Marilyn L. Grady, is professor of educational administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). She is the author or coauthor of 23 books, including From Difficult Teachers to Dynamic Teamwork (2009) with Brock, Getting it Right from the Start (2009) with Kostelnik From First Year to First Rate (2007) with Brock, 194 High-Impact Letters for Busy Principals (2006), 20 Biggest Mistakes Principals Make and How to Avoid Them (2004) and Launching Your First Principalship (2004) with Brock. Her research areas include leadership, the principalship, and superintendent-board relations. She has more than 175 publications to her credit. She is the editor of the Journal of Women in Educational Leadership. Her editorial board service has included Educational Administration Quarterly, International Studies in Educational Administration, International Journal of Learning, Rural Educator, Journal of At-Risk Issues, Journal of School Leadership, Advancing Women in Leadership On-Line Journal, Journal for Rural School and Community Renewal, International Journal of Learning, and Journal for a Just and Caring Education. She is the recipient of the Stanley Brzezinski Research Award, NCPEA’s Living Legend Award, the Donald R. and Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence, UNL’s Distinguished Teaching Award, and UNL’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Status of Women.Grady coordinates an annual conference on women in educational leadership that attracts national attendance and is in its 24th year. She has been an administrator in K-12 schools as well as at the college and university levels. She received her bachelor’s degree in history from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, and her doctorate in educational administration with a specialty in leadership from The Ohio State University.

"The information presented is true to life; school principals will see themselves on every page. The strategies presented to ′fix′ or avoid our mistakes really do work! You don′t have to be a new principal to benefit from this one."

• IntroductionAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorI. The People Skills Mistake 1: Interpersonal Shortcomings Mistake 2: Communication Flaws II. The PeopleMistake 3: Neglecting the Professionals Mistake 4: Mismanaging ParentsIII. The PrincipalMistake 5: Being Too BossyMistake 6: InconsistencyMistake 7: Displaying WeaknessIV. The JobMistake 8: Endless WorkMistake 9: Mismanaging TimeV. TasksMistake 10: Ignoring the PreparationMistake 11: Displacing GoalsMistake 12: Decision-Making DilemmasMistake 13: Change DilemmasMistake 14: Professional Development VacuumMistake 15: Failing to SuperviseVI. Personal IssuesMistake 16: Forgetting the FamilyMistake 17: Ignoring Health IssuesMistake 18: Succumbing to StressMistake 19: Etiquette GaffesVII. Fatal AttractionsMistake 20: Errors of JudgmentVIII. The Leader′s ResponseResponse 1: Never to Err Again?Response 2: Over the HorizonResource A: Building Visibility in the Community Resource B: Verbal Skills Self-Assessment Resource C: Principal Access Self-Assessment Resource D: Principal Self-Assessment References

Marilyn L. Grady, is professor of educational administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). She is the author or coauthor of 23 books, including From Difficult Teachers to Dynamic Teamwork (2009) with Brock, Getting it Right from the Start (2009) with Kostelnik From First Year to First Rate (2007) with Brock, 194 High-Impact Letters for Busy Principals (2006), 20 Biggest Mistakes Principals Make and How to Avoid Them (2004) and Launching Your First Principalship (2004) with Brock. Her research areas include leadership, the principalship, and superintendent-board relations. She has more than 175 publications to her credit. She is the editor of the Journal of Women in Educational Leadership. Her editorial board service has included Educational Administration Quarterly, International Studies in Educational Administration, International Journal of Learning, Rural Educator, Journal of At-Risk Issues, Journal of School Leadership, Advancing Women in Leadership On-Line Journal, Journal for Rural School and Community Renewal, International Journal of Learning, and Journal for a Just and Caring Education. She is the recipient of the Stanley Brzezinski Research Award, NCPEA’s Living Legend Award, the Donald R. and Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence, UNL’s Distinguished Teaching Award, and UNL’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Status of Women.Grady coordinates an annual conference on women in educational leadership that attracts national attendance and is in its 24th year. She has been an administrator in K-12 schools as well as at the college and university levels. She received her bachelor’s degree in history from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, and her doctorate in educational administration with a specialty in leadership from The Ohio State University.

