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Fully Involved Leadership

Author : Gary Ludwig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781798948415
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Fully Involved Leadership written by Gary Ludwig and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the fire service's most well-known and respected leaders reveals principles and events that have shaped his and other chief's careers and leadership values that no "cookie-cutter" leadership or management book can provide. The real-world experiences and lessons that are vividly detailed in the book provide a roadmap for any aspiring firefighter wishing to be promoted, a company or chief officer looking to go to the next level, or a fire chief who wishes to further develop their leadership skills. Fully Involved Leadership, written by Chief Gary Ludwig addresses the tenets of leading firefighters at all ranks and levels, and provides a blueprint for not only motivating firefighters but inspiring them; not showing them how much you know, but how much you care; that leadership is not a position or title - it is an action and examples; reminding you that rank does not equate to leadership, the inverted table of organization, and much more! Fully Involved Leadership is filled with powerful leadership topics and at its core addresses the values of trust; the two key qualities needed to be a fire service leader - character and competence; how to keep your emotions in check by using I before E - intelligence before emotions; how to keep from making a wrong decision; why it is important to show honor to your firefighters, plus a whole lot more! Chief Ludwig offers warm and engaging stories of not only his experiences but other chief officers and how they learned from their mistakes when it comes to leadership. Chief Ludwig provides insights and hard lessons learned that makes you reflect upon the question, "Who would you follow if your life depended upon it?

Greater Than Yourself

Author : Steve Farber
Publisher : Crown Currency
ISBN 13 : 0385522614
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Greater Than Yourself written by Steve Farber and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too many people assume the timeless principles of true leadership—of helping others achieve their full potential—don’t apply Monday through Friday during work hours or in any circumstance where a paycheck is involved. In GREATER THAN YOURSELF, Steve Farber proves them wrong: in this powerful and inspiring story, Farber shows that the goal of a genuine leader is to help others—teammates, employees, and colleagues—become more capable, confident, and accomplished than they are themselves. Through the actions of a forward-thinking and extraordinarily successful CEO, Farber reveals the three keys to achieving this: Expand Yourself, Give Yourself, and Replicate Yourself. This new edition includes a special afterword by UCSD’s Dr Alan Daly and Neville Billimoria featuring the social science behind the concept of Greater Than Yourself. Filled with actionable principles and innovative ideas, GREATER THAN YOURSELF is perhaps the most powerful message today’s business leaders can learn.

Five Alarm Leadership

Author : Rick Lasky
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593702345
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Five Alarm Leadership written by Rick Lasky and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rick Lasky and John Salka are two of the most dynamic and inspirational leaders in the fire service. Their book, Five Alarm Leadership, is a compilation of leadership lessons learned, situations handled, decisions made, and problems solved during their combined 60-plus years of fire service experience. Also included is a special introduction by Chief (ret.) Bobby Halton, Editor-in-Chief of Fire Engineering magazine, outlining the nature of transformational leadership and its power to inspire excellence in the fire service.

Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics

Author : John Norman
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593702795
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics written by John Norman and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Norman has updated his best-selling book, a guide for the firefighter and fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are looking for specific methods for handling specific situations. In this new fourth edition, readers will find a new chapter on lightweight construction, a new chapter on electrical fires and emergencies, updates to many chapters including such topics as wind-driven fires, and many new illustrations.

Fire Service Instructor

Author : International Society of Fire Service Instructors,
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1449672655
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book Fire Service Instructor written by International Society of Fire Service Instructors, and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2008-08-12 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), and International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) are pleased to bring you Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice, a new text developed to meet and exceed the 2007 Edition of NFPA 1041, Standard for Instructor Professional Qualifications. This text, which utilizes a case-based approach to learning in order to encourage critical thinking, is the core of an integrated teaching and learning system for Fire Instructor I and II level courses. Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice is not only designed to help students meet the requirements to become a fire instructor, but also to empower them to become great educators within the fire and emergency services. Listen to a Podcast with Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice editor Forest Reeder to learn more about this training program! Forest discusses the concise nature of the text, its real world focus on how training is delivered in today's classrooms and training grounds, and the technology resources available to support the text. To listen now, visit: http://d2jw81rkebrcvk.cloudfront.net/assets.multimedia/audio/Fire_Service_Instructor.mp3

Flow-based Leadership

Author : Judith Glick-Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781634621342
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Flow-based Leadership written by Judith Glick-Smith and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes what flow is and what flow-based decision making and flow-based leadership look like.

