Designed to provide stimulus materials for school leaders to support their personal development, Leadership Dialogues encourages personal reflection, dialogue with a coach or mentor and conversations in leadership teams. It includes short think pieces, case studies, diagnostic reviews, selected quotations on a particular theme and questions for discussion and reflection.
The book is a valuable and practical resource for leadership teams. Much of the content is included on a free CD-ROM of printable resources.
Education Resources Awards finalist - Best Educational Book 2016.
;This book is based on two basic assumptions. Firstly, dialogue, conversation, reflection and challenge are fundamental aspects of effective learning and developing personal understanding. Secondly, school leaders do not have sufficient time to engage in these activities they are always the first casualties.
; The content is clustered into the following 8 themes: Effective leadership Thinking strategically Leading innovation and change Leading teaching and learning Leading and managing resources Leading people Collaboration Engaging with students, parents and community