I was struck by the concept of an Influence Strategy. I imagine there are multiple ways to approach this in education. Initially I thought of how different leadership would be if they used an Influence Strategy to focus on vital behaviors and not abstract goals like, "raise test scores."
Secondly, staff and professional development might look different if, instead of just showing how, they also focused on the behavior to put the new training or information into use. How often I have seen teachers learn new strategies, but never implement them.
I also wondered..
What behaviors have you identified that drive performance in your organization?
Do you have an Influence Strategy? In what ways could you develop an Influence Strategy?
How might your organizational leadership be impacted if the focus was more squarely placed on behaviors that get results and not the results themselves?
Does your organization spend the time to clearly identify vital behaviors and then teach or coach them across the organization?
How would or organization benefit if vital behaviors were taught and embedded into your culture?
How is a vital behavior different from knowledge or information?
How would a vital behavior focus change your staff development or professional training?
