The keys to having an outstanding career as a school leader.The American educational system is in crisis; trends of recentyears have been extraordinarily hard on educators. An entiregeneration of school leaders is retiring, many of them early, andthe number of candidates applying to replace them is plummeting. Inmany districts, applications have shrunk by nearly two-thirds.Seven Secrets of The Savvy School Leader hopes to counteractthese glum statistics by giving both aspiring and experiencedschool leaders important survival tools, and encouraging long-termleaders to renew their faith in their own abilities.* Describes the innate tensions inherent in leadership* Explores the difference between dilemmas and problems* Encourages leaders to make change by making meaning* Offers guidance for being your best and bold selfWritten an expert on school leadership who has worked closelywith thousands of schools over the years, the book will help anyoneserving as or considering becoming a school administrator.