culture - Steve Barkley

Using The Results Pyramid for Understanding and Change

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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Leaders Have the Ability to See Those Around Them Rise

          Simon Sinek shared the statement, “Leaders have the ability to see those around them rise” in this short video clip. It struck me as a great reflection opportunity for school leaders, instructional coaches, and teachers. Sinek identifies his own important learning about leadership with two key statements: Remind myself –“I […]

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Leadership’s Conscious Focus: Collaboration, Creativity and Culture

Cathy Merrill, a chief executive of Washingtonian Media, provided an opinion piece in the Washington Post titled, As a CEO, I worry about the erosion of office culture with more remote work. She shares a concern regarding many employees, who have been successful working remotely, desiring to stay in a virtual role. She points out […]

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Podcast: Why Create a Culture of Coaching

Instructional coaches, along with school administrative and teacher leaders, can positively impact student success by building a culture of coaching among school staff. Listen in as Steve presents a message to teachers on why they would find value in entering into coaching and collegial conversations with instructional coaches and with each other. Subscribe to the […]

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