You Don't Have to Be Sick to Get Better: LEADERSHIP MINDSETS A Field Guide for Educational Leaders to Improve Decisions, Governance, and Organizational Culture

Most leadership books tell you what to think, but they rarely show you how to decide when the pressure is on, and the "right" answer depends entirely on your local context. LEADERSHIP MINDSETS is the definitive field guide for moving beyond academic theory and into high-stakes application. Through the cases within the Field Guide, authors Dr. Tanya Larkin and Dr. Nathan Maxwell provide a framework to help operationalize your mindsets. This isn't just a book to be read, it is a toolkit to be used, designed to spark the deep, often uncomfortable conversations that high-performing teams must have before critical decisions must be made.

Designed for current and aspiring trustees, administrators, and collaborative leadership teams, this book moves beyond academic theory to help leaders develop a decision-making mindset. By utilizing scenario-based learning, this book challenges leaders to weigh local context, timing, momentum, and human dynamics, ensuring that core values, rather than emotions, drive every action. Uniquely structured to bridge the governance gap, this field guide allows both boards and and staff to step into one another's complexities, fostering a culture of mutal support and effective stewardship. Whether used in a university cohort, an administrative retreat, or a boardroom workshop, these tools transform abstract concepts into a shared organizational standard for real-world excellence.

Don't just study leadership. Live it! Use these scenarios to sharpen your reflections, guide your dialogue, and prepare for the unique challenges of school leadership.

Read it for Insight! Share it for Inspiration! Live it for Impact! 

Publisher: Waymaker Leadership Development   BeAWaymaker.com