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Balancing leadership & personal growth : the school administrator's guide / Christa Metzger ; foreword by Paul D. Houston ; indexer, Rich Hurd ; graphic designer, Scott Van Atta.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Metzger, Christa, author.
- Houston, Paul D., author of introduction, etc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational leadership--United States.
- Educational leadership.
- School administrators--Training of--United States.
- School administrators.
- Self-actualization (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (169 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Promote strong teaching and learning while maintaining personal leadership development and growth! Author Christa Metzger provides strategies to enrich your leadership practice while helping you balance the personal aspects in your life that can become neglected when facing too many professional pressures. Highlights include: Finding balance, self-actualization, personal improvement, values, inner focus, and strong relationships Nourishing your spirit, finding time for solitude and meditation, and cultivating relationships Fulfilling your purpose as a leader and finding meaning as a person.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Foreword; Preface: Why Leaders Must Take Care of Themselves ; About the Author; Chapter 1 - Taking Care of Yourself as Well as You Do Others; Chapter 2 - Defining Personal Growth; Chapter 3 - Finding Time for Yourself While Working on Behalf of Others; Chapter 4 - Strategies for Personal Growth: Becoming a More Balanced Person; Chapter 5 - Physical Activities: Taking Careof Your Body; Chapter 6 - Reflective Reading: Nourishing Your Spirit and Soul; Chapter 7 - Music, Art, Writing, and Other Creative Work: Engaging Transformative Powers
- Chapter 8 - Time for and With Yourself: Silence, Solitude, and MeditationChapter 9 - Dreamwork: Knowing Your Whole Self; Chapter 10 - Spending Time With Those Who Care About You: Another Way to Balance; Chapter 11 - Fulfilling Your Purpose as a Leader and Finding Meaning as a Person; Resource Notes for Chapter 2; Resource Notes for Chapter 3; Resource Notes for Chapter 4; Resource Notes for Chapter 6; Resource Notes for Chapter 8; Resource Notes for Chapter 11; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781452280844
- 1452280843
- 9781412927000
- 1412927005
- 9781452292892
- 1452292892
- OCLC:
- 958509326
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