First In, Last Out

Author : John Salka
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781591840688
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book First In, Last Out written by John Salka and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-02-22 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it take to lead people into a burning building? How do the leaders of the New York City Fire Department develop so much loyalty, trust, and grace under pressure that their subordinates will risk their very lives for them? As a high-ranking officer of the FDNY, John Salka is an expert at both practicing and teaching high-stakes leadership. In First In, Last Out, he explains the department’s unique strategies and how they can be adopted by leaders in any field—as he has taught them to organizations around the country. In a tough-talking, no-nonsense style, Salka uses real-world stories to convey leadership imperatives such as: first in, last out—your people need to see you taking the biggest risk, as the first one to enter the danger zone and the last to leave manage change—the fire you fought yesterday is not the one you’ll be fighting tomorrow communicate aggressively—a working radio is worth more than 20,000 gallons of water create an execution culture—focus your people on the flames, not the smoke commit to reality—never allow the way you would like things to be to color how things are develop your people—let them feel a little heat today or they’ll get burned tomorrow Illustrated by harrowing real-life situations, the principles in First In, Last Out will help managers become more confident, coherent, and commanding. On the web: http://www.firstinleadership.com

Firefighter Success

Author : Jim Moss
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Firefighter Success written by Jim Moss and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firefighter Success is the blueprint for firefighters who want to achieve excellence in their careers and personal lives. Its 20 core principles provide every firefighter with a complete road map to fire service success. Going beyond the conventional definition of success (i.e. promotions, rank, money), Firefighter Success will teach firefighters how to continuously improve, maximize and achieve their potential, and leave a positive, lasting impact on the fire service.FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS' 20 CORE PRINCIPLES: CHAPTER 1 - COACHABLE CHAPTER 2 - CURIOUS CHAPTER 3 - CHAMPION MINDSET CHAPTER 4 - CONFIDENT CHAPTER 5 - COMMITTED CHAPTER 6 - COURAGEOUS CHAPTER 7 - CONVICTION CHAPTER 8 - COMPETENT CHAPTER 9 - COMPREHENSIVE CHAPTER 10 - CONSISTENCY CHAPTER 11 - CHARACTER CHAPTER 12 - CREDIBILITY CHAPTER 13 - CHARISMA CHAPTER 14 - COMMUNICATION CHAPTER 15 - CANDID CHAPTER 16 - COMPASSION CHAPTER 17 - COMPOSURE CHAPTER 18 - CHANGE CHAPTER 19 - COMMUNITY CHAPTER 20 - COACHFirefighter Success specifically shares the following with firefighters of all ranks and ages: -How to turn adversity and even failure into success-5 Steps to building credibility-5Keys to humility- 10 Strategies to becoming more confident-6 Fundamentals to staying committed for the long haul-5 Ways to deal with negative people-How to create a personal vision statement-The 3 R's of "Training Triangle"-101 Hands-on training ideas-3 Pillars of building competency-5 Key elements to building character-4 Steps to firefighter resiliency-"Top 10 Credibility-Killers" for firefighters-How to use positive habits and routines for longterm success-20 Rules for successful communication-5 Strategies for maintaining your composure-5 Fundamentals to becoming a well-rounded firefighter-10 Steps to becoming a thorough firefighter-8 Keys to leading change-12 Ways to build a successful team-4 Fundamentals of being candid-10 Steps to becoming an effective coach and mentor-And much more ...Each chapter includes ready-to-implement Action Steps, which provide firefighters with practical ways for short-term and long-term success.WHAT FIRE SERVICE LEADERS ARE SAYING ABOUT FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS: "Firefighter Success is the go-to guide to help you stay on the right path to a career of firefighter excellence." Jason Hoevelmann - Fire Chief - Florissant Valley FPD (MO) & Author of "No Exceptions Leadership""The simple, yet timeless wisdom contained in Firefighter Success provides the details to winning as a firefighter." Mark vonAppen - Captain - Palo Alto Fire Dept. (CA) & Founder of Fully Involved"Firefighter Success gives you 20 core principles that if applied, will not only help you excel at your job and in life. This book contains life lessons and experiences, both good and bad, that come together to form a message of excellence---which is shared from a place of humility and gratitude. I guarantee you that if you adhere to these principles, you will not only realize personal success, you will serve as an inspiration and example to those around you as well." Dan Kerrigan - Fire Chief - Upper Providence Township Fire & Emergency Services (PA) & co-author of "Firefighter Functional Fitness""I highly recommend Firefighter success. If you want to become a great firefighter, read it and live it." Frank Viscuso - Deputy Chief (ret.) - Bestselling Author: "Step Up and Lead"ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jim Moss is a career Fire Captain in St. Louis County (MO). His passions include leadership, training, and firefighter wellness. He shares his message on the national level, presenting at fire departments and firefighter conferences. Jim is also the co-author of the #1 Amazon Bestseller: Firefighter Functional Fitness, available at FirefighterFunctionalFitness.com.Learn more at FirefighterSuccessBook.com

The Right Kind of Crazy

Author : Adam Steltzner
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1591846927
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book The Right Kind of Crazy written by Adam Steltzner and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adam Steltzner is no ordinary engineer. His path to leadership was about as unlikely as they come. A child of beatnik parents, he barely made it through school. He blew off college in favour of work at a health food store and playing bass in a band, but after discovering an astonishing gift for maths and physics, he ended up helping a group of scientists land the heaviest rover in the history of space exploration on Mars. This is the story of the teamwork, drama and extraordinary feats of innovation at the Jet Propulsion Lab that culminated in that landing in 2012.

