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Hallinger, P. (2018). Bringing context out of the shadows of leadership. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 46(1), 5–24..
In a study of the complexities of impact of educational leadership on school performance, Hallinger (2018) suggested that the successful performance of district and building leadership directly correlates to the success of the school performance. In essence, a good leader can make all the difference to student achievement and staff retention.

Stein, L. (2009). Lead students -- don’t just manage them. Phi Delta Kappan, 91(4), 82–86.
While Stein (2009) published this journal article his intended audience was classroom teachers; however, if one uses a different lens, teachers are leaders and mentors. Therefore, the findings here are applicable to not only teachers, but also educational leaders.

Toni Faddis. (2020). The ethical line : 10 Leadership strategies for effective decision making. Corwin.
In this chapter. Faddis (2020) explains how the intersectionality of your beliefs meets legal obligation, moral obligation, fiduciary obligation, managerial obligation, mentoring obligation, etc. to create your personal ethical line. You will be given a set of question to reflect on before, during, and after reading. While there is no assignment submission for the specific questions in this chapter, the exercise is beneficial to build your own self-reflection repertoire.

Hussain, A. (2022, April 11). 7 Habits of highly effective people [Summary & takeaways]. Hubspot. https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/habits-of-highly-effective-people-summary
Hussain (2022) efficiently summarizes Lee’s habits so that you can implement the habits into your instructional leadership practice. The habits listed in the blog, and the behaviors associated with them will contribute to your ability to lead reflectively and supportively.