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Powerful Inquiry
Leading With Questions to Build Leadership Capacity in Your School and District
In Powerful Inquiry, the authors encourage leaders to build core leadership skills and competencies. School and district leaders will learn how leading with questions deepens their capacity and builds the mindset and skill sets of others to lead in a way that cultivates collaboration and innovation.
Create a culture that builds leadership capacity
Leaders, develop your capacity for social-emotional intelligence and foster growth, openness, and trust in your staff using Powerful Inquiry. The authors provide tools and resources that encourage principals, team leaders, and district leaders to challenge the traditional leadership model, welcome all voices, and establish an evolving learning organization that benefits everyone. Learn how leading with questions can support building specific leadership competencies.
K–12 school and district leaders can use this book to:
- Develop a learning organization using inquiry-based strategies, tools, and frameworks
- Establish a growth mindset within themselves and their colleagues
- Acknowledge bias and address any resistance getting in the way of change
- Foster an environment of psychological safety and interpersonal trust
- Distinguish between empowering and disempowering questions
- Promote equity and inclusion by giving voice to marginalized individuals
- Build the capacity for self-awareness in themselves and their staff
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“Powerful Inquiry is clear, concise, practical, and easy to follow, and there are so many great takeaways for leaders to try when building individual, team, and system leadership capacity. The authors present strategies, practices, protocols, and tools with a connection to research and authentic examples.”
“This book is a great resource for anyone interested in improving their leadership skills, whether currently leading or looking to transition to a leadership position. I found myself making notes as I read of things I want to change or improve when interacting with both individuals and teams in my work.”
