Handling the hard stuff
Abstract
This chapter establishes the importance of authentic leadership in building trustful and empowered teams. It outlines the benefits of compassionate candour where there are nettles to be grasped and explores practical implications for a range of typical scenarios, from redundancy conversations to performance management concerns, from facing Inspection to handling professional disappointment. The final section of the chapter looks at compassionate leadership practice in times of tragedy.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Leadership and Management in Organizations
School Leadership and Teacher Performance
Educational Leadership and Practices
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 79–97
- Publication date
- 12 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter