What You Need to Lead an Early Childhood Program [electronic resource] : Emotional Intelligence in Practice.

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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I-Forming: Setting Up the Program and Yourself for Success -- Chapter 1. Five Essential Leadership Competencies: You Heard It Here -- Chapter 2. Smart Heart-to-Heart Leadership: Honoring Emotional Intelligence -- Chapter 3. Making Tough Decisions: The Art and Science of Decision Making -- Chapter 4. Leading on Purpose: The Road to Making a Difference -- Part II-Storming: Identifying, Preventing, and Addressing Resistance to Change

Chapter 5. Getting Started: Wherever You Are Is the Place to Begin -- Chapter 6. Partnering with Change -- Chapter 7. Preventing Legal Issues: Policies and Procedures -- Chapter 8. Creating a Community of Problem Solvers: Winners, Not Whiners -- Part III-Norming: Establishing Management Systems -- Chapter 9. Supervision and Staff Development: Social EQ in Action -- Chapter 10. Financial Management: Holding the Purse Strings -- Chapter 11. Do No Harm: Building Safe, Sustainable, Healthy Learning Environments -- Chapter 12. Curriculum Choices: Roots and Wings

Chapter 13. Marketing and Development: If You Build It, They Will Come -- Part IV-Performing: Putting Principles into Practice -- Chapter 14. Every Child's Family: Building Partnerships -- Chapter 15. Quest for Quality: Professionalism Isn't Just a 15-Letter Word -- Part V-Re-Forming: Renewing, Refreshing, Dreaming of What Might Be -- Chapter 16. Leadership Principles to Take with You: Learning to Love the Questions

Guides directors through the steps to build respectful, welcoming relationships with families and staff.

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