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The Six Secrets Of Change: What The Best Leaders Do To Help Their Organizations Survive And Thrive (2008)

by Michael Fullan(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0787988820 (ISBN13: 9780787988821)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Jossey Bass

review 1: This book is not an "easy read". It definitely caused me to do some deep thinking and I often had to re-read sections of the book in order to grasp the essence of what the author shares. If I can sum up this book in two words it would be: systems and synergy. Applying the six secrets of change is about creating and using appropriate systems in organizations that work in synergy in order to create and sustain change. I actually enjoyed this book and plan on re-reading it.
review 2: It's always wise to know what our policy makers, or alternatively their advisors, think. This is the perspective from which I looked for Michael Fullan's books and randomly picked this one although I should candidly say that the title eased making the decision. At first, I was a ... morelittle patient and I felt privileged to read a guru's book. Around page 50 or so, I decided to check some goodreads reviews on the piece I was holding. The first review I came across, which is too the most recently published, confirmed my thoughts. The book is too simple and too plain for what is expected from an academic. However, as I can't bring myself to accept the plain style, I can think of some excuses for the shallow level of sophistication. It seems that the piece is aimed at an audience of educators not necessarily versed in pedagogy or (effective) educational administration. In other words, it's meant for an audience that gets most of their knowledge from reading and/or workshops (conference). Therefore, Fullan may have made the choice of addressing them in a simple way.*I would have preferred that the examples mentioned be both directly and indirectly related to educational settings. The author's name in itself is a selling point and I think we, (potential) educators, would pick his book to learn from his expertise specifically in education. I expect that Fullan has travelled often enough to have many stories strictly educational. If I am buying/reading his book, that's surely for those stories. I don't want to hear about Toyota because, guess what?, the CEO there can tell me about it in his own books. We do have enough drama in the classrooms to fill in books, even if they are trade ones. Besides, the "how" in almost all the stories is not well-elaborated. I would have appreciated reading details on what happened and HOW it came to happen when bringing about real-life examples.What I think? Is this what you want to know? You won't miss anything if you do not read this book.*I; in no way, shape, or form; mean that the audience's cognitive capacities are modest. Don't get me wrong please. less

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