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Leading Change Step-by-Step offers a comprehensive and tactical guide for change leaders. Spiro's approach has been field-tested for more than a decade and proven effective in a wide variety of public sector organizations including K-12 schools, universities, international agencies and non-profits. The book is filled with proven tactics for implementing change successfully, with helpful tools to put change efforts into practice (including forms, rubrics, and helpful questions to ask). Also included are success stories that show how this approach has been used effectively in 22 states and internationally. The tools reveal how the leader analyzes situations, identifies the groups needed to get desired results, and works with them effectively to do so.
This important resource shows how to translate a vision of a sustainable educational reform into a series of coordinated action steps.
INTRODUCTION: THE ESSENTIALS OF LEADING CHANGE STEP-BY-STEP.
STEP ONE: DETERMINE YOUR CHANGE STRATEGY—AND MAKE YOUR PLAN.
Tactics.
Essential Elements.
Common Mistakes to Avoid.
Tool: Strategy/Action Aligner.
Tales.
STEP TWO: ASSESS READINESS—WHERE YOU ARE ISN'T NECESSARILY WHERE THEY ARE.
Tactics.
Essential Elements.
Common Mistakes to Avoid.
Tools.
Readiness Rubric for the leader.
Readiness Rubric for the participants.
Readiness Rubric for the organization.
Tales.
STEP THREE: ANALYZE THE STAKEHOLDERS—WHO CARES? WHY? AND WHAT CAN THEY DO ABOUT IT?
Tactics.
Essential Elements.
Common Mistakes to Avoid.
Tool: Stakeholder Strategizer.
Tales.
STEP FOUR: MINIMIZE RESISTANCE—WHILE MAXIMIZING YOUR TOLERANCE FOR IT.
Tactics.
Essential Elements.
Common Mistakes to Avoid.
Tools.
Resistance Tolerance Rater.
Resistance Reducer.
Tales.
STEP FIVE: SECURE A SMALL, EARLY WIN—TURN THE TIDE TOWARD THE RESULTS YOU WANT.
Tactics.
Essential Elements.
Common Mistakes to Avoid.
Tool: Early Win Wonder.
Tales.
STEP SIX: ENGAGE THE KEY PLAYERS IN PLANNING—ACHIEVE COLLABORATION WITHOUT DISINTEGRATION.
Tactics.
Essential Elements.
Common Mistakes to Avoid.
Tool: Collaborative Planning Parameters.
Tales.
STEP SEVEN: SCALE AND SUSTAIN THE CHANGE STRATEGY—OR YOUR EFFORTS WILL ALL BE FOR NAUGHT.
Tactics.
Essential Elements.
Common Mistakes to Avoid.
Tool: Scale and Sustainability ScoreSheet.
Tales.
STEP EIGHT: MONITOR AND REVISE—IMPROVE AS YOU GO ALONG.
Tactics.
Essential Elements.
Common Mistakes to Avoid.
Tool: The 3 R's: Review, Revise, Repeat.
Tales.
CONCLUSION.
APPENDIX: SAMPLE RUBRICS
Index.
Overview
Leading Change Step-by-Step offers a comprehensive and tactical guide for change leaders. Spiro's approach has been field-tested for more than a decade and proven effective in a wide variety of public sector organizations including K-12 schools, universities, international agencies and non-profits. The book is filled with proven tactics for implementing change ...