The First Two Rules of Leadership
“Make sure your students follow your instructions.” That sounds like a straightforward instruction, but in fact, it’s fairly abstract. What does a teacher actually have to do to make sure students are following? Even the leader delivering this direction may not know, and the first-year teacher almost certainly doesn’t. The vast majority of teachers are only observed one or two times per year on average—and even among those who are observed, scarcely any are given feedback as to how they could improve. The bottom line is clear: teachers do not need to be evaluated so much as they need to be developed and coached. In Get Better Faster: A 90-Day Plan for Coaching New Teachers, Paul Bambrick-Santoyo shares instructive tools of how school leaders can effectively guide new teachers to success. Over the course of the book, we break down the most critical actions leaders and teachers must enact to achieve exemplary results. Designed for coaches as well as beginning teachers, Get Better Faster is an integral coaching tool for any school leader eager to help their teachers succeed. It’s the book’s focus on the actionable—the practice-able—that drives effective coaching. By practicing the concrete actions and micro-skills listed here, teachers will markedly improve their ability to lead a class, producing a steady chain reaction of future teaching success. Though focused heavily on the first 90 days of teacher development, it’s possible to implement this work at any time. New and old teachers alike can benefit from the guidance of Get Better Faster and close their existing instructional gaps. Packed with practical training tools, including agendas, presentation slides, a coach’s guide, handouts, planning templates, and 35 video clips of real teachers at work, Get Better Faster will teach you: The core principles of coaching: Go Granular, Make Feedback More Frequent, Top action steps to launch a teacher’s development in an easy-to-read scope and sequence guide The four phases of skill building: Phase 1 (Pre-Teaching): Dress Rehearsal Phase 2: Instant Immersion Phase 3: Getting into Gear Phase 4: The Power of Discourse
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PRAISE FOR THE FIRST TWO RULES OF LEADERSHIP
“Leading this way will result in an engaged, inspired, and highly productive team while also being more fun and fulfilling for the leader.”
– Kip Tindell, Co-Founder and Chairman, The Container Store (one of Fortune's top 100 places to work for 14 years in a row)
“Simple, practical, and profound rules to help you become a great leader. A must read for any leader.”
– Lorraine Grubbs, former Director of Employment, Southwest Airlines
“David Cottrell's latest book is a must read for any leader. It simplifies the complexity of leadership into two simple rules. Read, then implement and get ready for sustained leadership success.”
– Pat Williams, Senior Vice President of the Orlando Magic; author of The Success Intersection
“This book simplifies the complexities of leadership and helps leaders lead with clarity, integrity, and focus.”
– Jon Gordon, author of The Energy Bus and The Carpenter
“David Cottrell shares valuable insights on how to be the leader others will strive to emulate. With acumen and sincerity, The First Two Rules of Leadership succinctly lays out a sustained methodology for hiring smart, coaching performance, and leading with poise.”
– Kimberly Rath, President, Talent Plus, Inc. (recognized as an Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplace)
“Two simple rules of leadership that will improve your effectiveness as a leader..”
– T. Michael Glenn, Executive Vice President, FedEx
“This book simplifies the complexities of leadership down to two logical, necessary rules: Make smarter decisions and lead with class.”
– Karl Koch, Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Holdings
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Names: Cottrell, David, 1953- author.
Title: The first two rules of leadership: don't be stupid, don't be a jerk / David Cottrell.
Description: Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016. | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016023291 (print) | LCCN 2016031883 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119282808 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119282822 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119282952 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Leadership. | Interpersonal relations.
Classification: LCC HD57.7 .C6767 2016 (print) | LCC HD57.7 (ebook) | DDC 658.4/092–dc23
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INTRODUCTION
Every day thousands of people quit their jobs. They reach their limit and realize that enough is enough. They bid farewell to friends and co-workers. They exit a familiar, comfortable place and enter an unknown territory – new job, boss, peers, and environment. They are convinced that the unknown has got to be better than the current situation that they know all too well. They believe that anything, anywhere, would be better than where they are.
