The Lifeworld of Leadership

By Thomas J. Sergiovanni

Book Overview

"Lead locally" is the fundamental message in this perceptive new book. The author argues that leaders are most effective when their actions reflect their followers' needs and values. He skillfully explains how a school's "lifeworld" powerfully unites its members, insisting that local leadership can prevail against an increasingly common stream of erosive forces and that major changes can be initiated by fostering a school's individual culture.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787950289
• ISBN13: 9780787950286
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

The Definitive Book for Systems of Leadership

Sergiovanni writes the definitive book about leadership, management and the driving force behind both. Once you read this book you'll look at every organization, from a Little League team to Toyota, in a different light. I'm not a fan of seeing the world as one thing or the other, but nothing is closer to the truth than Sergiovanni's line of demarcation between the "Lifeworld" vs. "Systemsworld".