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The Frazzled Principal's Wellness Plan J. Allen Queen

The Frazzled Principal's Wellness Plan By J. Allen Queen

The Frazzled Principal's Wellness Plan by J. Allen Queen


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Restructure your personal and professional priorities by tackling the stresses of managing workplace environments, juggling competing priorities, and balancing personal and professional agendas.

The Frazzled Principal's Wellness Plan Summary

The Frazzled Principal's Wellness Plan: Reclaiming Time, Managing Stress, and Creating a Healthy Lifestyle by J. Allen Queen

`Gives all principals the tools to be as productive as your talents will allow you to be. . . You should be able to maintain a healthier lifestyle, stay out of your doctor's office, and be your most effective self' -

Donald Schumacher, M.D. Center for Nutrition and Preventive Medicine, Charlotte, NC

`I recommend The Frazzled Principal's Wellness Plan to any principal, school leader, or district leader who wants to improve performance by learning to balance priorities, manage time and stress, gain vital skills, and create a healthy lifestyle' - Jim R Watson, Superintendent

Lincoln County Public Schools, NC

Manage your stress and priorities so you can be the productive, creative principal you were meant to be!

This wellness guide for today's busy principals, school leaders, supervisors, and administrators has been custom crafted by the authors of The Frazzled Teacher's Wellness Plan to address the stresses of managing workplace environments, juggling time and competing priorities, learning to delegate, balancing personal and professional agendas, and creating win-win situations.

Special features of this stress reducer and life enhancer include:

- Checklists for identifying and managing personal and professional stressors

- Illustrated guides to Desk Yoga and other physical activities

- Strategies for immediate and long-term stress reduction

- Case examples, literature review, references, cartoons, sidebars, and more.

The Frazzled Principal's Wellness Plan offers you essential stress management research, tools, techniques, skills, and tips to help you understand your stress responses, predict your most vulnerable moments, and reclaim your time. Restructure your personal and professional priorities for a healthier lifestyle!

The Frazzled Principal's Wellness Plan Reviews

"Gives all principals the tools to be as productive as your talents will allow you to be. . . You should be able to maintain a healthier lifestyle, stay out of your doctor's office, and be your most effective self." -- Donald Schumacher, M.D.
"I recommend The Frazzled Principal's Wellness Plan to any principal, school leader, or district leader who wants to improve performance by learning to balance priorities, manage time and stress, gain vital skills, and create a healthy lifestyle." -- Jim R. Watson, Superintendent
"Geared towards the discerning principal educator, this paperback kept my interest and I am confident it will keep yours. This volume will make a great gift for any principal and the many principal 'wannabees'....I strongly urge you to purchase this book for anyone currently in, or seriously thinking about, assuming the multifaceted role of a school principal."

-- Education Review, February 2005

About J. Allen Queen

J. Allen Queen is professor and former chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A former classroom teacher, principal, college administrator, and university professor, he works with teachers and principals in the areas of managing priorities, time management, and stress reduction. Queen has written over 30 books and 70 articles, including The Frazzled Teacher's Wellness Plan (Corwin Press 2004), The Block Scheduling Handbook (Corwin Press 2002), and books on karate and fitness for young readers. He has appeared on radio and television programs, including ABC's World News Now, and has been a consultant to over 160 schools and districts in 36 states and 3 foreign countries in the areas of classroom discipline, school safety, block scheduling, and time management. Patsy S. Queen earned a BS in Education (Home Economics) and a BS in Nursing from Western Carolina University, and a Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. She has experience as a registered nurse in North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas. In addition to holding national certification in her specialty area, she is recognized by the North Carolina Board of Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. She has served as an item writer for the National Counsel of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination for registered nurses, and for the National Credentialing Center's nursing specialty certification exams. Patsy has taught nursing and nutrition courses for the past 25 years and is presently an instructor at Gaston Community College in Dallas, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

List of Checklists and Planners Physician's Foreword - Donald Schumacher Educator's Foreword - Jim R. Watson Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Educational Leadership in a Culture of Stress Stress and the School Principal Stress and Central Office Personnel Life Events and Workplace Stress Stress and the Immune System Redefining the Culture of Stress From a Healthier Perspective 2. Restructuring Personal and Leadership Priorities for a Healthy Lifestyle Why Manage Priorities? Identifying Your Priorities A Mirror Image of Self Making Priorities Your Personal Mission 3. Mastering the Science of Stress Management for Better Health Factors Influencing Stress Levels Identifying Your Stress Levels Reducing Stress Levels 4. Using Physical Activity as a Professional and Personal Coping Strategy Managing Perceived Work Demands Finding Time for Exercise Walking Stretching Yoga Pilates Karate, Kung Fu, and Cardio Kickboxing Therapeutic Massage Additional Physical Activities to Investigate 5. Desktop Yoga Correct Breathing Sitting Tree Turning Bird Tired Warrior Desk Cobra Nosey Neighbor Alternate Breathing Head Rotation Leg Wrap Sitting Dog and Sitting Cat Cross-Legged Meditation Desk Rest 6. Immediate Stress Reducers The Squeezer The Breather The Calmer Your Stress Management Plan 7. Arresting Time Bandits at Home and at School Perfectionism Procrastination Inability to Say "No" Managing Your Personal and Professional Time Bandits 8. Using Nutrition to Support a Healthy Lifestyle Schools as a Culture of Unhealthy Eating Habits Redefining Food Choices From a Healthier Perspective Important Numbers to Know 9. What the Literature Says About Stress and School Leadership Principals School Superintendents Leadership Stress and the Workplace The Biology of Stress References Index

Additional information

NLS9780761988854
9780761988854
0761988858
The Frazzled Principal's Wellness Plan: Reclaiming Time, Managing Stress, and Creating a Healthy Lifestyle by J. Allen Queen
New
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
2005-02-08
144
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