Leading in a Culture of Change

In this summary you will learn

• What five elements all theories of good leadership have in common
• Why leading in a time of profound change depends on relationships
• Why knowledge is social

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Why you should read Leading in a Culture of Change

This book by a prominent educator is readable. That may sound like faint praise, but it isn’t at all. Michael Fullan is a university dean, and as such is a full-fledged member of the fraternity of educators. Yet he has not written in educator-ese, that impenetrable, opaque jargon familiar to anyone who has trudged through books on education. His approach to leadership is useful and realistic, with sections on moral purpose, relationships, knowledge sharing and change. Fullan does not set out to break new ground. Instead, he includes a good deal of information he has gathered from other researchers. Occasionally his compendium of useful ideas feels a tad disjointed, but generally, he presents his selections in a logical sequence that leads you to his main conclusion: business leaders have a lot to learn from pioneering school system managers. getAbstract recommends this book to school administrators, business executives and managers who are looking for guidance during organizational transitions.

About the Author

Michael Fullan is co-author of What’s Worth Fighting for in Your School and the author of The Change Forces trilogy and The New Meaning of Educational Change.