Unleash the power of the leadership-brain connection! Aligning leadership with current research on human intelligence, this guide provides school leaders with a visionary framework for understanding how mindful leadership significantly impacts growth and achievement in school communities. This updated edition of Connecting Leadership to the Brain is reorganized into three major parts, presents a greater focus on core concepts, and offers an expanded, reader-friendly chapter format. Readers will find: specific examples on how to link knowledge about the nature of intelligence to standard leadership practice; structured reflection exercises that connect specific content to personal context; and, graphic illustrations that support the narrative content.