{"product_id":"dancing-in-the-rain-jerome-t-murphy-9781612509624","title":"Dancing in the Rain: Leading with Compassion, Vitality, and Mindfulness in Education","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDancing in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e offers a lively and accessible guide aimed at helping education leaders thrive under pressure by developing the inner strengths of mindfulness and self-compassion, expressing emotions wisely, and maintaining a clear focus on the values that matter most.\u003c\/b\u003e Jerome T. Murphy, a scholar and former dean who has written and taught about the inner life of education leaders, argues that the main barrier to thriving as leaders is not the outside pressures we face, but how we respond to them inside our minds and hearts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this concise volume, Murphy draws on a combination of Eastern contemplative traditions and Western psychology, as well as his own experience and research in the field of education leadership. He presents a series of exercises and activities to help educators take discomfort more in stride, savor the joys and satisfactions of leadership work, and thrive as effective leaders guided by heartfelt values. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery day, education leaders find themselves swamped in a maelstrom of pressures that add to the complex challenges of educating all students to a high level. With humor and compassion, \u003ci\u003eDancing in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e shows educators how to lead lives of consequence and purpose in the face of life's inescapable downpours. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerome T. Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612509622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612509624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Education PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d","brand":"Jerome T. Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962172002559,"sku":"9781612509624","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_550f9702-2afb-4a40-974b-fc88bccb96bb.jpg?v=1750649538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dancing-in-the-rain-jerome-t-murphy-9781612509624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}