"The information presented is true to life; school principals will see themselves on every page. The strategies presented to ′fix′ or avoid our mistakes really do work! You don′t have to be a new principal to benefit from this one."

• IntroductionAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorI. The People Skills Mistake 1: Interpersonal Shortcomings Mistake 2: Communication Flaws II. The PeopleMistake 3: Neglecting the Professionals Mistake 4: Mismanaging ParentsIII. The PrincipalMistake 5: Being Too BossyMistake 6: InconsistencyMistake 7: Displaying WeaknessIV. The JobMistake 8: Endless WorkMistake 9: Mismanaging TimeV. TasksMistake 10: Ignoring the PreparationMistake 11: Displacing GoalsMistake 12: Decision-Making DilemmasMistake 13: Change DilemmasMistake 14: Professional Development VacuumMistake 15: Failing to SuperviseVI. Personal IssuesMistake 16: Forgetting the FamilyMistake 17: Ignoring Health IssuesMistake 18: Succumbing to StressMistake 19: Etiquette GaffesVII. Fatal AttractionsMistake 20: Errors of JudgmentVIII. The Leader′s ResponseResponse 1: Never to Err Again?Response 2: Over the HorizonResource A: Building Visibility in the Community Resource B: Verbal Skills Self-Assessment Resource C: Principal Access Self-Assessment Resource D: Principal Self-Assessment References

Marilyn L. Grady, is professor of educational administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). She is the author or coauthor of 23 books, including From Difficult Teachers to Dynamic Teamwork (2009) with Brock, Getting it Right from the Start (2009) with Kostelnik From First Year to First Rate (2007) with Brock, 194 High-Impact Letters for Busy Principals (2006), 20 Biggest Mistakes Principals Make and How to Avoid Them (2004) and Launching Your First Principalship (2004) with Brock. Her research areas include leadership, the principalship, and superintendent-board relations. She has more than 175 publications to her credit. She is the editor of the Journal of Women in Educational Leadership. Her editorial board service has included Educational Administration Quarterly, International Studies in Educational Administration, International Journal of Learning, Rural Educator, Journal of At-Risk Issues, Journal of School Leadership, Advancing Women in Leadership On-Line Journal, Journal for Rural School and Community Renewal, International Journal of Learning, and Journal for a Just and Caring Education. She is the recipient of the Stanley Brzezinski Research Award, NCPEA’s Living Legend Award, the Donald R. and Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence, UNL’s Distinguished Teaching Award, and UNL’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Status of Women.Grady coordinates an annual conference on women in educational leadership that attracts national attendance and is in its 24th year. She has been an administrator in K-12 schools as well as at the college and university levels. She received her bachelor’s degree in history from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, and her doctorate in educational administration with a specialty in leadership from The Ohio State University.

"The information presented is true to life; school principals will see themselves on every page. The strategies presented to ′fix′ or avoid our mistakes really do work! You don′t have to be a new principal to benefit from this one."

• IntroductionAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorI. The People Skills Mistake 1: Interpersonal Shortcomings Mistake 2: Communication Flaws II. The PeopleMistake 3: Neglecting the Professionals Mistake 4: Mismanaging ParentsIII. The PrincipalMistake 5: Being Too BossyMistake 6: InconsistencyMistake 7: Displaying WeaknessIV. The JobMistake 8: Endless WorkMistake 9: Mismanaging TimeV. TasksMistake 10: Ignoring the PreparationMistake 11: Displacing GoalsMistake 12: Decision-Making DilemmasMistake 13: Change DilemmasMistake 14: Professional Development VacuumMistake 15: Failing to SuperviseVI. Personal IssuesMistake 16: Forgetting the FamilyMistake 17: Ignoring Health IssuesMistake 18: Succumbing to StressMistake 19: Etiquette GaffesVII. Fatal AttractionsMistake 20: Errors of JudgmentVIII. The Leader′s ResponseResponse 1: Never to Err Again?Response 2: Over the HorizonResource A: Building Visibility in the Community Resource B: Verbal Skills Self-Assessment Resource C: Principal Access Self-Assessment Resource D: Principal Self-Assessment References