The Listening Leader: Creating the Conditions for Equitable School Transformation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Shane Safir (Author), Michael Fullan - Foreword (Author), Rachel L. Jacobs (Narrator),

168 ratings

See all formats and editions

Amazon Price

New from

Used from

Kindle Edition

"Please retry"

$33.35

—

Audible Audiobook, Unabridged

"Please retry"

$0.00

Free with your Audible trial

Paperback

"Please retry"

$35.11

$31.67

$28.15

Audio CD

"Please retry"

$80.99

Kindle Edition
$33.35 Read with Our Free App
Audiobook
$0.00 Free with your Audible trial
Paperback
$35.11

17 Used from $28.15 21 New from $31.67
Audio CD
$80.99

1 Used from $80.99 1 New from $80.99

LISTENING...THE KEY TO BECOMING A TRANSFORMATIVE SCHOOL LEADER

The Listening Leader is a practical guide that will inspire school, district, and teacher leaders to make substantive change and increase equitable student outcomes. Rooted in the values of equity, relationships, and listening, this luminous book helps reimagine what is possible in education today. Drawing from more than 20 years of experience in public schools, Shane Safir incorporates hands-on strategies and powerful stories to show us how to leverage one of the most vital tools of leadership: listening. As a Listening Leader, you'll feel more confident in these core competencies:

Cultivating relationships with stakeholders
Addressing equity challenges in your organization
Gathering student, staff, and parent perspectives as rich data on improvement
Fostering a thriving culture of collaboration and innovation

The Listening Leader offers a much-needed leadership model to transform every facet of school life, and most importantly, to shape our schools into equitable places of learning. As Michael Fullan writes in the Foreword, "Read it, act on it, and reap the benefits for all."

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

Listening Length

10 hours and 54 minutes
Author

Shane Safir, see all
Narrator

Rachel L. Jacobs
Audible release date

Aug. 27 2019
Language

English
Publisher

Tantor Audio
ASIN

B07WW7SLNW
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
See all details

1 credit a month good for any title of your choice, yours to keep.
The Plus Catalogue—listen all you want to thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts, and audiobooks.
Access to exclusive member-only sales, as well as 30% off your purchases of any additional titles.
After 30 days Audible is $14.95/month + applicable taxes. Renews automatically.

Learn more about membership

Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company

List Price: $21.92

You Save: $2.74 (13%)

By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.

Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company

People who bought this also bought

Page 1 of 1Start OverPage 1 of 1

Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice
Elena Aguilar
879
Audible Audiobook
The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact
Michael Fullan
360
Audible Audiobook
What Great Principals Do Differently: 18 Things That Matter Most, Second Edition
Todd Whitaker
510
Audible Audiobook
Leading in a Culture of Change
Michael Fullan
259
Audible Audiobook
Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community
Liz Kleinrock
178
Audible Audiobook

Related to this topic

Page 1 of 1Start OverPage 1 of 1

Pieces of Her
Karin Slaughter
11,946
in Women Sleuths

Audible Audiobook
Spare
Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
56,801
in English History

Audible Audiobook
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear
124,666
in Social Psychology & Interactions

Audible Audiobook
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
J.K. Rowling
75,585
Audible Audiobook
Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
David Goggins
4,077
Audible Audiobook

Product details

Listening Length	10 hours and 54 minutes
Author	Shane Safir, Michael Fullan - Foreword
Narrator	Rachel L. Jacobs
Audible.ca Release Date	August 27 2019
Publisher	Tantor Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07WW7SLNW
Best Sellers Rank	#46,520 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #241 in Education Administration (Books) #429 in Education (Audible Books & Originals) #1,056 in Career Guides (Books)

Customer reviews

4.8 out of 5

168 global ratings

5 star		86%
4 star		10%
3 star		3%
2 star 0% (0%)		0%
1 star		1%

How are ratings calculated?

Top reviews from Canada

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Amazon Customer

Excellent instruction manual ofr changing school culture through trust and realtionship

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 18, 2020

Verified Purchase

Practical
Contain actual "how to" chapters rather than solid theory
Easy to read
Up to day and and research supported

Helpful

Dave

Leadership book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 30, 2020

Verified Purchase

If you need to read about leadership, you could start here.

Helpful

William Scott

Amazing resource for aspiring and veteran school leaders

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 18, 2017

Shane Safir's book is an outstanding resource for principals, teachers, parents and other leaders in the fight for equity in schools. I have found it both inspiring/visionary and very practical. I would highly recommend as a resource for aspiring and veteran school leaders alike. It is worth it for the powerful stories alone.

