Leaders, develop your capacity for social-emotional intelligence and foster growth, openness, and trust in your staff using Powerful Inquiry. The authors provide tools and resources that encourage principals, team leaders, and district leaders to challenge the traditional leadership model, welcome all voices, and establish an evolving learning organization that benefits everyone. Learn how leading with questions can support building specific leadership competencies.

K-12 school and district leaders can use this book to:

Develop a learning organization using inquiry-based strategies, tools, and frameworks Establish a growth mindset within themselves and their colleagues Acknowledge bias and address any resistance getting in the way of change Foster an environment of psychological safety and interpersonal trust Distinguish between empowering and disempowering questions Promote equity and inclusion by giving voice to marginalized individuals Build the capacity for self-awareness in themselves and their staff

Contents: Introduction Part I: The Individual Leader Chapter 1: Leading With Questions to Build the Mindset and Skillset for Leaders Chapter 2: Leading With Questions to Build Emotional Intelligence Chapter 3: Leading With Questions to Create a Psychologically Safe Space to Lead and Learn Chapter 4: Leading With Questions to Promote Authentic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chapter 5: Leading With Questions to Break Through Immunity to Change Part II: The Team Leader Chapter 6: Leading With Questions to Build High-Performing Teams Chapter 7: Leading With Questions to Promote Team Learning Chapter 8: Leading With Questions to Promote Diversity, Inclusivity, Equity, and Belonging for Teams Part III: The System Leader Chapter 9: Leading With Questions to Develop a Learning Organization Chapter 10: Leading With Questions to Promote Districtwide Change and Transformation Final Thoughts Appendix References and Resources Index