CiNii 図書 - Leadership as lunacy : and other metaphors for educational leadership

"This book will challenge, enlighten, and transform. The authors invite us to re-examine our core values as educational leaders, reconsider our priorities, and place the humanity of children at the center of our work." -Nancy Skerritt, Assistant Superintendent,Tahoma School District, Maple Valley, WA "By their analysis, Lumby and English expose the power of language to shape meaning. By their skill, they illustrate the power of language to engage and enrich. Their work is an important contribution to how we understand and practice leadership in all fields." -Steven R. Thompson, Coordinator, School Leadership Program, Miami University An imaginative approach to rethinking and revitalizing your leadership practice! Research has shown that metaphors inspire leaders to reflect on their mind-sets, behaviors, practices, and approaches, leading to new perspectives on their roles. Using such thought-provoking and unexpected metaphors as "leadership as war" and "leadership as lunacy," the authors draw readers through historical perspectives and cognitive possibilities that inspire, resolve, confuse, and provoke reflection on the state of leadership in education. This book examines the current discourse on educational leadership models, behaviors, and roles, and helps school and district leaders: Understand the power of metaphor and how metaphors have been used to define leadership Develop a deeper connection to their roles and their approaches Initiate change in themselves and in others By inspiring creative thinking and critical reflection, Leadership as Lunacy helps leaders achieve personal and professional growth and invigorate their professional relationships!

Preface About the Authors 1. The Presence and Power of Metaphors Not Just Words From Gilgamesh to Obama: Metaphors Communicate and Connect How Metaphors Work Why a Book About Metaphors for Educational Leaders? Structure Toward a New Kind of Wisdom 2. Leadership as Machine Running the Factory Leaders Running the Machine Evaluating the Machine On Being a Machine The Machine Metaphor 3. Leadership as Accounting The Relentless Pursuit of Rationality and Waste Educational Hyperrationalization The Cheating Culture: Corrosion of the Means/Ends Accountability Continuum The Accounting Metaphor: A Chimera Wrapped Up as an Ideology 4. Leadership as War Preparing for a Board Meeting The Ambivalence of War Metaphors Military Admonitions, Educational Situations, and Contradictions The Way of the Warrior Is Death: Education Is Life 5. Leadership as Sport Sports: Language and Action The Little ?Closed-System? World of an Athletic Team The Problem of the Charismatic Coach as a Model for the CEO Understanding the Nature of Power The Sports Metaphor: An Impossible Dream 6. Leadership as Theater The School as Stage: What Lies Beneath? The School as Staged: Long Run or Repertory? The School as Staged: Acting Leadership The School as Ritual Performance School as Theater 7. Leadership as Religion The Concept of the External Supreme Being Towards Perfection: The Idea of Progress Manifestations of Religion in Management and Educational Leadership The Presence of ?Managementspeak? and Religious Rituals in School Practices Warring Metaphors The Power of Religious Metaphors: The Universal Versus The Dogmatic and Partisan Experience Learning How to Lead Outside the Command and Control Model 8. Leadership as Lunacy Lunacy as a Form of Toxicity Leaders as Lunatics The Lunatic Psyche Symptoms, Signs and Pathologies The Lunacy Metaphor 9. Metaphors of Leadership The Uses of Metaphors Grand Narratives Positive Metaphors So, Where to Now? References Index

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