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Achieve success step by step
The topic of management by wandering around is not new, but the authors' approach is fresh and timely. This current rendition based on the original work by Frase and Hetzel gives new and seasoned administrators smart, practical advice about how to “wander around” with purpose and develop a more interactive leadership style. This text cites more than 20 well-constructed research studies that show how management by wandering around produces desirable outcomes, including: Higher student achievement; Improved school culture; Higher teacher efficacy
Management by wandering around is not a rigid, linear process: it is a combination of proven methods and a flexible, organic approach to the whole of leadership. Topics covered include developing meeting agendas, supervising instruction, dealing with marginal teachers, and creating safe campuses. The bottom line? If you want to accomplish more, start by getting out more—and this book shows you how to make it count.
Finding Time for MBWA
Finding Time for MBWA
We spend too much of our time worrying about the mosquitoes and not enough time concerning ourselves about the health of the pond.
Management by Wandering Around takes time! When recently we asked principals how they schedule their time during the day, some responded with excuses for why they couldn't be the MBWA administrators they knew they needed to be. A sampling of such responses includes the following:
- “I get 200 e-mails a day. It takes me 2 hours to deal with them.”
- “The paperwork that comes with the job is a Goliath.”
- “There isn't enough time in the day to take care of the phone calls, irate parents, discipline issues, and paperwork, much less get into classrooms.”
- “I spend most of ...
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