Motion Leadership in Action

More Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy
Michael Fullan - Michael Fullan Enterprises Inc.
Motion Leadership in Action
November 2012 | 136 pages | Corwin
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How motion leadership "moves" educators to action!

Do your school reform efforts frequently sputter or stall? In this indispensable sequel to the bestseller Motion Leadership, Michael Fullan shares the real-life strategies and results of educators who have used motion leadership to propel entire organizations and systems forward. Success stories from the US and around the world illustrate how educators can use a small number of specific actions to generate momentum for lasting change. Motion Leadership in Action addresses:

  • Creating and leading movement in the right direction and at the right time
  • Implementing a "ready-fire-aim" mindset
  • Emphasizing the importance of collaboration
  • Forging relationships while handling resistance
  • Establishing your change stance in order to get better results

Get the skinny on what works in setting educational change in motion!

"Great new insights from Michael Fullan's latest thinking on how to handle an education system. It is rich in its case studies and crucially pays the necessary attention to implementation as well as strategy."
—Sir Michael Barber, Chief Education Adviser, Pearson
Author of Deliverology 101

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

1. Not-So-Skinny Change Problems

1. Not-So-Skinny Change Problems

2. The Skinny at Work

2. The Skinny at Work

3. The Skinny Leader's Guide to Action

3. The Skinny Leader's Guide to Action

4. What's Next?

4. What's Next?

Epilogue

Epilogue

References

References

Index

Index

Description

How motion leadership "moves" educators to action!

Do your school reform efforts frequently sputter or stall? In this indispensable sequel to the bestseller Motion Leadership, Michael Fullan shares the real-life strategies and results of educators who have used motion leadership to propel entire organizations and systems forward. Success stories from the US and around the world illustrate how educators can use a small number of specific actions to generate momentum for lasting change. Motion Leadership in Action addresses:

  • Creating and leading movement in the right direction and at the right time
  • Implementing a "ready-fire-aim" mindset
  • Emphasizing the importance of collaboration
  • Forging relationships while handling resistance
  • Establishing your change stance in order to get better results

Get the skinny on what works in setting educational change in motion!

"Great new insights from Michael Fullan's latest thinking on how to handle an education system. It is rich in its case studies and crucially pays the necessary attention to implementation as well as strategy."
—Sir Michael Barber, Chief Education Adviser, Pearson
Author of Deliverology 101

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

About the Author

1. Not-So-Skinny Change Problems

1. Not-So-Skinny Change Problems

2. The Skinny at Work

2. The Skinny at Work

3. The Skinny Leader's Guide to Action

3. The Skinny Leader's Guide to Action

4. What's Next?

4. What's Next?

Epilogue

Epilogue

References

References

Index

Index

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Motion Leadership in Action

More Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy


November 2012 | 136 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 01/02/2026 9781452256931 $37.95
Lifetime 01/02/2026 9781452284262 $35.00

How motion leadership "moves" educators to action!

Do your school reform efforts frequently sputter or stall? In this indispensable sequel to the bestseller Motion Leadership, Michael Fullan shares the real-life strategies and results of educators who have used motion leadership to propel entire organizations and systems forward. Success stories from the US and around the world illustrate how educators can use a small number of specific actions to generate momentum for lasting change. Motion Leadership in Action addresses:

  • Creating and leading movement in the right direction and at the right time
  • Implementing a "ready-fire-aim" mindset
  • Emphasizing the importance of collaboration
  • Forging relationships while handling resistance
  • Establishing your change stance in order to get better results

Get the skinny on what works in setting educational change in motion!

"Great new insights from Michael Fullan's latest thinking on how to handle an education system. It is rich in its case studies and crucially pays the necessary attention to implementation as well as strategy."
—Sir Michael Barber, Chief Education Adviser, Pearson
Author of Deliverology 101


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • 1. Not-So-Skinny Change Problems
  • 2. The Skinny at Work
  • 3. The Skinny Leader's Guide to Action
  • 4. What's Next?
  • Epilogue
  • References
  • Index

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"Great new insights from Michael Fullan's latest thinking on how to handle an education system. It is rich in its case studies and crucially pays the necessary attention to implementation as well as strategy."
Sir Michael Barber, Author of Deliverology 101, Chief Education Adviser, Pearson

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