Resilient school leaders strategies for turning adversity into achievement - Patterson, Jerry L. (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-169) and index
A deeper meaning of resilience -- Optimism in the face of the storm -- Optimism and pessimism in action -- Be clear about what matters most -- Act on the courage of your convictions -- Personal efficacy -- How leaders sustain and strengthen personal efficacy -- The meaning and importance of personal energy -- How leaders sustain and increase energy -- From personal resilience to team resilience -- Bringing it all together: six strengths of resilient leaders -- Appendix: the education leaders we interviewed
Describes the three sources of resilience capacity--personal values, efficacy, and energy-- and explains how education leaders can increase their own resilience to adversity