Deep Change Leadership: A Model for Renewing and Strengthening Schools and Districts (A resource for effective school leadership and change efforts) Perfect Paperback – February 26, 2021

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 IntroductionPart 1: The Deep Change Imperative Chapter 1: Recognizing Schools' Need for Deep Change Chapter 2: Understanding the Pain Inherent in Change Chapter 3: Exposing the Myth of Buy-In Chapter 4: Getting Ready for Deep ChangePart 2: The Deep Change Model Chapter 5: Deciding What Does Not Change Chapter 6: Imagining Chapter 7: Focusing Chapter 8: Implementing Chapter 9: AcceleratingPart 3: The Path Ahead Chapter 10: Making Course Corrections Chapter 11: Anticipating Mistakes in Change Leadership Chapter 12: Building a Team for Deep ChangeEpilogue: Iceberg Ahead References and Resources Index Read more