Deep Change Leadership

As 21st century educators grapple with new and unprecedented challenges, schools and districts require a model of change leadership that responds to shifting environmental realities. Deep Change Leadership aims to give leaders pragmatic ways to spark change in education. Author Douglas Reeves offers up a model that departs from traditionally held beliefs and instead embraces engagement, inquiry, and focused action.

Use this resource to set in motion effective change initiatives: Explore the principal impediments to effective change leadership, including fragmentation and the myth of universal buy-in. Learn the means by which you can gauge your and your school's or district's readiness for change. Study the characteristics of deep change leadership, which involves deciding what does not change, supplementing passion with purpose, and narrowing your focus. Discover how to make sound course corrections and avoid mistakes in change leadership. Understand real results in terms of both outcomes and causes.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

About the Author

Introduction

Part 1: The Change Imperative

Chapter 1: Realizing the Need for a New Model of Change

Chapter 2: Understanding the Pain Inherent in Change

Chapter 3: Exposing the Myth of Buy-In

Chapter 4: Exploring Change Expectance and Readiness

Part 2: The New Model of Change Leadership

Deciding What Does Not Change

Combining Passion and Purpose

Reining In Your Focus

Part 3: The Path Ahead

Chapter 8: Making Course Corrections

Chapter 9: Anticipating Mistakes in Change Leadership

Chapter 10: Identifying Real Results

Chapter 11: Building a Team of Change Leaders

Epilogue: Iceberg Ahead

References and Resources

Index