Product reviews for Understanding Leadership

This is a rich resource for leaders at all levels in educational settings. The authors use a range of national and international examples and include resources which are accessible and ready for practical application. The questions at the start of each chapter and the self-review at the end of each chapter will help to support individual reflection, as well as providing stimuli for teams and coaching conversations. The authors challenge traditional assumptions about leadership, management, social equity and collaboration. They provide evidence for readers to construct alternative perspectives with the imperative on the core business of learning and leadership for the future.

At the centre is the message that each learner, child or adult is unique. Around this fixed point the authors open up the layers of leadership and learning in each of the eight chapters. The book is valuable on many different levels; in supporting an individual leader to articulate their personal construct of leadership, through to supporting a leadership programme as a core text. The book provides a coherent and logical framework for examining leadership - individuals and teams can use it to tell their leadership story.