Leading with a Critical Spirit

"In these times of overwhelming uncertainty, urges educational leaders to move away from technical managerial approaches to leadership and begin to bring their whole selves into the work of leading the field. Now we see mind, body, and spirit as essential elements of educational innovation, reform, and leadership." Gloria Ladson-Billings, Emerita, FBA Immediate Past President, National Academy of Education Fellow, The British Academy Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow, American Educational Research Association

"Michael Dantley lovingly and firmly calls on scholars and practitioners in educational leadership to dig deeper in personal agency to redefine their work for greater impact. To support that 'calling,' he guides them toward a deeper examination of critical spirituality and its power to transform educational leaders." Mark Anthony Gooden, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Professor in Educational Leadership, Director, Endeavor Antiracist & Restorative Leadership Initiative, Chair, Department of Organization and Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University

"As we continue to live through this Dark Night of the Soul in so many areas of our lives, it is a true gift to have a text like this to enter our space to speak life to us in the field of educational leadership and beyond. Dr. Dantley has gifted us a blessing, a balm in Gilead through his words and ideas in these six chapters. Afterall six is the number of soul integration." Judy A. Alston, Chair and Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Miami University