Middle Leadership

Leadership is a choice. You can choose to stay positive and in the moment, or you can let yourself be full of doubt and negativity. It takes as much energy to be frustrated as it does to be resourceful, and it’s hard to be both at the same time. We tend to think of leadership as flashing swords, generals on horseback, and Winston Churchill. For all the achievement billed as leadership, I believe real leadership goes deeper. I’ve learned that true leadership is to win from the middle.

You've probably risen to a level of achievement that others might be envious to have. But you're not at the top either...you're in management, but so often you feel stuck in the middle, fighting the tension between growing your technical capabilities and exercising those communication “soft skills” needed when leading others.

This book is an edited text with experts writing on these topics: literacy foundations, data-driven assessments, strategic partnerships, secondary literacy programs, DEI, leadership, planning and instructional strategies, and the content areas. It fills a gap in the literature on middle and secondary literacy and differentiation. Each chapter includes the latest research and takes a practical look at some of the essential questions facing educators today.

50 Things to Know About Being a Middle School English Teacher by author Dwayne Vega offers an approach to adjusting your English classroom. Most books on language arts instruction tell you to adopt theoretical and unproven suggestions. In this book, you'll discover how to get your students or children to view writing more positively. This book will help you understand what is going on with middle school students and help you craft lessons to address those changes.

You’re in the middle of everything. You are a boss. You have a boss. Being in the thick of it at work, dealing with change, leading your boss and leading your team through it can feel difficult and exhausting. It can also be rewarding. In the Thick of It takes you on a journey of awareness, growth, and purpose to help you master the art of leadership, to become the kind of leader that delivers results while valuing every human being, engendering trust and loyalty, bringing out the best in others, and bringing out the best in yourself at work.

A hero will rise . . . Maks comes home to Appian for Solstice break, only to find the village in turmoil–poachers have struck the last standing forest on his planet. Maks jumps in to help, fighting age-old customs and flouting conventions that try to hold him hostage. He soon realizes that the world is even more complex than he thought, and standing up for the truth is tougher when it means going against your best friend. A standalone novella from the world of The Lightbound Saga.

In this discussion, Simpson addresses the importance of coaching the largest percentage of members of any team, which is known as the "middle level".