Hidden in Plain Sight: Realizing the Full Potential of
Middle Leaders
by Michael Iannini
Middle leaders, either through curiosity, career-mindedness, or even coercion, accepted a role that is poorly defined, has limited or no authority, and comes with a huge target for colleagues and senior leaders to set their sights on. The expressions “Don’t shoot the messenger” and “We are all in this together” are common mottos. These are the middle leaders I want to capacity to be agents for transformational change: grade-level and subject team leaders, department heads, coordinators, and any other role tasked with making sure teachers work interdependently to improve student learning.
This book will help senior leaders empower middle leaders to take ownership of school change initiatives, by: understanding how to select middle leaders, differentiating expectations for middle leaders and identifying the skills and knowledge middle leaders need to lead change.
Middle leaders will learn how to advocate for themselves and their team, by being able to: define their role, understand how their role changes as the team develops and harness conflict to leverage the individual skills and experience of all team members.
What People Are Saying
“Hidden in Plain Sight: Realizing the Full Potential of Middle Leaders brings a new, and long overdue, perspective on how schools can assess and modify their organisational structures and practices to put deputies, teacher leaders and coordinators at the centre of transformational change."
— Rami Madani, Head of School, The International School of Kuala Lumpur
“Michael Iannini’s Hidden in Plain Sight is a comprehensive and explicit acknowledgement of the essential role that middle leaders throughout organisations have as change agents. It will equip and inspire leaders as they learn the art of transformational collaboration.”
— Dr. Chris Jansen, Leadership Lab, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
I designed a Book Study to ensure you develop yourself as a leader and encourage you to engage with peers and senior leaders.
Completing this Book Study will…
Build your confidence to engage in what were once seemingly ‘difficult conversations’.
Hone your vision for teacher leadership in your school.
Help you unpack all the baggage of previous bad leadership experiences and start with fresh with your peers and leadership team.