401 Things Veteran Firefighters Can Teach You

Author : Gary Ludwig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (457 download)

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Download or read book 401 Things Veteran Firefighters Can Teach You written by Gary Ludwig and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to become a better firefighter? Here are 401 tips, ideas, and tricks of the trade that veteran and experienced firefighters can teach you on how to become better, safer, and a cut above other firefighters. Topics include those for rookies, building construction, engine and ladder operations, incident command, safety and survival, training, tools, understanding smoke conditions, plus a lot more. Here is an opportunity to gain 30 years or more of experience in one book to help you become a better firefighter.

The Conviction to Lead

Author : Albert Mohler
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493430157
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Conviction to Lead written by Albert Mohler and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change the Way You Think about Leadership At the age of thirty-three, Dr. Albert Mohler became the youngest president in the 164-year history of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was the driving force behind the school's transformation into a thriving institution with an international reputation characterized by a passionate conviction for truth. In the process he became one of the most important and prominent Christian voices in contemporary culture. What will it take to transform your leadership? Effective leaders need more than administrative skills and vision. They need to be able to change the hearts and minds of those they lead. Leadership like this requires passionate beliefs that can stand up to pressure from without and within. In this updated edition Dr. Mohler has added a new introduction and conclusion based on an additional 10 years of leadership. He has also completely rewritten the chapter "The Digital Leader." The Conviction to Lead will crystallize your convictions while revolutionizing your thinking, your decision-making, your communication, and ultimately, those you lead. "Dr. Al Mohler has written a book that shakes us up and challenges our thinking. The Conviction to Lead is poised to become one of the all-time classic works on Christian leadership."--JIM DALY, President - Focus on the Family "Having rarely thought about leadership, I was hooked from the first chapter--to my complete surprise. This is a powerful book and gracefully written."--FRED BARNES, Executive Editor--The Weekly Standard

Three Sigma Leadership

Author : Steven R Hirshorn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Three Sigma Leadership written by Steven R Hirshorn and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a technical organization, charged with performing groundbreaking and pathfinding challenges on a daily basis, NASA has long valued the role of its Chief Engineers and Lead Systems Engineers. Although it takes a team to accomplish our missions and no members are unimportant, the Chief Engineers and Lead Systems Engineers who we look to lead our technical teams are critical to the success of our endeavors. It is this corps of dedicated, experienced, and passionate problem solvers and leaders who battle the technical headwinds that face every project, finding often hidden solutions and overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles to create paths to success. Furthermore, it is that indomitable spirit of ingenuity and perseverance that defines the Agency. Developing our Chief Engineers and Lead Systems Engineers is a commitment of the NASA engineering community, and one of our tenets for excellence. This development ensures our corps of engineers obtain the depth of technical acumen that they require, first as discipline engineers and then as Chief Engineers and Lead Systems Engineers, but also the associated management skills and experience to ensure they can interact with the rest of the project team and with program, Center, and Agency leadership. What's more, this development also ensures that NASA Chief Engineers and Lead Systems Engineers proficiently serve as leaders of their own technical teams, and that's what this book is all about. These technical leaders are critical to successfully implementing the three safety tenets we inherited from the Apollo program. These include the following: Strong in-line checks and balances. This means that engineers check their fellow engineers, and that no one checks their own homework. 1. Healthy tension between responsible organizations. In NASA today that is the programs and the three Technical Authorities (Engineering, Safety, and Health and Medical). Each organization has to be on equal footing with separate but equal chains of command to allow issues to be raised independently and provide the healthy tension to create organizational checks and balances. 2. "Value-added" independent assessment. "Value-added" means you bring in outside technical experts to peer review critical issues. Having a fresh set of eyes on a problem can provide a different perspective, leverage different experiences and result in more robust solutions. 3. NASA arrived at these three tenets through considerable blood, sweat, and loss, and our commitment to them is now inscribed in our Agency governance. As Chief Engineers and Lead Systems Engineers, your role in this is paramount, and achieving excellence in this is an expectation of your job. Serving in this role is not an easy task, but it is a tremendously reward¬ing one. You are the leaders of your technical teams, owners of the technical baseline, standard bearers of engineering best practices, decision makers, risk mitigators and problem solvers. You are Chief Engineers and Lead Systems Engineers, the title of which should say it all.

