… so says Joel Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, in this Washington Post interview on the leadership efforts required to reform a large school district (his being the largest, I believe). I like the general tact he takes about taking on large systems–absolutely, boldness and applying the gas in a directed way is difficult and necessary. I like how he talks about giving more latitude and decision-making ability at the school level. I wonder, however, how willing he is t0 hear from individuals within buildings– to collaborate and listen at the micro-level within schools whose administrators and staff are so rarely all on the same page. Such is the challenge of working for change at scale, right? How do you operationalize strategies for systemic change when it also takes such delicate detail work to build the right individual school culture and buy-in?
Take a look by clicking on the image below.
Joel Klein on Leadership
Systems Don’t Change Because You Charm Them..
… so says Joel Klein, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, in this Washington Post interview on the leadership efforts required to reform a large school district (his being the largest, I believe). I like the general tact he takes about taking on large systems–absolutely, boldness and applying the gas in a directed way is difficult and necessary. I like how he talks about giving more latitude and decision-making ability at the school level. I wonder, however, how willing he is t0 hear from individuals within buildings– to collaborate and listen at the micro-level within schools whose administrators and staff are so rarely all on the same page. Such is the challenge of working for change at scale, right? How do you operationalize strategies for systemic change when it also takes such delicate detail work to build the right individual school culture and buy-in?
Take a look by clicking on the image below.
Joel Klein on Leadership