Bruno Duraturo Consulting   Publications: Articles, Books and Handouts

Articles

Child Care Information Exchange http://www.ccie.com

Exchange Magazine: May/June 2010 Issue: "'Hold Harmless' option for staff babysitting and employee references" (PDF file)

Bruno, H.E. - January-February, 2010, "Building relational sanctuaries: This story has a happy ending". Child Care Information Exchange.

Bruno, H.E. - November-December, 2009, "Mary Catherine and me: Building multicultural partnerships in post-racial America". Child Care Information Exchange.

Bruno, H.E. - September-October, 2007, Hearing parents in every language: An invitation to Early Childhood professionals." Child Care Information Exchange, pp. 58-60.

Bruno, H.E. - September-October, 2005. "At the end of the day: Legal and ethical issues at release time." Child Care Information Exchange, pp. 66-69.

Copeland, M.L. and H.E. Bruno - March, 2001, "Countering center gossip and negativity". Child Care Information Exchange.

NAEYC's Young Children Journal http://www.naeycdev.org

Bruno, H.E. - September, 2007, "Gossip free zones: Problem solving to prevent power struggles". Young Children.

NAEYC's Teaching Young Children Journal http://www.naeycdev.org

Bruno, H.E. - 2009, "Using words wisely.  Spreading Positive Messages Instead of Gossip: Teaching Young Children" Volume 2, Number 5.  You must be a registered user to be able to view the article.

Leadership Quest   lthorner@miniuniversity.net

Bruno, H.E. and M.L. Copeland. 2000. "Staff retention in childcare using an internal customer service model".  Leadership Quest 4 (2): pp. 5-7.

Bruno, H.E. and M.L. Copeland - Spring, 1999, "Decisions! Decisions! Decision-making structures that support quality." Leadership Quest.

Bruno, H.E and M.L. Copeland - Fall, 1999, " If the director isn't direct, can the team have direction? Leadership Quest.

Bruno, H.E. and M.L. CopelandCopeland - Fall, 1999. "Professionalism in challenging times: A new child care change management model". Leadership Quest.

Bruno, H.E. 1999. "SUPERDIRECTOR: All things to all people but one" Leadership Quest: 8.

SECA (Southern Early Childhood Association) Journal http://www.southernearlychildhood.org/

Bruno, H.E. 2007. "Teachers may never know: Building relationships with children and families that heal". - Dimensions in Early Childhood 35 (3):22-29.

NCCCC (National Campus Child Care Consortium) Visions Newsletter

Bruno, H.E. 2007. "The art and science of decision making". NCCCC Visions, June.

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  Books  

Holly Elissa's groundbreaking textbook: "Leading on Purpose: Emotionally Intelligent Early Childhood Administration... has been released by McGraw-Hill.  McGraw-Hill 2008.

If you would like to purchase "Leading on Purpose: Emotionally Intelligent Early Childhood Administration", ISBN #978-0-07-337842-8, you can order through the McGraw-Hill Higher Education website. At the URL for Leading on Purpose, readers will find both a complete Staff Handbook and Family/Parent Handbook, chock full of useful policies, procedures, forms and templates.

It can also be purchased at http://www.mhprofessional.com/mhhe_index.php, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, etc.

Free desk copies are available for instructors of leadership, administration and/or supervision courses at www.mhhe.com, or phone: 800-338-3987, extension 3.

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  Handouts  

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming you": Four essential EQ competencies for educational leaders

According to research reported in Harvard Business Review, our most successful leaders are skilled managers of people who inspire employees to greatness. Eighty percent of crucial life decisions require emotional intelligence (the ability to read people as well as we read books). What competencies do we need to keep everyone’s eyes on the prize especially when those around us are losing their cool and blaming us? You'll leave this workshop with some powerful answers and useful tools.

Courageous nurturers: Holding resistant staff accountable

Emotional intelligence

Enlarging the circle: Welcoming LGBT families, children and peers

Fired up or burned out

Holding resistant staff accountable

Legal and ethical issues in early childhood education

Partnering with change

Play's the thing: Leadership and the brain

Stop in the name of love: Gossip free zones

Team building and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

  1. Section of Chapter 3 from my book - pages 10-28
  2. Pumpkin soup

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DVDs and CDs

Human Resources Management in Early Childhood Programs. Holly Elissa is interviewed on personnel policies and procedures, human relations and staff management, disciplinary action and supervision. Website

To view Holly Elissa's workshop presentations in CD format, produced and distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for CEU credit, contact Dr. Robin Fox, foxr@uww.edu, 262-472-5821.

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