What are next steps? What are our big takeaways from the book and our discussions? How are we going to apply our learning in our organizations?
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I'm considering using the Influencer worksheet from the web site to help design a simple influencing project that I can use to gain some influencing practice. Nothing that's going to change the world, but something worthwhile. I'm hoping the worksheet will give me enough structure to develop a plan that incorporates the fundamental Influencer concepts.
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I plan on establishing my own book study with staff and use some of the posts generated by the group to aid in starting conversations. I will also try to engage several other book studies to take place in the building around topics related to each of our four building goals.
I would also love to continue conversations with members of this group. Do you or anyone else have another book they would like to use to generate discussion/learning? One of my favorites is Leading Change by Kotter. Another is First Break All of the Rules by Buckingham.
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I'd definitely be interested in doing this again next summer with another title, and recruiting others that I work with to be part of it. I didn't push it this time because I wanted to try it out for myself first.
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I think all education is an exercise in influence. If education doesn't result in a change, then it has failed. I'd like to see influence strategies incorporated into teachers' daily and unit planning. Of course, to implement this, I'd have to do some influence planning of my own.
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I would be interested if anyone is going to try to put these ideas into use on some goal, project, plan, etc. this coming school year.
I for one will be trying to use these ideas to help develop a better PLC system and a better discipline system at my site this year.
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I think the number one take away for me is the idea that people need deliberate practice more than persuasion.
I tend to try and convince people, but I think I've already convinced them (that we need to infuse tech more in instruction for example) but they don't get a chance to try things out and use them enough to feel confident DOING them.
So I want to do more with organizing hands on opportunities to work with tech tools.
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It's interesting that our Superintendent has chosen the book "Crucial Conversations" for our leadership team to read and discuss this year.
It must be "hot"!!!
Thanks everyone, sorry this is sooo late!
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