By Anna Bryan This summer, we have reposted Anna Bryan’s articles on Adaptive Change as reminders that change is hard, important, messy, necessary, and can be managed. In this last post, The Middle Season: Thriving All the Way through Change she reminds us of the energy we have for change at the beginning of the school year, but how in November and December the momentum dissipates, or we can find ourselves lost in the mess. […]
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Maximizing Commitment in a Season of Change
By Anna H. Bryan Over the summer, we have been reposting articles from Anna Bryan on her experiences with Adaptive Change in schools. This blog, “Maximizing Commitment in a Season of Change,” is particularly timely as we prepare for the return of teachers to our buildings for the start of the 2024-25 school year. The article is especially helpful in thinking about how to create genuine engagement for change rather than simply convincing skeptics to […]
The Middle Season: Thriving All the Way Through Change
By Anna Surratt The Middle Season In my last post, I offered encouragement to school leaders endeavoring on change initiatives at the beginning of the school year. While I hope that the encouragement from that post inspired a strong start to the school year, I know very personally that we are in a much different season as we head into the second semester of school. In this Harvard Business Review article, Rosabeth Moss Kanter calls […]
Maximizing Commitment in a Season of Change
By Anna H. Surratt A Season for Change There is a season for every activity under the heavens (Ecclesiastes 3:1) and we are in the throes of one of the most crucial seasons of our school year – the beginning of the year. As school leaders, we are setting the course for the year with purpose-driven goals, high expectations for faculty and staff, and deep hopes for positive student outcomes. If there is a time […]