Mastering Leadership

Author : Robert J. Anderson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119147204
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Mastering Leadership written by Robert J. Anderson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is your leadership a competitive advantage, or is it costing you? How do you know? Are you developing your leadership effectiveness at the pace of change? For most leaders today, complexity is outpacing their personal and collective development. Most leaders are in over their heads, whether they know it or not. The most successful organizations over time are the best led. While this has always been true, today escalating global complexity puts leadership effectiveness at a premium. Mastering Leadership involves developing the effectiveness of leaders—individually and collectively—and turning that leadership into a competitive advantage. This comprehensive roadmap for optimal leadership features: Breakthrough research that connects increased leadership effectiveness with enhanced business performance The first fully integrated Universal Model of Leadership—one that integrates the best theory and research in the fields of Leadership and Organizational Development over the last half century A free, online self-assessment of your leadership, using the Leadership Circle Profile, visibly outlining how you are currently leading and how to develop even greater effectiveness The five stages in the evolution of leadership—Egocentric, Reactive, Creative, Integral, and Unitive—along with the organizational structures and cultures that develop at each of these stages Six leadership practices for evolving your leadership capability at a faster pace A map of your optimal path to greater leadership effectiveness Case stories that facilitate pragmatic application of this Leadership Development System to your particular situation This timeless, authoritative text provides a systemic approach for developing your senior leaders and the leadership system of your organization. It does not recommend quick fixes, but argues that real development requires a strategic, long-term, and integrated approach in order to forge more effective leaders and enhanced business performance. Mastering Leadership offers a developmental pathway to bring forth the highest and best use of yourself, your life, and your leadership. By more meaningfully deploying all of who you are every day, individually and collectively, you will achieve a leadership legacy consistent with your highest aspirations.

No Exceptions Leadership

Author : Jason M. Hoevelmann
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781541252868
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (528 download)

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Download or read book No Exceptions Leadership written by Jason M. Hoevelmann and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers managers, officers, leaders and aspiring members nuggets and tips for navigating the choppy waters that leaders and managers deal with daily. A collection of posts and ideas from The New Fire Officer site provides real world experiences in the fire service, where things move fast and success is critical, these offerings can be used in any industry. We all have our own ideas of what leadership is and how we should direct our efforts in cultivating it. Over the years I've had the honor and opportunity to be a fire officer in both the volunteer and career settings. Both have their own unique challenges, but the ability to communicate and work with people is just as important in each and this book provides some of those tools.

A Higher Loyalty

Author : James Comey
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250192463
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book A Higher Loyalty written by James Comey and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller now in paperback with new material The inspiration for The Comey Rule, the Showtime limited series starring Jeff Daniels premiering September 2020 In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader. Mr. Comey served as director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. He previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S. deputy attorney general in the administration of President George W. Bush. From prosecuting the Mafia and Martha Stewart to helping change the Bush administration's policies on torture and electronic surveillance, overseeing the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation as well as ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Comey has been involved in some of the most consequential cases and policies of recent history.

Leadership Essentials for Emergency Medical Services

Author : John Brophy
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 0763758752
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book Leadership Essentials for Emergency Medical Services written by John Brophy and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leadership Essentials for Emergency Medical Services will aide in the development of leaders and leadership skills in the emergency medical services. This course will cover a variety of leadership topics, including making the transition from EMS provider to leader, the ethics and psychology of leadership, mentoring, leading change, and the leader's role in performance improvement. Part of the EMS Continuing Education series, the text is also ideal for use as a professional reference.

Leadership Strategies for Successful Schoolwide Inclusion

Author : Dennis D. Munk
Publisher : Brookes Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781598570892
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Leadership Strategies for Successful Schoolwide Inclusion written by Dennis D. Munk and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective, schoolwide inclustion ensures the best outcomes for all students, but how can school teams knock down the barriers to inclusion and make sure it's happening across all classrooms? This concise book gives principals and other school leaders the solution they've been waiting for: a clear framework for leading inclusion efforts, monitoring their success, and facilitating consistent use of best practices. Develped by two veteran special educaiton experts with a combined 70 years of experience, this guidebook breaks the inclusion process into concrete, manageable goals and shows how to accomplish each one by applying the authors' four-step STAR model. Using this proven, research-based model, school leaders will collaborate with all members of the education team to: implement RTI to help all students make progress toward learning standards; align students' IEPs with the general curriculum; select approprite accomodations and modifications; conduct effective screening and progress monitoring for all students; include parents as collaborative partners; prepare stuents to direct their own IEP processes; and more. To meet each of these critical goals, school temas will refer to the book's handy STAR organizer, which lays out in chart form the specific steps needed to accomplish each task. Then they'll take action with suffested inclusion strategies and helpful photocopiable forms and tools, including a sample vision statement, and IEP meeting feedback form, a survey on professional develoment priorities, and self-assessment toosl so schools can see how effectively they're implementing the STAR model.