Discover Strategic Leadership That Inspires Change

Are you looking to lead with greater intention and impact? Leading Strategically offers five essential practices to help you thrive in the whirlwind of daily work. Packed with tools, resources, and real-world examples, it’s your guide to building leadership skills and creating your own and others’ capacity.

Written by two educational leaders with 60+ years of combined knowledge and experience about what leads to real impactful improvement, the book is for anyone in or aspiring to a leadership role in the K-12 and educational nonprofit sector (teacher to superintendent and nonprofit leader).

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About the Authors

Introduction to
Leading Strategically

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Sonja Santelises

CEO, Baltimore City Public Schools

“The five elements of strategic leadership that form the foundation of the book comprise a concise, practical framework for the problem of balancing the demands of the big issues with the urgency of smaller ones, while following through to track how the outcome of what we planned to do actually compared with reality. In doing so, the authors bring an important message about how to create change and improvement in complex situations.”

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Hard copies now available through Harvard Education Press. E-book version is now available through Bookshop
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What Readers Say
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Rick Hess, Senior Fellow and Director, Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute

“Educational leaders have plenty of people telling them what they should do. Far rarer (and far more useful) is savvy and practical advice about what it takes to actually get things done. That’s what Liz and Rachel are known for, and what Leading Strategically delivers in spades. Leaders should do themselves a favor and read this book, tomorrow.”

Adrienne Battle, Superintendent, Nashville Public Schools

“With insightful advice, clear analysis, and compelling case studies, Liz City and Rachel Curtis have provided a timely and necessary guidebook to strategic leadership that will empower schools and school districts to reach greater heights. Our work is and has to be all about student success. Leading Strategically will help all of us keep that focus and support us to achieve more.”

Gene Pinkard, President, Instruction Partners

“Leading Strategically shows us how to marry leadership and a strategic mindset, a combination that is the essence of impactful leadership. The book is practical and pushes my thinking, making it accessible, invaluable, and a fun read. The case studies are real and rich, confirming that Rachel and Liz can walk the talk. I wish I’d had this book as a principal, principal supervisor, and central office leader. I’m glad I have it now.”

Meredith Honig, Professor of Education Policy, Organizations, & Leadership and Director of the District Leadership Design Lab, University of Washington

“These two have done it again. In Leading Strategically, Liz and Rachel provide educational leaders with insights that are research-based, field-tested, and actionable. They offer realistic and inspiring examples to help leaders tackle sometimes seemingly intractable systemic challenges. A timely must read.”