The Skillset Team Leader A Resource for Overcoming Hurdles to Professional Learning for Student Achievement By Elisa MacDonald All teams face hurdles. What distinguishes the skillful team leader from a less effective one is his or her approach in overcoming them. Elisa MacDonald offers a skillful approach to team leadership rooted in values, mindset, intelligence, and skill. Reality-based examples illustrate common team hurdles in collaboration, shared leadership, goal setting and attainment, rigorous discourse, and continuous improvement. This practical guide features: Research-based and field-tested solutions for preventing and overcoming hurdles; Brief follow-up sections with tips for sustaining positive change; Ways to work beyond the team to shape and influence school culture; Prompts to apply learning to your own leadership hurdles; and A common chapter format for