Dr. Lorraine Monroe, Founder of the Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute, Was the Founding

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Dr. Lorraine Monroe, Founder of the Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute, was the founding principal of the renowned FrederickDouglassAcademy in Central Harlem and is on extended leave from Bank Street College of Education where she taught graduate courses and founded and directed the Center for Minority Achievement.

Dr. Monroe translates her extensive experience in New York City public schools-as teacher, dean, assistant principal, principal and deputy Chancellor for Curriculum and Instruction-into the guiding set of Monroe Leadership Principles that define the work of the SchoolLeadershipAcademy.

Dr. Monroe’s groundbreaking work has been featured on 60 Minutes, Tony Brown’s Journal, The McCreary Report, in Ebony Magazine, The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Parade Magazine, and most recently in the nationally acclaimed Fast Company Magazine.

Dr. Monroe is a national and international consultant who works through lecture, video presentations, hands-on activities, and large and small group discussions to share her powerful message about the role of leadership in creating effective schools.

Her book, Nothing’s Impossible: Leadership Lessons from Inside and Outside the Classroom, was first published by Random House and has been translated into Swedish and Norwegian. Nothing’s Impossible is now available in paperback through Harper Collins.

Dr. Monroe’s most recent book review follows:

The Monroe Doctrine:
An ABC Guide To What Great Bosses Do

Many people who attain managerial positions haven't the foggiest notion how to lead. They don't feel driven to attain the competencies of a boss - much less a great boss. The Monroe Doctrine offers educators, administrators, and businessfolk an inspiring A-Z of straight-forward lessons on becoming - and remaining - a truly great boss.

Its brief, catchy lessons and anecdotes will help potential leaders tap into their natural gifts and harness those gifts to lead seemingly by instinct. Lorraine Monroe's personal story of conquering the most overwhelming challenges will inspire leaders of all types to try new ideas to enrich their lives and the lives of their organizations. With The Monroe Doctrine by their side, readers will be able to lead any organization - whether a hospital, a house of worship, a sorority, a family, a school, or a business - with renewed passion and results.
Lorraine Monroe founded the FrederickDouglassAcademy in Harlem, a remarkably
successful and innovative public school, and became one of the most respected education reformers in America. She is the President and CEO of the Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute in New York City.