Build resilience, lead with purpose, and thrive in any challenge.
Education leaders face mounting pressures and unprecedented challenges, with many feeling the strain of constant change and uncertainty. Habits of Resilient Leaders offers a practical framework and proven habits that extend beyond self-care and managerial skills, arming leaders with tools to foster improved well-being, empower their teams, and create a positive impact in their schools and districts.
Addressing the growing attrition rate among K12 leaders globally, this book provides actionable strategies to cultivate resilience and ensure long-term sustainability in leadership. Key features include
- Practical strategies for fostering resilience, maintaining your well-being, and addressing challenges without impacting your health
- Guidance for developing habits for boundary-setting, cultivating vision, managing change, and leading with optimism and emotional intelligence
- Authentic examples of habits in action and reflection activities to support implementation
With a focus on personal and professional growth, this must-read guide supports education leaders to rediscover their "why," maintain stability for their teams, and foster thriving environments for students, staff, and their broader communities.
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This timely book explores essential leadership topics with practical guidance and reflective insights. A must-read for education leaders, it promotes collaboration, emotional well-being, and growth. From refining coaching systems to embracing feedback, it equips leaders to adapt, thrive, and foster thriving communitiesoffering a transformative journey toward resilience and sustainable leadership excellence. -- Jennifer Benson This book is like hiring your own personal leadership coach. The authors understand that real learning follows a metacognitive cycle of self-reflection, goal-setting, and new learning and it means that the very practical lessons for leadership from this book wont be read and forgotten they will lead to powerful changes in your leadership practices. -- Mark Hillman This book is a must-read for every school leader looking to nurture their resiliency skills, while empowering educators to do the same. Discover practical strategies to lead with self-care, grace, and resilience, even in the most challenging times! This book will help you be the leader every educator needs. -- Jessica Johnson Habits of Resilient Leaders offers educators a roadmap to self-care and personal sustainability. Packed with practical strategies for daily, weekly, and yearly leadership challenges, this book compassionately reminds leaders that prioritizing themselves isnt selfishit is essential. A must-read for educators seeking sustainable success, its like having a supportive coach in your corner. -- Jessica Lee Lovell This is one of the best books I have had the privilege to read in some time. It offers suggestions for how to thrive as a leader within one of the most challenging eras in education. It is chock-full of strategies and suggestions that can be immediately implemented and measured for impact. -- Lynn Macan This book provides a roadmap for leaders by defining resilience as actively leveraging difficult experiences for personal and organizational growth. It provides the right habits; leaders can create a positive and empowering environment that benefits everyone involved. This is a resourceful tool that wont sit on a shelf. -- Debra Paradowski This book is ideal for school administrators and aspiring leaders seeking practical tools to balance personal well-being with professional impact. It is a comprehensive, empowering resource that inspires growth, resilience, and lasting change in schools. Ten thoughtfully crafted chapters provide simple strategies for school leaders to balance priorities, overcome challenges, and elevate their impact on school communities. -- Katie Ann Schafer As a veteran administrator, this book helped me reflect on where I have been as a leader (strengths and weaknesses), where I am now, and what I can do to be better moving forward. It left me energized and reminded me of my why for being an educational leader. -- Leslie Standerfer
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Build Boundaries, Not Walls
Chapter 2: Fill Your Bucket First: The Habit of Self-Care
Chapter 3: Be the Vision Caster
Chapter 4: Check Your Blind Spots
Chapter 5: Habits of Lead Learners
Chapter 6: High Expectations for All
Chapter 7: Data Habits of an Evaluative Thinker
Chapter 8: Feedback Habits to Fuel Your Impact
Chapter 9: Dont Travel Alone
Chapter 10: Manage Change or It Will Manage You: The Habits of a Resilient
Leader
Epilogue
References Cited
Lindsay Prendergast brings nearly two decades of experience in global education, where her roles have ranged from leadership coach to principal, consultant, and classroom teacher. As the Assistant Director of Strategy & Development with the Danielson Group, she collaborates with districts, schools, and educators to promote equitable teaching and learning through the Framework for Teaching. Lindsays work centers on leading systems change and advancing instructional leadership with practical and impactful insights. Recognized as an ASCD Emerging Leader and Champion in Education as well as an AAIE Fellow, Lindsay is an established thought leader who frequently shares her expertise on leadership development, growth-centered supervision, and assessment practices through ASCD, Learning Forward, Edutopia, AAIE, EARCOS, AMLE, Cognia, and more. She co-authored bestselling Habits of Resilient Educators: Strategies for Thriving During Times of Anxiety, Doubt, and Constant Change (Corwin, 2024), as well as dozens of articles and manuscripts in the field of education. Driven by a commitment to impactful change and global competence, Lindsays work empowers educators to navigate complex challenges, fostering environments where both teachers and students thrive.
Piper Lee has more than twenty-five years of experience in education, including teaching, administration, instructional coaching, professional learning facilitation, and leadership coaching. Her passion for student and adult learning and improving effective teacher instruction and student success in learning ignited her pursuit of working as an instructional leadership coach nationally.
Over the course of her career, Piper has served students, families, teachers, leadership teams, and undergraduate and graduate students. Most recently, Piper has been supporting district leaders, principals, and educators in one of the largest school districts in the country. While partnering with educators across the country, Piper has learned and lives the philosophy that rigorous relationships help to create transformative schools and impact every aspect of our lives. Piper received her bachelor of arts degree in Elementary Education, her masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction, and her education leadership certification and licensure from Winona State University in Minnesota.
