The EQ Way (Paperback)

Ignacio Lopez

ISBN 10: 1416632700 / ISBN 13: 9781416632702

Published by Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2024

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Paperback. The EQ Way is a reflection tool for leaders navigating difficult timesand difficult emotionsin their schools.In education, challenges surround you every day, but they don't have to define you. When the negative, frightful, or unknown happenswhen you're confused because you aren't sure where things are headedthat's when you want to focus on EQ, or emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.Educational psychologist and school leader Ignacio Lopez explores how you can lead from a place of calm clarity and strength. Lopez relies on his own experience to guide you through enacting EQ strategies in your school or district, no matter what kinds of challenges you face. You can learn to control your reactions and keep emotional intelligence central to your work by* Recognizing and improving your own emotional intelligence.* Continually assessing the clarity of your vision and communication.* Enforcing accountability across the school community.* Refining, communicating, and monitoring school values.* Deliberately engaging with external stakeholders.* Finding ways to work with and stand up to naysayers and resisters.* Sustaining the emotional intelligence of the school community.The key to successfully navigating your school through difficult times and managing high-conflict situations is being an emotionally intelligent leader.The EQ Way helps you be that leader. A reflection tool for leaders navigating difficult times - and difficult emotions - in their schools. The book explores how you can lead from a place of calm clarity and strength. The author relies on his own experience to guide you through enacting EQ strategies in your school or district, no matter what kinds of challenges you face. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The EQ Way (Paperback)
• Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416632700
• ISBN 13: 9781416632702
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The EQ Way is a reflection tool for leaders navigating difficult times—and difficult emotions—in their schools.

In education, challenges surround you every day, but they don't have to define you. When the negative, frightful, or unknown happens—when you're confused because you aren't sure where things are headed—that's when you want to focus on EQ, or emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.

Educational psychologist and school leader Ignacio Lopez explores how you can lead from a place of calm clarity and strength. Lopez relies on his own experience to guide you through enacting EQ strategies in your school or district, no matter what kinds of challenges you face. You can learn to control your reactions and keep emotional intelligence central to your work by

* Recognizing and improving your own emotional intelligence.
* Continually assessing the clarity of your vision and communication.
* Enforcing accountability across the school community.
* Refining, communicating, and monitoring school values.
* Deliberately engaging with external stakeholders.
* Finding ways to work with and stand up to naysayers and resisters.
* Sustaining the emotional intelligence of the school community.

The key to successfully navigating your school through difficult times and managing high-conflict situations is being an emotionally intelligent leader.The EQ Way helps you be that leader.

About the Author

Ignacio Lopez is an educational psychologist, author, and leader focused on supporting the development of educators and education organizations that embrace inclusive, emotionally intelligent, and culturally relevant learning environments. In his writing, Lopez provides helpful, relevant, and research-based leadership and instructional strategies that help educators challenge their own mindsets and practices toward advancing the academic and social emotional lives of the students they serve. Lopez has been a high school teacher, administrator, college dean, community college president, and elected school board member in Illinois. He is the author of Keeping It Real and Relevant.