Winning Strategy: Set Benchmarks of Early Success to Build Momentum for the Long Term

Autor/in	Spiro, Jody
Titel	Winning Strategy: Set Benchmarks of Early Success to Build Momentum for the Long Term
Quelle	In: Journal of Staff Development, 33 (2012) 2, S.10-12 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-928X
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Instructional Leadership; Change Strategies; Strategic Planning; Agenda Setting; Success; Benchmarking; Scheduling; Persuasive Discourse; Change Agents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Lösungsstrategie; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Erfolg; Disposition; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation
Abstract	Change is a highly personal experience. Everyone participating in the effort has different reactions to change, different concerns, and different motivations for being involved. The smart change leader sets benchmarks along the way so there are guideposts and pause points instead of an endless change process. "Early wins"--a term used to describe successes demonstrating concretely that achieving the change goals is feasible and will result in benefits for those involved--help accomplish this. To bring people along, the leadership team needs to give those involved evidence at each stage that the change will succeed and that is likely to yield positive results. The concept of early wins requires setting the objective of improving student achievement--such as in mathematics as measured by results on the June test increasing a specified amount. However, it is critical to plan backward from that June test. What steps can be taken along the way to ensure that the desired results will be accomplished by June? This will give the confidence and momentum to go forward and also give the change leader something important on which to build. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10