The Wounded Leader: How Real Leadership Emerges in Times of Crisis / Edition 1

by Richard H. Ackerman, Pat Maslin-Ostrowski

Overview

As any school principal or adminstrator can tell you, theresponsibilities of school leadership can take a person frominspired moments to crisis in an instant. How does a school leaderwith good intentions preserve a healthy sense of self in the faceof a crisis which in the best of times challenges the self, and inthe worst of times can lead to deep wounds of the heart? How cangood leaders minimize the impact of these crises and remain open tolearn and grow from these difficult experiences? These are thequestions at the heart of the stories contained in The WoundedLeader.

Through compelling stories that illustrate many of the commondilemmas faced by school leaders, the authors highlight the manypaths to healing, and show how sometimes the most painfulexperience can be an opportunity for growth.

"All leaders incur wounds. The Wounded Leader enables us tounderstand our wounds, learn from them....and begin to heal." -Roland Barth, Founder of Harvard Principals' Center

"Not only is the book full of fresh ideas and new insights but itis a fun read. It is not the usual leadership book that reads muchlike the other leadership books but stands out as an originalcontribution...easily presented and scholarly without beingpretentious." - Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Center for EducationalLeadership at Trinity College, San Antonio, Texas

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780787961107
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/05/2002
Series:	Jossey-Bass Education Ser.
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	458,801
Product dimensions:	6.42(w) x 9.37(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Richard H. Ackerman is codirector of the International Network ofPrincipals' Centers and professor of education at the University ofMassachusetts Lowell.

Pat Maslin-Ostrowski is associate professor of educationalleadership at Florida Atlantic University.

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Table of Contents

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

The Authors.

Part One: Ironic Blessings.

1. To the Stars Through Adversity(Ad Astra per Aspera).

2. Anatomy of a Wound: Where Does It Hurt?

Part Two: Wounded Leaders.

3. Great Expectations.

4. Fragile Power.

5. Branded.

6. When the Bubble Bursts.

7. Trapped in a Cocoon.

8. The Trial.

9. Dancing on the Skillet.

Part Three: Looking for the Good Story.

10. Narrative Healing: Once Upon a Time.

11. What Wounding Teaches.

12. Seeking a Cure for Leadership.

Appendix A: Method of Inquiry.

Appendix B: Case Story.

References.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

Education scholars Ackerman (U. of Massachusetts-Lowell) and Maslin- Ostrowski (Florida Atlantic U.) draw on conversations to explore how school leaders cope with and respond to significant dilemmas in their practice, and what the experience means to them personally and professionally. The focus is on how administrators see themselves and the nature of leadership. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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