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The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survivereviewed by Steve Markbreiter - July 15, 2008 Title: The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive Author(s): Michael Fullan Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco ISBN: 0787988820, Pages: 135, Year: 2008 Search for book at Amazon.com With The Six Secrets of Change, Michael Fullan returns to the themes that have comprised the guiding principle of his work change and leadership. His previous book, Turnaround Leadership, focused on what he called the real reform agenda or changing schools as a way to reduce the income gap between rich and poor students. Previously, in his seminal work, The New Meaning of Educational Change, Fullan provided practical resources and ideas for school reform. No one can accuse Fullan of thinking small.
Using examples from businesses and health and public education systems, The Six Secrets of Change seeks to apply principles that are common to successful organizational change under complex conditions (p. vii). A theory of change is useful only if it travels well, meaning that it can be applied to different situations and can practically and insightfully guide the understanding of complex situations and point to actions likely to... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Steve Markbreiter
National Academy Foundation E-mail Author STEVE MARKBREITER is Senior Director with the National Academy Foundation (NAF), which works to reform high school education throughout the country through school-community partnerships and career-themed instruction.
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