{"product_id":"the-brilliance-imperative-simon-dunford-9789916404515","title":"The Brilliance Imperative","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow are you going to show brilliance today?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow are you going to help everyone else to become brilliant?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike you all, I am a busy person and, to be honest, whilst I like a good bit of research-based reading, I seldom have the time or the inclination to do it as often as I might like. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork life, for me, already means a lot of reading; once that is over, I have little capacity left in my head to cram much more in. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI do, however, undertake my thinking in a much less formal, less structured way, focusing on the premise of, 'What can I do and learn that will actually help me get better at what I do?'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book should only take approximately an hour or so of your time to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is intended that this book be a time-efficient, easy read with easily accessed main themes that promote further thinking and questioning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeally, you will find some areas that you would like to delve deeper into at a later stage. Included are lots of questions to assist you in exploring these areas yourself and a couple of practical activities that you might like to try.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart book, part manual and part checklist, I hope to have achieved something that is quickly digestible but which also sparks new thinking and reflections that you can then run with and develop further. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon's book is a wonderfully accessible, easy-to-read, common-sense exposé of leadership in general and school leadership in particular. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe uses a chatty, engaging style to cut to the essence of what it means to be a leader, dodging the conventional jargon and demystifying the sophistication others have burdened the term 'leadership' with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy describing leadership in terms of its focus on individual and team performance, Simon has surfaced the imperative need for self-leadership to drive the leadership of others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIgnoring any temptation to become embroiled in semantics or vague wanderings of fancy, he stresses the distinction between a title and a role, and distils his many years of experience, deep thought and discussion into simple, blindingly-obvious descriptions of what effective leaders do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a refreshing re-look at leadership, recommended for all who profess, aspire or are obliged to be leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Flattley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational education advisor, consultant and school principal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Dunford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9916404518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789916404515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dumond Learning Ou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Simon Dunford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166370996479,"sku":"9789916404515","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-brilliance-imperative-simon-dunford-9789916404515","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}