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The First 60 DaysLessons Learned in a Start-Up
The Academy of Global Studies @ Winton Woods High School
AUGUST 1
AUGUST 17
SEPTEMBER 7
SEPTEMBER 21PLANNING
OCTOBER 26
OCTOBER 13
THE FIRST 60 DAYS: AUGUST 1-OCTOBER 26
facility constraints
lack of portable technology for an entire quarter
steep learning curve for new model for teachers, students & parents
rigor & challenge new to students
learning what it means to be part of a network
AGS Problems & Challenges
“The most common cause of failure in leadership is by treating adaptive challenges as if they were technical problems.”Ronald Heifetz
Technical Problems vs Adaptive Challenges
The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and
the World
Ronald Heifetz/Alexander Grashow/Marty Linsky
(2009)HBR Press
Technical Problem
Adaptive Challenge
requires authority requires leadership
DIRECTION define problems & provide solutions
identify and frame the adaptive challenge
PROTECTION shield the organization from external threats
let the organization feel external pressure within a
tolerable range
ORIENTATION clarify roles and responsibilities
challenge current roles and resist pressure to define new
roles too quickly
MANAGING CONFLICT restore order
expose conflict or allow it to emerge
SHAPING NORMS maintain normschallenge unproductive
norms
facility constraints (technical problem)
lack of portable technology for an entire quarter (technical problem)
new model which requires behavioral changes from teachers, students & parents (adaptive challenge)
rigor & challenge new to students (adaptive challenge)
learning what it means to be part of a network (adaptive challenge)
AGS Problems & Challenges
“If I had one hour to save the world, I would spend 59 minutes defining the problem and one minute finding solutions.”
Albert Einstein
over-communicate
go slowly, and then slow down
attend to internal culture
engage the community
Lessons Learned
trust teachers
trust students
believe in the power of a committed group of people
live the vision
move from the dance floor to the balcony