Download or read book Impact Coaching written by Julie R. Smith and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invest in building talent. The best principals don’t just happen. Your single most impactful investment toward student achievement might be an investment in helping leaders learn. This book bucks the notion of leaving principals to learn the ropes on their own. The solid, sustainable, and laser-sharp focus on instructional leadership helps leaders hone, model and lead new learning through deliberate practice by: ? Engaging in rich, rigorous, and reflective open-to-learning conversations with both coaches and colleagues to improve instructional leadership practices ? Leveraging their 5 Big Winner Practices for highest impact, and ? Using Linking Walks to apply new ideas to real scenarios.