This year’s Blueprint Bulletin theme is around Upstream thinking for systems improvement. The first Blueprint Bulletin began our series where the primary focus was around the three forces that push us downstream: 1) problem blindness, 2) lack of ownership, and 3) tunneling. The second Blueprint Bulletin focused on the first of Dan Heath’s seven questions …
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“If you want to help solve big problems in the world, seek out groups who have ambitious goals coupled with close-up experience”. ~ Dan Heath Last month’s Blueprint Bulletin began our series around Upstream thinking where our primary focus was around the three forces that push us downstream: 1) problem blindness, 2) lack of ownership, …
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“So often we find ourselves reacting to problems, putting out fires, dealing with emergencies. We should shift our attention to preventing them.” ~ Dan Heath, Upstream How many times do we find ourselves in reactionary mode? Putting out fires and reacting to situations instead of preventing them from happening in the first place? Dealing with …
Our intent with this issue of the Blueprint Bulletin is to encourage those who attended the institute to move to action; for those who weren’t able to join us, please connect with your SWFT facilitator to determine how s/he can support you and your district by embedding the learning around leadership, instructional infrastructure, and student support as your district builds and strengthens these areas.
“Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence, and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire teammates and customers.” ~ Robin Sharma The world has changed, schooling has changed, and the nature of school leadership is …
