Preparing Leadership Educators

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Finally, a book that integrates leadership theories, leadership practices, and facilitation skills for those who facilitate the training and development of others.

This comprehensive and integrated resource prepares leadership educators to develop their training and facilitation practice that is informed by theory, imbued with healthy leadership habits, and imparted with time-tested facilitation techniques—particularly experiential learning and reflective dialogue.

There are plenty of resources for those who desire to practice leadership more effectively. What has been absent until now is an extensive and accessible compilation of resources and preparatory materials for those who facilitate the leadership training and development of others. Leadership educators are responsible for preparing the next generations of change-makers to develop the leadership skills and capacities they need to navigate the challenges in the decades ahead. They engage organizations and communities to become the holding environments and learning laboratories that empower connections of meaning and depth, embolden courageous exploration, and enable needed structural and systemic change. Jonathan Kroll offers this book as a resource to help readers become exceptional leadership educators—those who can empower others to enhance their leadership skills, capacities, and efficacy.

Designed to prepare those who are charged with the leadership training and development of others, this book includes: two dozen leadership theories, models, frameworks, and topics; an extensive collection of leadership practices; and tactics for facilitating powerful training experiences that are infused with experiential learning activities and reflective dialogue. Included with each theory and practice (40+) are detailed and easy-to-follow instructions on how to facilitate specific experiential learning activities—along with go-to reflective dialogue questions—that bring the topics to life and ensure this book serves as a practical resource.

Preparing Leadership Educators

A comprehensive guide to theories, practices, and facilitation skills.

Core Components of the Book

Part 1 (1)

Laying a Leadership Foundation

The initial chapters of Preparing Leadership Educators explore the “what” and “who” of leadership. It is important for leadership educators to understand what leadership is and who leadership educators are - as well as the leadership training and development landscape. This introductory section sheds light upon our leadership cast who will be the focus of the remainder of this book.

Part 2 (1)

Leadership Theory

Leadership educators know about leadership. We have to. In order maximize and flex this identity, it is imperative that we have a deep understanding of leadership. We need to be well-versed in the history, scholarship, and breadth of literature. Part Two of Preparing Leadership Educators explores leadership theory. Included are two dozen theories and themes that can and should ground our knowledge base and inform our leadership trainings.
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Leadership Practices

Leadership practices inform what we do when leading. Our leadership practice is ultimately derived from the compilation of our daily leadership routines and decisions—our habits. With intentional attention, these can become healthy leadership habits. Albeit not a definitive list, Preparing Leadership Educators, provides a comprehensive list of a dozen-and-a-half leadership practices that can inform our leadership trainings—with tailored experiential learning activities and instructions for each of these practices.

Part 4 (1)

Training & Facilitation Skills

The most amazing and impactful leadership training experiences are developmental not because of luck or randomness. It is because exceptional leadership educators utilize a grounded approach to craft and facilitate leadership-developmental training experiences. Without the foundational facilitation tactics and techniques, though, we are limited in our abilities to train others in leadership. Part IV of Preparing Leadership Educators focuses on how to craft facilitated experiences and then how to facilitate these trainings with dynamism so that participants’ leadership learning can be maximized.

By utilizing this text, you will have the knowledge and skills to

facilitate amazing and impactful training experiences!

Preparing Leadership Educators

A comprehensive guide to theories, practices, and facilitation skills.

Table of Contents

Part I: Laying Our Leadership Foundation

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Leadership: Who and What

Part II: Leadership Theories, Models, Frameworks, and Themes

Chapter 3: Industrial Leadership Theories

Chapter 4: Postindustrial Leadership Theories

Chapter 5: Contemporary Leadership Theories

Chapter 6: Leadership Themes and Topics

PART III: Leadership Practices, Skills, and Competencies

Chapter 7: Cognitive Leadership Practices

Chapter 8: Emotive Leadership Practices

Chapter 9: Cooperative Leadership Practices

Chapter 10: Generative Leadership Practices

PART IV: Facilitating Leadership Trainings

Chapter 11: Experiential Learning and Reflective Dialogue

Chapter 12: Creating a "Training Story"

Chapter 13: Training and Facilitation Practices

Conclusion & Appendix

Chapter 14: Conclusion

Appendix A: Praxis Grid (Theories and Practices in Relationship to Experiential Learning Activities)

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Praise for "Preparing Leadership Educators"

Jonathan Kroll has interpreted the mammoth body of literature on leadership development with his wisdom and years of experience. The result is this terrific handbook for all leadership educators—whatever approaches to leadership they may prefer—and advances the growing profession of leadership education.

