What if all the strategies you're using are good…and they're still not going to get you the result you want?
Most principals have been trained to collect strategies: fill your toolbox, attend the conference, save the PDF, try the new protocol, implement the research-based practice.
But there's a problem.
A collection of good strategies does not become a system just because they all work.
In this episode, I'm breaking down the difference between a collection of strategies and a true system—and giving you a simple test you can use to determine which one you actually have.
You'll discover:
• Why "this strategy works" is not enough reason to add it to your school
• How we were trained to become collectors instead of curators
• The three things every true system needs: integrated, interdependent, and independent
• Why five strategies working is not the same as five strategies working together
• How to evaluate the initiatives and strategies already operating in your school
• Why adding another good strategy may actually make the problem worse
• How hidden bottlenecks can keep you and your staff working hard without moving forward together
Because your staff cannot align around a pile of good ideas.
They need a system.
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