In this guide, administrators are offered an extensive range of practical, hands-on activities to help lead their schools to positive changes. Presented in a logical, step-by-step sequence, these activities present all the tools needed for effectively meeting virtually every situation and challenge an administrator might face - creating a common vision, setting goals, building teams, solving problems collaboratively, resolving conflict, even running staff meetings more productively.

Each activity is complemented with easy-to-follow instructions and, where needed, actual handouts and worksheets, ready to duplicate and put to immediate use. Through the books' hands-on approach, administrators easily learn to manage time more effectively, focus on priorities, maintain motivation even in the face of resistance, communicate with more impact, use coaching strategies to empower the staff, facilitate group processes, conduct futures planning for the school, and become an inspired leader of a dedicated staff working together to create a powerful environment where students succeed.