- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Jossey-Bass (Mar 19 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0787988820
- ISBN-13: 978-0787988821
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.6 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #56,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fullan (Leading in a Culture of Change) argues that the world is too complex for any theory to possess unassailable certainty, and leaders should shy away from relying on a single blueprint for success. Instead, good leaders should use theories of action to guide their decisions, but remain open to new data that may direct further action. Fullan advocates adopting theories that travel—practical insights that travel across sectors, geography and culturally diverse situations and point to actions likely to be effective given the circumstances. To help managers navigate change, Fullan share six secrets designed to help with large-scale reform: Love Your Employees, Connect Peers with Purpose, Capacity Building Prevails, Learning Is the Work, Transparency Rules and Systems Learn, and provides guidelines for making these secrets work. Although the six secrets are hardly radically new ideas and are presented as a bit of a panacea, Fullan's practical guide is a lucid and encouraging book, likely to appeal to and assist managers at all levels. (May)
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"Fullan's practical guide is a lucid and encouraging book, likely to appeal to and assist managers at all levels." (Publisher's Weekly, 03/20/08)
Fullan (Leading in a Culture of Change) argues that the world is too complex for any theory to possess unassailable certainty, and leaders should shy away from relying on a single blueprint for success. Instead, good leaders should use theories of action to guide their decisions, but remain open to new data that may direct further action. Fullan advocates adopting “theories that travel”—practical insights that travel across sectors, geography and culturally diverse situations and point to actions likely to be effective given the circumstances. To help managers navigate change, Fullan shares six secrets designed to help with large-scale reform: “Love Your Employees, “Connect Peers with Purpose,” “Capacity Building Prevails,” “Learning Is the Work,” Transparency Rules” and “Systems Learn,” and provides guidelines for making these secrets work. Although the six secrets are hardly radically new ideas and are presented as a bit of panacea, Fullan’s practical guide is a lucid and encouraging book, likely to appeal to and assist managers at all levels. (May.) (Publishers Weekly, March 17, 2008)
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Fullan copes with a complex world,
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This review is from: The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive (Hardcover)
This is a business book that takes a critical, detached view of business books. Michael Fullan provides a perspective within which to view all the gimmicks, techniques and fads that you might read elsewhere. And his own "secrets" are not some magic bullet that will replace those gimmicks, but rather principles that can only be learned by being reflected upon, applied, reflected upon some more and applied some more.Sounds like work! But isn't that what real change takes? "It may seem odd that in this book I am giving you advice and then cautioning you to doubt it, but that's precisely what I am doing," Fullan says in his introduction. For example, his first "secret" is to love your employees. But if you love your employees, you had better balance that with love for your customers. Fullan finds the best in other business books/research and presents it in capsule form. You can go to the source if you want more detail. One article he cites is "Professional Development: A Great Way to Avoid Change." I love it! Two pages later he lists "seven self-destructive habits of good companies" outlined by J. Sheth. Instead of reading five books on business leadership, my suggestion is to read this one five times . . . over a period of a couple of years. It may make a positive difference.
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Fullan finds the secrets,
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This review is from: The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive (Hardcover)
Michael Fullan has been working to discover change secrets for years allowing him to amass an extensive data base on the subject. His depth of understanding provides a unique view for the change agent of today. An intriguing aspect of the book is how Fullan goes beyond the work of Collins book Good to Great. If you are a fan of G2G you will appreciate the Six Secrets and how it moves change to the next level. This book will give you ideas to contemplate.
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This book is very timely with valuable information for all future leaders. My graduate students loved it and have already reported they referenced it in their interviews and in their leadership positions.
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Six Secrets of Change,
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This review is from: The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive (Paperback)
Up until this point, most of Fullan's writing has been about school and district reform. This book breaks the mold and looks at organizations--and what great organizations do differently to sustain great results over time. The book is full of references, and one of the books quoted often is, Firms of Endearment. This book is apparently the next Good to Great and highlights businesses that outperformed the companies featured in Collin's seminal work.Due to Fullan's deep experiences and backgrounds working in schools, the secrets he shares can easily be applied to schools, and there are many school stories throughout it's pages. I won't keep you in suspense any more, the Six Secrets are as follows: 1. Love Your Employees 2. Connect Peers with Purpose 3. Capacity Building Prevails 4. Learning is the Work 5. Transparency Rules 6. Systems Learn This is a book every superintendent should read. It will help you to take the long view toward school and district improvement and give you plenty of fresh ideas about how to make your organization the best it can be. |
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