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Nyland News | January 2025

News you can use to keep getting better

- Larry

Growing Great Leaders, Teams, and Outcomes
Greetings!

Facilitating ... Change

/CHānj/

Definition: 1. make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

2. replace (something) with something else, especially something of the same kind that is newer or better; substitute one thing for (another).


In this Issue ... On Leading Change

Lead with courage, build trust, and drive successful change


Dissatisfaction Theory and

Superintendent Turnover - 5-min read.

Politics moves fast - superintendents are paying the price


6 Drivers of Lasting Change - 4-min read

Change sticks when you stop inspiring and start engineering it


Never Lead Alone: Leadership to Teamship -  2-min read.

Book Review: Great leadership isn’t solo - it’s shared


Building A Culture of Strategic Change - 3-min read.

Track what works. Share what matters. Lead together!


Navigating Change - More Books -  4-min read.

Read to lead better, connect deeper, and change smarter


New Learning - Behind-the-Scenes - 8-min read.

Recent work, global outreach, and key lessons on leading change & growth.



“Change is not a threat, it’s an invitation. It calls us to be who we’re becoming."

  • Margaret J. Wheatley


Leading Change

  • Leadership is more than managing systems. It’s about building trust and standing firm in uncertainty..
  • Progress starts when pain outweighs fear. Disruption can drive growth.
  • Lasting change happens in community. Leaders must take the lead and speak up.

Dissatisfaction Theory/Superintendent Turnover

 
 

Community unrest fuels rapid board and superintendent turnover—leaders must build trust and focus on student success to survive and lead.


 
 

6 Drivers of Lasting Change

Motivation alone won’t sustain change—leaders must activate all six sources of influence: personal, social, and structural, both motivation and ability. Align these drivers to build skill, confidence, and support—and watch real change take hold.

Never Lead Alone - A Review

10 Shifts from

Leadership to Teamship

Never Lead Alone teaches leaders to share ownership and build resilient teams through practical collaboration, not just authority.

Building A Culture of Strategic Change

  • Teachers track what works with simple data tools.
  • Leaders use a formula to overcome resistance and boost culture change.
  • Combining these creates a shared playbook for success.
  • Collaboration and learning drive lasting school change.


More Books on Change

Leadership &

Personal Development


How leadership, resilience, connection, and understanding complex social and political forces can help us navigate rapid change and build a better future.


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New Learning - Behind the Scenes

Making successful, sustainable change is THE essential leadership skill:

  1. Create a decision-making protocol
  2. Grow the culture of learning
  3. Share the load with your team

- Larry

PS: And a few adventures from my travels.

Curation: the new super-power

Worth a Read: Future leaders create conditions for  continuous learning, adaptability, and innovation


Larry Nyland
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