Executing Change

Our why has already been developed, we have an innovation to share, but we still need to develop a strategy to help us move our ideas into actions.

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So, where are we now? We have developed a plan for innovation, found our main sources of influence, and are now ready to create an execution strategy. 

 

To have higher chances of success in our plan we will be using the 4 disciplines of execution. The 4 disciplines involve 

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1. Focusing on the wildly important goal.

2. Acting on the lead measures.

3. Keeping a compelling scoreboard.

4. