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.