Article: Real Leaders, Real Schools: Stories of Success against Enormous Odds.(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: Real Leaders, Real Schools: Stories of Success ...
Education Next;  March 22, 2009 ;     578 words ...Real Leaders, Real Schools: Stories of Success Against Enormous Odds. Gerald C. Leader with Amy F. Stern (Harvard ... books about heroic principals "succeeding against enormous odds," five of whom are vividly and admiringly profiled ...

Article: Despite enormous odds, Afghans have hope in the ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  January 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ...BAGHRAN, Afghanistan _ By all accounts, Abdul Wahed had given up power and pledged support for Afghanistan's new interim government. The old warlord, known throughout southwest Afghanistan as Rais of Baghran, was suspected of harboring fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. Wearing a

Article: Beating enormous odds; HIV patient for 22 years ...
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  October 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Jacqueline Reis When AIDS Project Worcester formed more than 20 years ago, the group didn't expect to hold on to clients for a decade or more. Its main concern was helping people keep their dignity in the face of an early death. Francine S. Coleman, 57, knows those realities. Diagnosed with

Article: Tiny aviators fight enormous odds; Migrating birds ...
The Sunday Independent (South Africa);  May 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ...They are the true jet-setters. Twice a year they set off on journeys that most of us could only dream of. Many cross the equator and still more switch continents, following the sun. Some travel from one polar region to the other. These are the avian migrants whose seasonal movements are only now

Article: EYE OF THE STORM A COMMUNITY IN COLOMBIA, WITH HELP FROM A ...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  July 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Kerry Hill More than four years ago, Colombian peasants surrounded by armed conflict took a bold, risky step - making a commitment to shun all weapons and alliances with any armed faction. The residents designated San Jose de Apartado a "peace community." "This community is a form of

Article: New releases.(bookshelf)(Bibliography)(Brief article)
Diverse Issues in Higher Education;  October 30, 2008 ;     488 words ... ... 10: 0742540731, ISBN-13: 978-0742540736, pp. 160. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Real Leaders, Real Schools: Stories of Success Against Enormous Odds, by Dr. Gerald C. Leader and Amy F. Stern, $26.95, Harvard Education Press ...

Article: COACHING Real LEADERS
T + D;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... to distinguish between what I call "real leaders" and "safe leaders." This distinction ... safe leadership, or stepping up to be real leaders. At the extreme, safe leaders are ... development activities such as coaching. Real leaders, on the other hand, are driven more ...