Post on 18-Jan-2016
ANNUAL SUMMIT MEETINGS
“Confronting the Brutal Facts” Or
Preparing for the Future: Foresight to Insight to Action
THE GOOD TO GREAT FRAME
Reference:
--Good to Great, by Jim Collins, HarperCollins Publishers, 2001
--Good to Great and the Social Sectors, by Jim Collins, 2005
How do we creatively confront the brutal facts?
“YES, LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT VISION. BUT LEADERSHIP IS EQUALLY ABOUT CREATING A CLIMATE WHERE THE TRUTH IS HEARD AND THE BRUTAL FACTS
CONFRONTED.”
--JIM COLLINS, GOOD TO GREAT, P. 74
Disciplined Thinking
How transfer the vision of the strategic plan to the classroom level?
How tap the capacity within our school?
How embed continual improvement into our thinking?
THE GET THERE EARLY FRAME
Reference:Get There Early, by Bob Johansen, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007
How do we anticipate and prepare for what is coming?
Foresight to Insight to Action
“This process of sifting, grouping, synthesizing, and evaluating is very important to sort out what is possible an to begin to think through the virtues and constraints of the various possibilities. Typically, a Foresight to Insight to Action Workshop is not focused on deep consensus or decision making. Rather, the focus is on generating possible insights and beginning to prioritize them. Full evaluation of the insights typically comes later, with a smaller leadership group.” p. 132
Johansen’s Model
Small, diverse group (around 20) Target outcome Content facilitator Chunks of provocative foresight—stimulus
Current pain points Intent of leadership Destination of organization Biggest challenges Outside forces
From foresight, generate insight. From insight, generate action steps
A trip to the Summit• Simple process, modeled on strategic
planning• Annual review and goal setting process
with staff • Forum both to hear “the truth” and to
communicate the vision
The Summit Process: Overview
Base Camp Setting the rules, background
Summit Sessions Three sessions
Follow up Publication, review, reporting
How embed continual improvement into our thinking?
Mentoring Program: To review and plan improvements to our mentoring program
Action Product Who When Comments
Define a philosphy for our middle school
MS Philosophy Statement
Summit I Priority (MS Program) Action team
Spring 2009 completed by the 2007-08 action team
Define a set of beliefs for our middle school
9 MS program belief statements
Summit I Priority (MS Program) Action team
Spring 2009 completed by the 2007-08 action team
Identify specific end results for the MS mentoring program
A set of specific end results
Summit I Priority (MS Program) Action team
Spring 2009 completed by the 2007-08 action team
Results
• Broad discussion of strategic plan and mission
• An annual “cycle of understanding”• Focused priorities for action• Weight of consensus• Morale improvement• Mobilization of in-house talent• Mechanism to integrate new staff
Conclusion
When the task is accomplished,
the work done,throughout the
country the people say,
“We did this ourselves.” 道德经 #17