Dreading anything having to do with numbers and understanding myself more as a «big picture» guy, Honan's systematic, clear, engaging and fun - loving approach to teaching exactly how to be a strategic school leader, with your mission in one hand and your financial statement in the
other, not only dissipated my
lifelong fear of «financial books,» but just as importantly gave me a skills set I was very confident using (and even, God help me, enjoyed) when dealing with all issues involved in leading a school.