Teamwork is an integral part of leadership, and many teamwork skills are also leadership skills. This chapter explains how instructors can help engineering students build their capacity for leadership while working in teams.

School leaders in the twenty-first century face complexities that frequently make leadership challenging. Many underperforming schools struggle because, among other things, school leaders and their followers lack the necessary skills to guide their institutions to success. Research demonstrates that school leaders today need skills such as…

An honest reckoning must begin with acknowledging that historically marginalized groups, including women, do not exist in a neutral leadership space, and sporadic movements are not sufficient to bring about change. Leaders who emerge from marginalized spaces have learned how to navigate against the odds, often using defiance, and employ leadership…

The purpose of this article is to examine the critical components to successfully serving on a school board or leadership roles, as a member of the Latino(a) community. According to a 2010 national school board survey, only 3% of the 900 board respondents identified as Latino(a) compared with almost 80% who identified as White. The first author…

As educators, we seek engaging ways to demonstrate how crucial leadership is to advancing organizational success. This exercise uniquely emphasizes how much leaders may learn from their predecessors in the same role. Participants explore leadership by researching two former Bishops of Rome--John Paul II and Benedict XVI--and the incumbent pontiff,…

The importance of a diverse leadership workforce has been empirically demonstrated for at least three decades, yet the leadership workforce is still predominantly white and male. Why is this? Programs and participants represented in this issue demonstrate that educational leadership programs can produce candidate pools that are more diverse than…

If ever there was a year to prioritize and lean in on principal support to lead learning, this is it. Candice McQueen, CEO for the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, shares three actions principals and their supervisors can take to strengthen instructional leadership.

Our education systems must provide access to quality and equitable educational opportunities so all students can reach their full potential. Increasingly urgent issues, such as environmental threats, economic crises, and the recent global pandemic, have highlighted the need for education systems to be flexible and resilient in times of stress to…

In the authors' work studying and supporting school and district leaders, they identified the following five principles for leading in turbulent times. These principles enhance the odds that change management is successful and sustainable. For any change process, a trustworthy map is essential. Successful leaders center people and attune…

Through combining a diversity perspective and intersectionality approach, this paper contributes to the conceptualization of inclusive leadership for addressing diversity in schools. Drawing on literature from business and management studies as well as that of educational management and leadership, the paper first theorizes inclusive school…

Asking questions is essential for building empathy, understanding, and trust -- all of which are necessary for group success but are sorely lacking in today's divided political climate. In a time of immense stress among and unusual hostility toward educators, listening and learning are among leaders' most important responsibilities. Fortunately,…

Leadership inventories and assessments have emerged and evolved to meet the needs of unique historical moments. The article raises questions for how assessments and instruments may be used for the different purposes of leadership training, education, and development. The article concludes with a summary of the broad categories of leadership…

"Bottling Fog" is the culmination of 50 years of work to capture the core ingredients of leadership. Joseph Murphy, a preeminent scholar of leadership, has compiled this book of short and thoughtful lessons designed for today's busy professional. The lessons come from reading, seeing, and hearing about leadership in various sectors of…

An effective leader is a supportive person who values your thoughts, ideas, and opinions. Excellent leaders are available to all members of the team, willing to work hard, engaged no matter what the task, and are notably trustworthy. Leaders help focus the team through purposeful communication, vision, engagement, and inspiration to cause others…

Protecting children and investing in their education and wellbeing can often feel like a battle. The seat that the author now holds at the proverbial education table is crucial in not only developing a well-rounded and well-equipped student body, but it is also in seeing herself as a role model to future leaders--both women and future leaders of…