Stu Silberman, Gay Burden

Asking the Right Questions (eBook, PDF)

A Guide to Continuous Improvement with Stakeholder Input

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book outlines a practical, four-question model that school and business leaders can use to engage stakeholder feedback, determine the organization's DNA, and establish a collective vision for improvement. Stakeholder feedback is analyzed at both the focus- and whole-group level. Results are then woven into the organizational improvement plan. Practical examples of leadership experiences in implementing the four-question model are included as well as the theory behind why these four questions are the right questions to ask. Each chapter ends with a set of reflective questions that leadership teams can utilize individually or in an organizational book study or Professional Learning Community (PLC).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216220084
• Artikelnr.: 74626264

Autorenporträt

Stu Silberman has been a teacher, principal, superintendent and the executive director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Stu was Kentucky's superintendent of the year three times and a final four national superintendent of the year.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Foreward
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Four-Question Model Overview
Modeling Connected Leadership
About the Authors
Determining Your Schools DNA
The Four-Question Model
Collective Efficacy
Stakeholder Focus Group Meetings
Sample Groups
Analyzing and Sharing the Results
To Sum Up
Reflective Questions/Activities
Chapter 2: What is working--things you do not want to change?
What's Working and How do we Know it's Working?
District Leadership Modeling
What's Your Leadership Style?
To Sum Up
Reflective Questions/Activities
Chapter 3: What needs to be changed to make this a better place for kids?
Christmas Trees and Kitchen Sinks
Student Voice
Weeding the Garden
College and Career Readiness
Creating Buy-in on the Front-end
To Sum Up
Reflective Questions/Activities
Chapter 4: What needs to be changed to make this a better place for adults?
Human Side of Change
Top-Down and Grassroots Effort
Symbolism
Recognizing the Super Stars
Dealing with Naysayers
The Abilene Paradox
To Sum Up
Reflective Questions/Activities
Chapter 5: What can I do, as your leader, to do a better job?
A Learning Leader is Vulnerable
Visioning and Establishing Purpose
A Clear Communication Plan
Celebrate Victories
Collective Capacity
A Practitioner's Story
Clearly Document the Process
To Sum Up
Reflective Questions/Activities
Appendix A: Debriefing Strategy: Think-a-Thon
References
About the Author