Susan R. Komives
Professor Emerita, University of Maryland

In a time where there is such hunger for leadership development, Preparing Leadership Educators book is both inspiring and practical. If you are responsible for leadership training, then this book is a must read! It is filled with leadership theories, experiential learning opportunities, and reflective questions that will assist any leadership educator in enhancing both their own knowledge, as well as those they are educating.

Christine Gravelle
Director of Student Activities, Texas A&M University

Preparing Leadership Educators is a critical text that furthers the conversation around the training and development of leadership educators. The text explores theoretical frameworks as a foundation for practice and empowers leadership educators to dive into the historical, foundational, and paradigmatic influences of leadership education—while reflecting on their own leadership praxis. The impact of the text is two-fold among leaders on college campuses: those who educate students and the students who are identified as emergent leaders.

Amber Manning-Ouellette
Asst. Professor & Coordinator, Oklahoma State University

Jonathan Kroll has an incredible depth of knowledge of leadership that shines in Preparing Leadership Educators. This book is an incredible resource for leaders of all organizations—especially nonprofit organizations—because it prepares us to be better leadership educators who can dynamically assist others advance in their leadership journey.

Michael Cipoletti
Executive Director, FNE International

Preparing Leadership Educators is a critical resource for leadership educators charged with developing the next generation of leaders. However, it extends beyond the resource gap. Jonathan Kroll illuminates the art and science of leadership education, which makes this text a go-to resource for the training and development industry and growing field of leadership education.

Katie Friesen
Asst. Professor of Education, William Woods University

Preparing Leadership Educators is an amazing leadership tapestry: it weaves together leadership theory, leadership practices, and hands-on facilitation tips. One could use this to not only grow oneself and others as leaders and facilitators themselves, but with the scope of topics covered you could create a tailored and multifaceted leadership curriculum.

Lisa Slavid
Leadership & Strategy Consultant & Facilitator

As someone who teaches courses on leadership and facilitation, I am excited for Preparing Leadership Educators. Dr. Kroll has composed an informative and engaging text that includes both the "what" of leadership theory and literature as well as the "how" of facilitation. This combination of theory and practice is essential to the future of leadership education. I'll definitely be adopting this as my textbook the next time I teach!

Annemarie Vaccaro
Professor & Associate Dean, University of Rhode Island

Preparing Leadership Educators is an asset for those who facilitate leadership training and development. Jonathan is a masterful leadership educator and facilitator with decades of experience that are illuminated within these pages. This book is accessible and practical and will be of value for folks across industries who want to create structural change within their teams and organizations - through training and facilitation.

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    • Identity Exploration and Development Worksheet
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Jonathan Kroll
Founder, Executive Director, and Master Trainer

Jonathan Kroll is a leadership educator and entrepreneur. He began his career in higher education (Student Affairs) by focusing on leadership development, community engagement, and reflection initiatives. He has co-founded two leadership training businesses and, over the last decade, Jonathan has facilitated hundreds of leadership workshops, retreats, trainings, conference presentations, and classes to 1,000s of participants across 5 continents.

Jonathan serves as the Program Director and Assistant Teaching Professor for the Professional Leadership Studies program at the University of Rhode Island. He also founded and serves as the Executive Director and a Master Trainer for Leadership Trainer—a Boston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that focuses exclusively and explicitly on trainer preparation.

Jonathan earned a PhD from Fielding Graduate University in Leadership with a focus in Group Mentoring. He consults, writes, and teaches about leadership, mentoring, and training/facilitation. Contact Jonathan at: Jonathan.Kroll@LeadershipTrainer.org

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