In their book, “Change the Culture, Change the Game,” Roger Connors and Tom Smith present the Results Pyramid. It illustrates that our experiences foster beliefs, our beliefs influence actions, and our actions produce results. https://training.hr.ufl.edu/resources/LeadershipToolkit/job_aids/ChangingCulture.pdf In order to initiate a change of culture in an organization, leadership needs to begin its thinking by working backwards, […]

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I have written earlier blogs about the critical partnership necessary between instructional coaches and principals for effective teacher change that produces increased student achievement. Recently I spent a day with a district wide group of instructional coaches working on the school improvement plans for their buildings. We used a backwards plan beginning with the identification […]