Wes Chatham kroch fluchend durch den Staub und glitt hinter ein Mesquitegestrüpp. Ein Hagelschauer aus Blei ging über ihm nieder. Plötzlich und zum ersten Mal, seitdem er sich auf den Weg nach Independence gemacht hatte, war er wütend. Diese Halunken hatten ihn hinterrücks aus dem Sattel geschossen!Er hatte keine Ahnung, wer sie waren oder warum sie Streit suchten, aber eines war klar: Sie hatten nicht vor, ihn am Leben zu lassen. Sein Schicksal war besiegelt. Wenn ihre Kugeln ihm n...

Passion, vision, relatability—can we ever quantify the facets of successful leadership? Is there sufficient "there-there" behind these feel-good words to transform a school into a culture of learning and bold hope? Yes, and yes! Inspired by John Hattie’s impressive research, Fisher, Frey, Lassiter, and Smith bring their trademark clarity to turn aspiration into energized action.For each of the five components that all effective leaders possess—trustworthiness, competence, ...

Foster Trust, Accountability and Engagement in Your TeamsCreating strong, cohesive teams is an art, and How Teams Work: A Playbook for Distributing Leadership is the essential guide for school leaders looking to master this craft. This interactive playbook doesn′t just advise but actively equips leaders with the tools they need to foster trust, accountability, and engagement in their teams.School leaders today face a critical mandate: to empower, e...

Sharpen your instructional leadership skills and guide your school toward equity and excellence for all.Just think about how great schools could be if every instructional leader exercised their influence to create change—maximizing the efforts of others and mobilizing those efforts to work toward a shared goal.How Leadership Works: A Playbook for Instructional Leaders walks educators through the processes of clarifying, articulatin...

This is a novel by Will James, an artist and writer of the American West in the early 1900’s. The story tells of the life of Smoky, a horse born in the wild and captured by a cowboy named Clint who trained him to be an outstanding cow horse. Smoky was then stolen by a horse thief, and over the years was mistreated and abused. But Clint never stopped looking for his special horse.