Description
In Sustainable Leadership, Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink address one of the most important and often neglected aspects of leadership: sustainability. The authors set out a compelling and original framework of seven principles for sustainable leadership characterized by Depth of learning and real achievement rather than superficially tested performance; Length of impact over the long haul, beyond individual leaders, through effectively managed succession; Breadth of influence, where leadership becomes a distributed responsibility; Justice in ensuring that leadership actions do no harm to and actively benefit students in other schools; Diversity that replaces standardization and alignment with diversity and cohesion; Resourcefulness that conserves and renews leaders' energy and doesn't burn them out; and Conservation that builds on the best of the past to create an even better future.
This book is a volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education—a series designed to meet the demand for new ideas and insights about leadership in schools.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
The Authors xi
INTRODUCTION Sustainability and Unsustainability
The Choices for Change 1
PRINCIPLE 1 Depth
Learning and Integrity 23
PRINCIPLE 2 Length
Endurance and Succession 55
PRINCIPLE 3 Breadth
Distribution, Not Delegation 95
PRINCIPLE 4 Justice
Others and Ourselves 141
PRINCIPLE 5 Diversity
Complexity and Cohesion 159
PRINCIPLE 6 Resourcefulness
Restraint and Renewal 191
PRINCIPLE 7 Conservation
History and Legacy 225
CONCLUSION Sustainability in Action
A Meal, Not a Menu 251
Research Sources 275
Notes 277
Index 319
