20 Biggest Mistakes Principals Make and How to Avoid Them

"The information presented is true to life; school principals will see themselves on every page. The strategies presented to 'fix' or avoid our mistakes really do work! You don't have to be a new principal to benefit from this one."
Kaye Peery, Superintendent
Maxwell Municipal Schools, NM

"I wish this book had been written many years ago to help me with my first principal's position. It is an indispensable resource for new and seasoned principals to avoid the pitfalls of administration."
Ron Joekel, Executive Director Emeritus
Phi Delta Kappa International

Learn to navigate the principalship by avoiding the major roadblocks that can arise along the way!

Don't let bad decisions and unnecessary oversights ruin your school dayor worse, your career! Marilyn Grady examines the twenty most critical mistakes principals make, and provides the strategies you need to avoid them. By surveying both teachers and administrators, and applying her own experiences as both teacher and a principal, the author examines the crucial errors from the following seven key categories:

• People Skillsmanaging interpersonal relationships and communication
• Peopleworking with staff and parents Principalexamining professional behaviors inherent in the position
• Jobjuggling time demands and heavy workloads
• Taskslooking more closely at administrative duties
• Personal Issuesfocusing on family and health
• Fatal Attractionsaddressing judgment errors that can be disastrous for your career

While everyone makes mistakes, you'll have the crucial insight needed to avoid the biggest ones!