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Summary
Summary
"Roland S. Barth′s warm and wise book deserves to be kept close at hand. Witty, entertaining, instructive, and poignant, Barth′s stories will get you thinking, and the ′working rules′ salted throughout the book will help you navigate the deceptive shoals and powerful tides we all have to deal with at work." Lee G. Bolman, Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership University of Missouri-Kansas City Author of Leading With Soul and Reframing the Path to School Leadership
Lessons Learned is an insightful, funny, moving look at commonalties between life at sea and life in the schoolhouse. More than any other Barth book, this one exposes Roland for what he really is--an avid sailor, loyal friend, life-long learner, and compassionate leader." Milli Pierce, Director The Principals′ Center, Harvard Graduate School of Education
"This charming, humorous, and wise book teaches important lessons about relationships at work and at play. Once again, Barth has written a useful and invaluable book for teachers and principals alike." Thomas J. Sergiovanni , Lillian Radford Professor of Education Trinity University Author of The Lifeworld of Leadership
"Barth′s Lessons Learned is a powerful guide for defining the types of interpersonal relationships needed to bring about success." Karen M. Dyer, Manager Education Sector, Center for Creative Leadership Author of The Intuitive Principal
In Lessons Learned , Roland S. Barth shares his often whimsical, but always thoughtful, reflections on relationships at sea and in the workplace. Drawing on his 40 years of experience on deck and in the schoolhouse, Barth shows us that these two worlds have more in common than we might expect--and that there is much to be learned about getting along with one another from both.
Our day-to-day exchanges with others are central to how we experience and perform in the workplace. Everyone wants to be a member of a high-performing team, be an effective leader, and work in an enlightened and empowering culture. Barth′s seemingly simple stories of interactions among colleagues and companions provide rich, humorous, and often poignant insights into the subtlety and complexity of human relationships that shape teams and leaders. The resulting "rules" provide a practical and delightfully conversational guide to cultivating and fortifying working relationships.
Some lessons learned are obvious, others less so. Most of all, Barth provides a backdrop that invites us to reflect on our own stories so that we may better understand our own "lessons learned."
Author Notes
Roland S. Barth Roland S. Barth is one of the country's most renowned educators and the author of the best-selling Jossey-Bass book "Improving Schools from Within" (over 100,000 copies sold). He has been a public school teacher and principal, recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a member of the faculty of Harvard University where he founded the Harvard Principals' Center and the International Network of Principals' Centers.
Table of Contents
Preface |
Acknowledgments |
About the Author |
Setting Sail |
1 Have I Told You the One About...? |
2 The Long Version |
3 Shootin' the Breeze |
4 The Fragile Ego |
5 Who Am I? |
6 Steer Clear |
7 The Hand That Holds The Paintbrush |
8 Strength or Weakness? |
9 Good Though |
10 Right or Wrong? |
11 Held Harmless |
12 On Balance |
13 Loose Lips |
14 Fatal Attraction |
15 Going It Together |
16 Captain's Orders |
17 In Place |
18 Inside Passage |
19 Meetings at Bay |
20 Skinflint Skippers |
21 Both Feet In |
22 Promises, Promises |
23 Fair Winds |
24 Can You Help Me? |
Epilogue |
Cruising Rules Glossary |
Cruising Rules |
Working Rules |