Helpful

Top reviews from other countries

Elizabeth

I love so much about this book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 21, 2017

Verified Purchase

As a former principal, I can honestly say that I wish, wish, wish this book had been around when I was navigating the tricky waters of working toward equity in a racially and socioeconomically diverse community. There was so much for us to learn and no guidance or handbook anywhere as clear or compelling as The Listening Leader. The case studies alone would have helped me shift my thinking on some of my own and others' missteps. I love so much about this book, but perhaps my favorite thing is that Safir explains listening and equity work in ways that are intellectually rigorous and emotionally astute. You could not read this book and come away thinking that this is a bunch of touchy-feely approaches but you also couldn't come away from it thinking that Safir doesn't understand people and human dynamics and how relationships in schools work. She manages to make complex concepts accessible and memorable. The tone of the text makes it clear that Safir is a consummate coach; reading it practically feels like you're in a coaching session with the most prepared, knowledgeable coach ever. Equity is so clearly the driving force through all of the work. Safir doesn't slap equity in the title and mention it once or twice--she believes that equitable outcome are possible and that the people in schools can become the leaders to make that happen. It's refreshing and inspiring and so smart. I've been looking for an anchor text to use with the principals I now coach--and I'm delighted to have found one that will reach all of them.

2 people found this helpful

Marin Trujillo

To lead, you must learn to listen

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2018

Verified Purchase

The Listening Leader by Shane Safir is a book that emancipates the knowledge that is typically kept for those who can afford the privilege of receiving high-quality training around equity, organization change and coaching. The Listening Leader is an essential book that is a contemporary guide for those of us who work in the field of social justice. As a district administrator, I found the book provided me with a summary of the latest 'technology' that coaches and facilitators are currently using to push back against inequality in public education. If you are interested in affecting system change, this book provides a powerful set of frameworks to help you organize your thoughts and move you into action. I recommend this book for new and veteran leaders because Shane has done a great job at explaining the concepts presented, and to those more advance social justice 'warriors' because Shane provides depth and useful real-life suggestions. Happy reading and Adelante!

lboley

Excellent for Ed Leaders

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 21, 2022

Verified Purchase

My book came in fair condition and I was given pleasant customer service. The content of the book is exceptional, the best reading I have encountered in my education leadership program.

Nikki Thornton

Concrete Tools and Inspiration to Implement Humanizing Practices In Education! A Must Read!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 19, 2017

Verified Purchase

The Listening Leader is a great and necessary addition to the education world to help us balance the relational parts of our work with the technical parts that often get focused on. This is really vulnerable work! Instead of “shaking her finger at us” and separating herself from us, Shane Safir joins along side us with the mishaps, fumbles, and growth we have as she shares her own mistakes and learning. She continues to work beside us by including questions she has encountered and her thoughts (instead of the answer). It reminds us there isn’t one perfect answer; it requires listening to begin to think about what work is necessary to transform our schools.
In a profession where there isn’t always space created to slow down, Shane helps us to take that space to reflect on our leadership, especially with the Make it Mindful breaks. She continues to connect us through the stories shared throughout the book that support the learning in a concrete, real, and relatable way. It’s such messy work but The Listening Leader gives hope, perspective, and tools that can be used in classrooms, other school settings, and the larger educational communities. Thank you Shane for validating that relational work isn’t mushy stuff but necessary and hard work!

One person found this helpful

Karen Zapata (Ms. Zapata at SFC)

CRUCIAL VISION FOR CHANGE IN SCHOOLS!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 19, 2017

Verified Purchase

I am a teacher leader at a large public school and can say this book is an INCREDIBLE resource. Reading it, I was immediately able to apply Shane's powerful insight into the change work in our school. For me, the most important learnings I had were around 1) adult learning, 2) meaningful data collection and 3) the art of listening. Working with diverse learners in the classroom is one thing, but leading professionals to stretch, grow and hold questions of equity is a whole other ball of wax. Shane offers concrete suggestions and careful guidance for school leaders.

The best thing about this book, for me, are the visuals! My shelves are filled with text dense books that I have to wade through for information. "The Listening Leader" is full of charts, clear schema that clarify Shane's teaching and rubrics that help visual learners like me absorb the content. This book is a MUST for those leading change in our nation's schools. `

2 people found this helpful

See all reviews

Amazon Music Stream millions of songs	Amazon Advertising Find, attract, and engage customers	Amazon Business Everything for your business	Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon	Amazon Web Services Scalable Cloud Computing Services

Book Depository Books With Free Delivery Worldwide	Goodreads Book reviews & recommendations	IMDb Movies, TV & Celebrities	Amazon Photos Unlimited Photo Storage Free With Prime	Shopbop Designer Fashion Brands

Warehouse Deals Open-Box Discounts	Whole Foods Market We Believe in Real Food	Amazon Renewed Like-new products you can trust	Blink Smart Security for Every Home

The Listening Leader: Creating the Conditions for Equitable School Transformation Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Free with an Audible trial $0.00$0.00

Buy with 1-Click $19.18$19.18

Most popular

People who bought this also bought

Related to this topic

Product details

Customer reviews

Top reviews from Canada

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Top reviews from other countries

Free with an Audible trial

$0.00

Buy with 1-Click

$19.18