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The best leaders know how to challenge people to leave the comfort of the status quo and blaze new trails. It takes effort to replace tools and methods with unfamiliar ones. But nothing worth doing is ever easy, right?

Looking for practical tips for leading change?


| 6 Surefire Cures for Initiative Fatigue Change for the sake of change rarely pays off. Keep your eyes on the prize and refrain from chasing the latest, shiniest trend. Read more |
| The 4 Stages of Filling Big Shoes Few challenges are more difficult than following on the heels of a local legend. Grab the torch and run with this guide to leadership change. Read more |
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4 Ways to Enrich Your School Business Office The business office is central to district success. Discover how to blow the dust off a crucial component of thriving schools. Read more |
"Employees on the frontlines taking the initiative to drive change elevates the Success of transformations to a whopping 71%" (McKinsey)
| How to Prepare Students for the Jobs of Tomorrow The workforce is changing—how do we manage the gap between today’s skills and the impossible-to-predict future? Read more |
| Design Thinking for School Leaders What does it mean to be a “visionary” leader? Perhaps there is more to the aesthetic connotation of the word than meets the eye. Maybe, just maybe, every visionary leader is simply a world-class designer on a different career path. Read more |
| EdTech Playbook: Moving to a New Student Information System Implementing a new SIS is one of the most challenging projects school technology leaders face. Learn how to do it right. Watch the videos |
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" Company-wide change efforts are 12.4 times more likely to be successful when senior managers communicate continually. (McKinsey)
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