Effective School Management

Figure 17.3
Distribution of resistance/enthusiasm

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A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO CHANGE
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for being in the van of change, and who already have a track-record of
successful innovation.
 BCLP found that different schools were in different states of readiness and
capability to change, with respect to different issues. So each had to start from
where it was, to make a change that was achievable. In one school the head
did not share the core vision and values and eventually chose to sideline the
school.
PERSONAL APPLICATION
Fill in the chart in Figure 17.4 for any change that you have in mind. Enter key people,
etc., in the left-hand column. This exercise helps you to focus on what work you will
need to do to create the critical energy for change. Other techniques that are
helpful in this context are ‘force-field analysis’ (see below) and the Gleicher formula
(Chapter 18).