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ERIC Number: EJ556827
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-2243
What Good Leaders Do.
Cash, Jeanie
Thrust for Educational Leadership, v27 n3 p22-25 Nov-Dec 1997
According to California's National Distinguished Principal, good leaders celebrate creativity and capitalize on others' creativity while building schools on foundations of trust, commitment, and fun. Successful leaders are optimistic, generate trust, reward innovation, create a safety net for risk-taking behavior, delegate authority, and lead balanced lives. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Creativity, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Job Skills, Leadership Qualities, Principals, School Culture, Trust (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California; Commitment; Delegation of Authority; Laughter; Learning Organizations; Optimism
Note: Journal availability: Association of California School Administrators, 1575 Bayshore Hwy., Burlingame, CA 94010.