Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
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.
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Continuous Improvement
Do you embrace the key components of successful change? Explore key components, elements, and core principles of continuous improvement.
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Jul 3
- 3 min
The State of Education 2023
Explore the shifts that are transforming organizations, and see how this impacts including schools now and in the future.
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Jun 19
- 3 min
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."
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- May 30
- 4 min
Transformation??
Recently I began to wonder if educational transformation is possible within the current system. What do you believe?
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Apr 17
- 4 min
Resistance
Leaders are constantly confronted with resistance when they create tension between a vision and reality. Learn more about leading change...
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Jan 30
- 4 min
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.
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Jan 23
- 4 min
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
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Jan 17
- 3 min
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.
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Jan 3
- 3 min
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.
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Nov 7, 2022
- 4 min
Managing Change
Like the double helix used to describe the physical structure of DNA, leadership and management are the two linked strands that wind...
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Think About
Change, practices, and problems - I've explored these three, key ideas as it relates to the future of education.
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Oct 3, 2022
- 4 min
Leading Change
If you agree with the following two statements, you understand why leading change is a critical function of leadership....
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Dr. Patrick E. Crawford
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
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.
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