Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader

Great book for leaders!

What great practical support for anyone looking to take professional development to the next level. How do you create space and opportunity for leadership to grow? While this is geared towards school leaders, the tools and lessons apply to leadership across all areas and spaces. Danny does a great job of living his framework by being authentic, he creates belonging and challenges all of us to continue to grow and serve at the highest level. Very entertaining, informative, and supportive a must-read!

This book open my eyes to creativity and a home for principals.

Successful leaders create opportunities to continue growing, developing, and surround themselves with individuals who can push them in a safe environment. This is precisely what Daniel Bauer creates in his Mastermind as he unfolds a “how-to” in this book.The progression of each chapter provides leaders with solid information, research, practices, and shares his lessons learned in the process. All of this combines into a well-organized presentation to offer readers an opportunity to reflect at the end of each chapter, take deeper dives into leading authentically and be more impactful in our approaches.Take the step to “unlock” your potential! “We all win when we all get better.” Better leaders, better schools and do not forget to make a ruckus! Thank you, Danny, for a great book! #Bethesolutiondaily @BrendaYoho

A consistent theme from educational leaders is how isolating the work can be—how alone they feel. A powerful antidote to that is to join a community of peers that illuminates perspectives on education-related issues. If you’re looking for a surefire roadmap on how to engage in such conversations, look no further. Mastermind is an artful blend of research-based principles and real-world practitioner practices.

Unfortunately, school leaders are the educators who receive the least professional learning in the building. No more! This book—one that reads like a casual conversation, laughing with a trusted colleague—opens up a transformative approach to growing the leaders of our schools. Join Daniel Bauer to learn about a bold new approach to growing leadership skills.

“Daniel Bauer has the ability to deeply engage others in how to be better leaders, share what he has learned in the process, and offer it in a book. Mastermind is not just engaging from the first sentence; it offers research and practice that can help us have a deeper impact on leading and learning.”

What a book! Daniel has written, not only a practical guide of running masterminds, but loads of insights that will help embed this. As soon as I read a chapter, I started changing how I run group sessions. It's also full of useful quotes, questions, tips.. the list goes on. A 'master'piece.