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Nyland News | January 2025

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Growing Great Leaders, Teams, and Outcomes

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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.

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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.

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6 Drivers of Lasting Change

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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.

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Building A Culture of Strategic Change

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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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