The Skillful Team Leader: A Resource for Overcoming Hurdles to Professional Learning for Student Achievement

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All teams face hurdles. What distinguishes the skillful team leader from a less effective one is his or her approach in overcoming them. MacDonald offers a skillful approach to team leadership rooted in values, mindset, intelligence, and skill. This practical guide features: 

• Reality-based examples illustrating common team hurdles in collaboration, shared leadership, goal setting and attainment, rigorous discourse, and continuous improvement 
• Brief follow-up sections with tips for sustaining positive change
• Ways to work beyond the team to shape and influence school culture
• Prompts to apply learning to your own leadership hurdles