Written for staff in schools and colleges, this book offers the challenge and support necessary to understand, analyze and adopt coaching, mentoring and peer-networking mechanisms as an essential part of the development of professional learning within an organisation. Drawing on the new national strategy for professional development, it emphasises the importance of learning with and from other colleagues, helping your organisation to become a professional learning community and supporting the drive to raise standards and attainment. Organised into nine distinct but interrelated chapters, this is an invaluable sourcebook of practical information for in-service training. It contains a range of stimulating activities which engage the reader and encourages reflection on: * the nature and importance of professional development in schools and colleges * the potential benefits and difficulties associated with coaching, mentoring and peer-networking * factors essential to the successful establishment and management of coaching and mentoring programmes * team leadership and leadership coaching * the role of the coach, mentor and networker with respect to the creation of professional learning communities.

Written for staff in schools and colleges, this book offers the challenge and support necessary to understand, analyze and adopt coaching, mentoring and peer-networking mechanisms as an essential part of the development of professional learning within an organisation. Drawing on the new national strategy for professional development, it emphasises the importance of learning with and from other colleagues, helping your organisation to become a professional learning community and supporting the drive to raise standards and attainment. Organised into nine distinct but interrelated chapters, this is an invaluable sourcebook of practical information for in-service training. It contains a range of stimulating activities which engage the reader and encourages reflection on: * the nature and importance of professional development in schools and colleges * the potential benefits and difficulties associated with coaching, mentoring and peer-networking * factors essential to the successful establishment and management of coaching and mentoring programmes * team leadership and leadership coaching * the role of the coach, mentor and networker with respect to the creation of professional learning communities.

Understanding the relationship between Cultural Intelligence, Transformational Leadership, and Burnout is extremely important for the 21st Century Leader. Leaders must be culturally sensitive in a globalized society in order to be transformational and less burned out. This book will help leaders understand how best to lead in a culturally diverse era. This research study was motivated in part by a lack of succession planning for companies, and a need for more culturally sensitive transformational leaders globally.

In the course of a year, D. Michelle Stokes lost her mother, a close friend and finally her job as a head college basketball coach. Throughout the many setbacks, she managed to detail her experiences and create this book. Her hope is that everyone who reads it understands that true grace can only be achieved through facing your challenges with unyielding faith. Filled with insightful anecdotes and real life experiences, Ms. Stokes is a witness that God's grace can sustain you through anything, and she wants her readers to EXPERIENCE GRACE so that they may weather life's storms.