Introduction to Change Management

Rationale: Chip and Dan Heath said it best: “For things to change, somebody somewhere has to start acting differently.” In making a change, we have a rational side and an emotional side to change. As educational leaders, sometimes we have the challenge of not only making changes ourselves, but also inspiring change in others. With concrete strategies to lead change, we better position our potential to improve student learning. 

Learning Intention: Teams will explore the Switch framework as a method to lead change in an organization, and consider the opportunities to utilize this change in their A2A work.

Success Criteria: Teams will know they are successful when they…

• have strengthened their understanding of the importance of understanding behavior in change

• can describe the three components of Chip and Dan Heath’s Switch framework as a resource to lead change

• discuss both the proactive and reactive strategies that impact a team’s capacity to change