Full Description
A practical, step-by-step guide to leading change efforts for sustainable results 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.
Includes engaging self-analyses for leaders to inform their leadership when putting in place a change initiative
Jody Spiro is an experienced leader of systems change for public, nonprofit, and private sector organizations
Offers information on assessing a situation, engaging stakeholders, planning "early wins," minimizing resistance, building a supportive culture and much more
This important resource shows how to translate a vision of a sustainable educational reform into a series of coordinated action steps.
Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Author xv
Introduction The Essentials of Leading Change Step-by-Step 1
Step One Determining Your Change Strategy—and Making Your Plan 11
Tactics 13
Essential Elements 13
Common Mistakes to Avoid 17
Tool: Strategy/Action Aligner 18
Tales 20
Step Two Assessing Readiness—Where You Are Isn't Necessarily Where They Are 23
Tactics 25
Essential Elements 25
Common Mistakes to Avoid 28
Tool: Readiness Rubrics 30
Tales 44
Step Three Analyzing the Stakeholders—Who Cares? Why? and What Can They Do About It? 51
Tactics 53
Essential Elements 53
Common Mistakes to Avoid 58
Tool: Stakeholder Strategizer 59
Tales 64
Step Four Minimizing Resistance—While Maximizing Your Tolerance for It 69
Tactics 71
Types of Resistance 71
Essential Elements 72
Common Mistakes to Avoid 74
Tool: Resistance Reducer 77
Tales 84
Step Five Securing a Small, Early Win—Turning the Tide Toward the Results You Want 89
Tactics 91
Essential Elements 91
Common Mistakes to Avoid 93
Tool: Early Win Wonder 94
Tales 97
Step Six Engaging the Key Players in Planning—Achieving Collaboration Without Disintegration 101
Tactics 103
Essential Elements 103
Common Mistakes to Avoid 105
Tool: Collaborative Planning Parameters 108
Action Planning Sheet 113
Tales 116
Step Seven Scaling and Sustaining—or All Your Effort Will Be for Naught 123
Tactics 125
Essential Elements 127
Common Mistakes to Avoid 131
Tool: Scale and Sustainability Score Sheet 133
Tales 142
Step Eight Monitoring and Continuously Improving—Taking Advantage of the Changes You Will Encounter 147
Tactics 149
Essential Elements 149
Common Mistakes to Avoid 151
Tool: The 3 R's: Review, Revise, Repeat 153
Tales 155
Conclusion Using the Tactics and Tools to Make a Real Difference 159
Appendix Sample Completed Tools 165
Index 197
