The Fourth Tier: Leadership and the Power of Charisma

by Christopher Colwell

Overview

The Fourth Tier examines the eight attributes of leadership that all charismatic leaders possess.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475850598
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/29/2020
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.05(w) x 8.66(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Chris Colwell is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Education at Stetson University. His forty-two year career includes serving as a district leader and principal at al levels of P-12 education.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Four Tiers of Leadership Chapter 2: Leading in a VUCA World Chapter 3: The Power of Distributed Charisma Chapter 4: Emotion: The Missing Standard Chapter: 5 Building Systemic Trust Chapter 6: Competence: The Prerequisite Standard Chapter 7: Influence across the Tiers Chapter 8: Energy Prioritized Chapter 9: Confidence: It Can Be Done Chapter 10: Tier 4 Missions Chapter 11: Integrity: The Foundational Standard Chapter 12: Charisma: It Can Be Taught Chapter 13: Succession Planning Chapter 14: The Charismatic Follower Chapter 15: The Dark Side of Charisma Chapter 16: All Together Now Bibliography About the Author

Editorial Reviews

In Mission-Driven Leadership (2018), Dr. Colwell introduced the education field to three tiers of leadership skills required to meet the challenges of 21st century schools. Now, in The Fourth Tier: Leadership and the Power of Charisma, Dr. Colwell continues his thoughtful focus on the attributes that engender the highly effective leaders that are needed to face the complex context that is education today. Here, Dr. Colwell confers a new set of transformative skills; the largely neglected socialized charisma skills, which he argues are not innate, but rather, can be learned by leaders seeking to improve their effectiveness. The Fourth Tier is a practical discussion on the implementation of a very focused set of attainable attributes that can transform educational leadership, thus allowing good leaders to become great.

Amy Eitzen

Colwell’s latest book, The Fourth Tier: Leadership and the Power of Charisma, provides a clear pathway to learning about and applying the often-missing leadership development component of charisma. Leading complex 21st century schools, districts and organizations requires much more than deep knowledge of management, instruction, and mission. Understanding the nature of charisma and the role of charismatic leadership is an essential component for developing and maintaining high achieving organizations. This book is a must read for our team!

Anna-Marie Cote

Leadership preparation programs often emphasize the priorities of management, and instructional leadership.  The Fourth Tier, however, elevates the conversation with groundbreaking discussion on mission, charismatic leadership, and results. Dr. Colwell considers the attributes that create an interpersonal leader who adeptly leads schools in complex and potentially volatile times. The Fourth Tier will prepare new leaders for the challenges they will face, but is also an essential read for school leaders at any stage.  After reading The Fourth Tier, it is clear that charismatic leadership should be at the forefront of any conversation on school leadership in modern times. 

Joyce A. Mundy

Written for leaders who are looking to make a significant difference in their organization, The Fourth Tier:  Leadership and the Power of Charisma, carefully details the impact of charisma in the workplace and how leaders are influencing and sustaining cultures of success for all stakeholders during some of the most complex and challenging times in education.  This book is a must have for modern educational leaders and will be indispensable to anyone looking to develop the essential leadership skills necessary for success in the 21st century. 

Anna Crawford