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