Sustainable Leadership (Jossey-Bass
Leadership Library in Education) by
Dean Fink
Sustainable Leadership
In Sustainable Leadership, Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink address one
of the most important and often neglected aspects of leadership:
sustainability. The authors set out a compelling and original framework of
seven principles for sustainable leadership characterized by Depth of
learning and real achievement rather than superficially tested performance;
Length of impact over the long haul, beyond individual leaders, through
effectively managed succession; Breadth of influence, where leadership
becomes a distributed responsibility; Justice in ensuring that leadership
actions do no harm to and actively benefit students in other schools;
Diversity that replaces standardization and alignment with diversity and
cohesion; Resourcefulness that conserves and renews leaders energy and
doesnt burn them out; and Conservation that builds on the best of the past
to create an even better future. This book is a volume in the Jossey-

Bass Leadership Library in Education—a series designed to meet the
demand for new ideas and insights about leadership in schools.
Personal Review: Sustainable Leadership (Jossey-Bass
Leadership Library in Education) by Dean Fink
Sustainable Leadership
Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink are two highly credible authors and
researchers of school leadership. "Sustainable Leadership" is an
inspirational book that will add to their credibility among the school leaders
who want practical and informed discussion about the day-to-day issues
affecting schools.
The concept of sustainable leadership in schools is topical because of the
loss of the baby-boomer generation holding formal leadership positions
and the failure to grow new leaders.
The authors have proposed seven principles for sustainable leadership:
1. Depth
2. Length
3. Breadth
4. Justice
5. Diversity
6. Resourcefulness
7. Sustainability in Action.
The principles were adapted from the research into ethical, sustainable
companies. The structure of sustainable leadership provides a great
vehicle to discuss contemporary educational change and leadership.
As I read the book my pen was working over-time, marking points of
agreement and fantastic quotes. This book is a great read in its own right,
but it contains some of the best professional learning that school leaders
could have.
Neil MacNeill
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