Full Description
Entrepreneurial Leadership is written for K-12 educational leaders who understand their critically important role as motivators, influencers, and entrepreneurs. These are leaders who have a mindset for pursuing opportunities that positively impact their organizations. They know that they need to go beyond their own institutions to see and seize opportunities that will bring resources and services to their schools to help their students achieve.
This book helps them to develop and use their entrepreneurial skills to cultivate partnerships with businesses, community organizations and individuals, and colleges/universities. General and specific guidelines are provided to initiate, develop, implement, evaluate, and sustain partnerships. Such partnerships can be with individuals, groups, institutions, organizations, and corporations at the local, regional, statewide, and national levels. Policies, procedures, and practices for effective negotiations within school systems and with potential partners are included throughout the book to promote enriched opportunities and noteworthy successes.
Contents
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Entrepreneurism and Partnerships
Chapter 1: Entrepreneurial Recognition of Partnership Opportunities
Chapter 2: Partnership Types
Chapter 3: Guidelines for Entrepreneurial Leaders in Building Partnerships
Part II: Real-Life Benefits of Partnerships
Chapter 4: Partnerships with Businesses
Chapter 5: Partnerships with Communities
Chapter 6: Partnerships with Colleges and Universities
Chapter 7: Sustaining Partnerships
References
About the Authors
