Matthew Taylor - The Noble School Leader

4 Introduction

5 Acknowledgments

6 About the Author

7 Table of Contents

8 Begin Reading

9 Appendices Introduction

10 Appendix A: Transactional Leader Sample 5‐Square Development Plan

11 Appendix B: Unintended Enabler 5‐Square Development Plan

12 Appendix C: Negative Controller Sample 5‐Square Development Plan

13 Appendix D: Pacesetter Sample 5‐Square Development Plan

14 Appendix E: Doer Sample 5‐Square Development Plan

15 Appendix F: Imposter Sample 5‐Square Development Plan

16 Appendix G: The Implementer Sample 5‐Square Development Plan

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“There's no one better able than Matthew Taylor to show how the emotional intelligence framework can be applied to school leaders. The Noble School Leader democratizes leadership excellence.”

— Daniel Goleman, author of Primal Leadership: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

“Matt has created a new approach that takes the concepts of emotional intelligence and makes them specific to the lived realities of school leaders. You will see yourself reflected in this book, and you will walk away with deepened insight and actionable strategies for shifting the deep mindsets that can hold us back.”

— Sara Keenan, founder and CEO of AF Accelerate

“When Matt was a principal, he led his school to be the #1 middle school in the entire state for student growth – and then he went on to coach hundreds of other school leaders to achieve remarkable success for their students. Matt has always deeply believed in the potential of all students. What he figured out is how to help leaders develop the emotional intelligence they need to unlock the potential of the adults on their team – an essential and too‐often overlooked pre‐requisite to student success. As we navigate the unprecedented challenges facing education right now, Matt's practical wisdom will help all of us see and break through our self‐limiting ‘brick walls' so that we can be the leaders our students and teachers deserve.”

— Dacia Toll, founder and former CEO of Achievement First

“Matt's ingenious five‐square approach provides a practical way for everyday people like you and me to bring emotional intelligence up off the page as a concept and into our daily lives as parents, spouses, colleagues, leaders, coaches, and educators. Often what stands between us and actualizing our own capacity is a sound approach, a method by which we can again and again activate our own wherewithal and potential irrespective of the situations we find ourselves in. His years as a teacher, school administrator, leadership coach, and emotional intelligence practitioner have resulted in the practical wisdom and insight he has brilliantly weaved together and is sharing in this book. Matt's five‐square methodology will forever transform how you think of yourself, your students, and your own capacity to become an emotionally intelligent person and noble school leader!”

— Michele Nevarez, founder and creator of the Goleman EI suite of Coaching and Training

The Five-Square Approach to Leading Schools with Emotional Intelligence

Matthew Taylor

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