Leadership Development
Change from the Inside Out
$60.34
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2016
Summary
Leaders are needed to articulate a vision and help an organization galvanize the resources to create a preferred future, one that both inspires and motivates. Leaders bring the right people together to generate new resources, human and financial. New opportunities can then open up.
A leader is like an orchestra conductor, setting the tempo but knowing that real music will arise only when each member is playing the appropriate instrument and the right part. This book is for leaders and…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781621481485 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1621481484 |
| Author: | Torin M. Finser |
| Publisher: | SteinerBooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | SteinerBooks, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2016 |
| Weight: | 517g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Torin M. Finser
Torin M. Finser received his PhD in educational leadership from Union Graduate School, his MA in education from Adelphi University, and his BA from Bowdoin College. He taught at the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School, where he also served as faculty chairman. He has done extensive consulting with schools in organizational dynamics and leadership development and has been a keynote speaker at conferences around the world.
Dr. Finser is the author of numerous books, beginning with School as a Journey (1995), which has been translated into Mandarin, Farsi, Thai, Arabic, Korean, and Spanish. Torin has served as General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in America and Chair of the Education Department at Antioch University New England, and is currently Director of Waldorf Programs.
A founder of the Center for Anthroposophy, he has recently pioneered their new Building Bridges Program for practicing teachers in independent and charter schools and Explorations for Waldorf parents.
Educational History
- PhD, Union Graduate School, 1994 Educational Leadership with emphasis on Teacher Stress/Renewal
- MA, Adelphi University, 1978 Education
- BA, Bowdoin College, 1977 Double major in history and German Literature. Graduated in three years, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.
- Waldorf, 1960-1974 Student at three Waldorf Schools: Rudolf Steiner School in NYC Green Meadow Waldorf School, NY, Freie Waldorf Schule in Krefeld, Germany.
Torin is married to Karine, has six children, and is also now a very happy grandfather!
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