Principles of power : women superintendents and the riddle of the heart / C. Cryss Brunner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brunner, C. Cryss.

Series:

SUNY series in women in education.

SUNY series in women in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Castaneda, Carlos, 1931-1998.

Castaneda, Carlos.

Women school superintendents--United States.

Women school superintendents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shares perspectives from twelve successful women school superintendents.

Contents:

Intro

Principles of Power: Women Superintendents and the Riddle of the Heart

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1. Mystery and Metaphor: Introduction to Part 1

2. Gathering Intangible Data: The Women Superintendents and the Assembly

3. Embodying Intangible Data: The Women as Warriors

4. The Warrior's Path: The Riddle of the Heart and the Seven Principles of Power

5. Principle One: Knowing the Battleground

6. Principle Two: Discarding the Unnecessary

7. Principle Three: Choosing Battles

8. Principle Four: Taking Risks

9. Principle Five: Seeking Retreat

10. Principle Six: Compressing Time

11. Principle Seven: Excersing Power

12. Impeccable Practice: Three Results

13. First Result: Laughing at Self

14. Second Result: Patience Without Fretting

15. Third Result: Improvisation

16. Castaneda and Me

About the Author

Notes

References

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p.187-197) and index.

ISBN:

9780791492666

0791492664

OCLC:

614720541