Leading Toward Efficacy

This is a book about leadership, not as a position but rather as a set of behaviors.

This is essential in our rapidly emerging technological, political, social and education operations. The behaviors are important for personal performance, individual and collective efficacy, the recognition of those behaviors in others, and advocating their inclusion in educational programs and workplace cultures.

Readers will read the book for personal efficacy and influence, efficacy of others and making organization increasingly effective in regard to their mission. The information contained in this book will help the reader be on the forefront of developments in the neurosciences related to Cognitive Coaching. The subject matter will address the current status of education, with issues surrounding parent involvement, political influence, teacher fatigue, and the digital landscape faced by students and educators alike in the time since the ideas of Cognitive Coaching were first introduced including the myriad points of information accessible to students, possibilities for distraction, and the fast-moving onset of artificial intelligence.

The book will also present an emerging view of what educational leadership is about in the modern world, including a greater emphasis than ever before on proficiency, vulnerability, psychological safety, empathy, and a sense of community/belonging.

After enduring an era of COVID-19, followed by many unanticipated results in personal lives, education, workplaces, and global relationships, many are experiencing physical, emotional and psychological stress. This book considers the classic concepts of Cognitive Coaching, with a fresh modern perspective that will help inspire a new generation of leaders while also reinvigorating those who have been in the field for decades.
This book will give the reader tools they need to work with greater efficacy in their careers, education, and lives as a whole. Research shows that people with greater efficacy believe that they can work through problems that are presented, typically work harder, are more successful, and are less stressed than their counterparts.