The Six Secrets of Change

Michael Fullan 2008
Read: 2012
Education/Leadership, Non-Fiction

Michael Fullan’s Change Forces is one of the great educational books, and he continues to look into the subject. In this book, he looks at six secrets:

1. Love Your Employees
2. Connect Peers with Purpose
3. Capacity Building Prevails
4. Learning is the Work
5. Transparency Rules
6. Systems Learn

There is nothing stunningly new here, but there are some great thoughts worth remembering. In Chapter Four, “Learning is the Work,” Fullan states, “Successful organizations mobilize themselves to be ‘all over’ the practices that are known to make a difference.” I love that. I’ve seen Districts move towards this, but the Superintendent did not stay long enough to make it complete.