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We write this book for two audiences. The first is leaders who are embracing the changes within our organizations and want to evolve and grow their leadership. This book will resonate most with leaders adopting this new language, as they know there are paradigmatic Cultural (Culture with a capital C ) changes that come with it. The second audience? Aspiring leaders. We have taught enough leadership courses at enough universities to know there is a new generation of leadership coming up through the pipeline, and they are begging for a different language. They know the old paradigm of leadership is antiquated and, in some cases, broken. We do not currently have a language of leadership that gives us the opportunity to have genuine and relevant conversations about what it means to lead in this era. We are hopeful our contribution here will advance this conversation in some way. In short, we've got fire-and it has changed our lives. We want to share this fire with you, so we can learn with you and from you. In the nine chapters that follow, we will lay out a framework built from small language changes you can make as early as tomorrow and bolder language changes that will take time to introduce. You will have to gauge your own tolerance. Some of the bigger changes suggested later in this book might not be right for you or your organization at the present time. Remember, it took me nearly 15 years to build and fully understand this new language, and it is unrealistic to think this is something you can adopt over a long weekend.

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Dr. Quintin Shepherd, a true visionary for the future of education, is the Superintendent at Victoria Independent School District in Victoria, Texas. He focuses on the practice of compassionate leadership and expressing vulnerability, and he believes that's why radical transparency works.Quintin brings inspiration, hope and valuable insights about how we can transform the way we lead school districts by modifying our approach to some of the most basic leadership practices. Sarah Williamson has more than 15 years of experience creating and implementing strategic public relation programs for education organizations, helping clients secure results that make an impact. Most recently, Sarah has worked with countless leaders in education to create thoughtful public relations programs that promote growth, build momentum, and, ultimately, enhance learners' academic success and overall well-being. She is the host of Build Momentum, a podcast dedicated to sharing effective PR strategies for education. And when she is not running the agency, Sarah tries to keep up with her husband and three young boys on camping adventures all over the West.

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