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From Compliance to Commitment
Explore the key elements necessary for bringing about significant and enduring organizational change.

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Jun 24, 20245 min read


Crucial Conversations
We face new challenges that can't be resolved with yesterday's solutions. See how to tackle confrontations that arise from new solutions.

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Sep 4, 20233 min read


Continuous Improvement
Do you embrace the key components of successful change? Explore key components, elements, and core principles of continuous improvement.

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Aug 7, 20233 min read


The State of Education 2023
Explore the shifts that are transforming organizations, and see how this impacts including schools now and in the future.

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Jul 3, 20233 min read


Build for Tomorrow
As leaders, how do we accept change and prosper in today's quickly shifting world? Get some ideas in this week's "Leadership Thoughts."

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Jun 19, 20233 min read


Transformation??
Recently I began to wonder if educational transformation is possible within the current system. What do you believe?

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
May 30, 20234 min read


Resistance
Leaders are constantly confronted with resistance when they create tension between a vision and reality. Learn more about leading change...

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Apr 17, 20234 min read


Chat GPT
Have you been hearing about ChatGPT? In this issue, I will share my opinion about the access and use of ChatGPT in schools.

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Jan 30, 20234 min read


The Plan, the Public
Progress over perfection! Do you agree? As I contemplate significant change, I share some ideas about focusing on progress, not perfection

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Jan 23, 20234 min read


Mental Models & Resistance
I'm obsessed with why most change initiatives fail. 'd like to share some of my findings with you around mental models and resistance.

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Jan 17, 20233 min read


Educational ̶P̶r̶e̶d̶i̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ Trends & Hopes for 2023
For this week’s newsletter, I considered creating predictions for 2023, but shifted my thinking to consider trends & hopes instead.

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Jan 3, 20233 min read


Managing Change
Like the double helix used to describe the physical structure of DNA, leadership and management are the two linked strands that wind...

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Nov 7, 20224 min read


Think About
Change, practices, and problems - I've explored these three, key ideas as it relates to the future of education.

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Oct 31, 20224 min read


Short on Staff & Needing a Renewed Vision - Challenges to Overcome
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the challenges schools face, listing some problems I think we must solve. Here's where I started...

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Oct 17, 20224 min read


Leading Change
If you agree with the following two statements, you understand why leading change is a critical function of leadership....

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Oct 3, 20224 min read


What Do Monkeys Have to do with Me, as a Leader?
Like all fables, this short story highlights how monkeys’ behavior aligns with the resistance to change that occurs in humans.

Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
Sep 1, 20223 min read
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