This original book shows you how to understand and collaborate with the most difficult members of your staff. Tied together by real-world "success stories" about school change and succinct leadership tips, the parctical advice in this book is supported by research and is presented in a conversational style.

Bergmann, Sherrell; Brough, Judith

introduction Lead Me - I Dare You! Managing Resistance to School Change; Chapter 1 Defining the Degree of Followership; Chapter 2 Identifying Reluctant Followers: Who Are They and Why Do They Refuse to Follow the Leader?; Chapter 3 Assessing the Impact of Personality on Leading and Following; Chapter 4 Defining Leadership Characteristics and Their Impact on Reluctant Followers; Chapter 5 Motivating Reluctant Followers; Chapter 6 Minimizing the Dare: Strategies for Communicating With Reluctant Followers; Chapter 7 Helping Followers Become Leaders; Chapter 8 Confronting Those Who Will Not Change: Who Killed Learning in the Seventh Grade? Epilogue;