to illustrate real-life team skills. Examples are drawn from a number of imaginary scenarios--for example, looking for a cache of diamonds in the Brazilian jungle, straightening ties…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Leaders, Leadership, Management Development
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Anders, Larry W.; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
Describes nine components involved in developing an effective instructional leadership team. Includes nine references. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness, Management Development
Richie, Mark L. – 1994
This book shows how the quality management approach pioneered in Japan by Dr. W. Edwards Deming allows educational service centers to expand services and be more flexible by reducing waste and rework. Deming's method shows how to change from reactive management to a dynamic system of continuous improvement that restores worker pride, increases…
Descriptors: Administration, Education Service Centers, Educational Technology, Improvement
Scearce, Carol – 1992
Created in response to requests from organizations across the country that wanted help in establishing teams for many purposes, this guide is an easy-to-use recipe book on the essential areas of teaming. It does not cover all the aspects of teaming, but focusses on the essential components of team development necessary for a team to function. The…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Group Dynamics, Leadership
Lipnack, Jessica; Stamps, Jeffrey – 1994
A practical view is offered to leaders, managers, and teams of how to think about their companies and reinvent them without losing the value and knowledge embedded in their current organization. Organizations can break through challenges and recognize entirely new business opportunities through the creation of interlocking, boundary-crossing…
Descriptors: Administration, Change Strategies, Communications, Cooperation
Schneider, Ann M. – School Business Affairs, 1993
Improving the leadership skills of the school business manager will promote organizational structure, norms, and policies. A district staff-development program in consensus skills can simultaneously address problems and develop skills. (MLF)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Responsibility, Management Development
Aspen Systems Corp., Rockville, MD. – 1997
Sound management principles can help ensure that early childhood programs provide sound services to children and families. This document contains three training modules detailing fundamental management concepts to help Head Start staff and parents provide quality services. Module 1, "What is Management?" helps participants recognize how…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Quality, Fundamental Concepts, Learning Activities
Webster, William E. – 1988
This step-by-step guide is intended to help educators learn about the characteristics and activities of high-performing managers. It synthesizes the ideas of several experts on business management performance and includes examples of highly successful educational managers. It also briefly presents a comprehensive strategy that educational managers…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Crews, Alton C.; Weakley, Sonya – 1996
As states transfer more responsibility for education decisions to local school systems, effective leadership at the local level is essential. This report presents the Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB) model for leadership development, as practiced by the SREB Leadership Academy. Since 1991, teams from 12 school systems in the southern…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Communication
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Buchtel, Foster S. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1982
A Kellogg Foundation-sponsored team leadership development program at the University of Akron is described. It involves planned change, that can be effected by: involving a broad cross section of the university in discussions or problems; providing training in interpersonal relationships and group dynamics; organizing task forces; and setting up…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning
Surdna Foundation, Inc., New York, NY. – 1994
The Student Service and Philanthropy Project provides students with opportunities to effect positive change in their communities through leadership. By creating minifoundations, young people are empowered to propose, review, implement, and fund service projects that make a difference. A unique aspect of the program is its assumption that youth are…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth, Experiential Learning
Kanaga, Kim; Browning, Henry – 2003
This booklet provides ways for organizational team leaders to assess their team's effectiveness at regular intervals and to monitor their team's performance. The booklet identifies six key aspects, or dimensions, consistent across all teams. If all six dimensions are strong within a team, the team has the means to conduct its work and perform…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Thayer, Arthur N., Comp.; And Others – 1980
Collecting information from sources including periodicals, regulations, and California school district documents, this guide offers a variety of suggestions for establishing strong management teams. After a brief account of the evolution of the management team in California, an essay underscoring the importance of commitment for effective…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Guides, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining
Hansen, Barbara J.; Marburger, Carl L. – 1989
Guidelines for central office staff and personnel involved in school-based management efforts are offered in this manual. Contents include an overview of school-based management and the functions of school site councils, suggestions for training designs, and nine training modules. Topics addressed in the module include: the roles and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Central Office Administrators, Decentralization, Educational Environment
Shluker, Jamie – 2000
This document explains how the business community can enhance school leadership by helping school principals develop the same executive leadership and professional qualities that are required of chief executive officers. The introduction describes the role of the principal in high-performing schools as follows: (1) engage all members of the school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Definitions