Cover -- Untitled -- Title page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- List of Leadership Tools -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Learning to Lead -- Chapter 1. Balanced Leadership: What the Research Says -- Chapter 2. Establishing a Clear Focus -- Chapter 3. Managing Change -- Chapter 4. Creating a Purposeful Community -- Chapter 5. Conclusion: Characteristics of Great School Leaders -- Appendix: The 21 Balanced Leadership Responsibilities and 66 Associated Practices -- References -- About the Authors -- Leadership Tool #1 -- Balanced Leadership Framework Analysis -- Leadership Tool #2 -- Combining the Five Whys and the What Matters Most Framework -- Leadership Tool #3 -- Identifying and Specifying Desired Outcomes -- Leadership Tool #4 -- Designing an Intervention Bundle -- Leadership Tool #5 -- Trilateral Planning -- Leadership Tool #6 -- Estimating the Magnitude of a Change -- Leadership Tool #7 -- Creating Demand -- Leadership Tool #8 -- Framing an Initiative to Become a Shared Vision -- Leadership Tool #9 -- Implementation Plan -- Leadership Tool #10 -- Monitoring and Evaluating Implementation -- Leadership Tool #11 -- Managing Personal Transitions -- Leadership Tool #12 -- Purposeful Community: Teacher's Reflection Assessment -- Leadership Tool #12 continued -- Leadership Tool #13 -- Developing Operating Principles and Agreements -- Leadership Tool #14 -- Assessing Use of Intangible Assets -- Leadership Tool #15 -- Identifying Staff Expertise -- Leadership Tool #16 -- Using Leadership Responsibilities to Strengthen Purposeful Community -- Leadership Tool #17 -- Interpreting Events Through the Leadership Responsibilities -- Leadership Tool #18 -- Reflection on Shared Leadership.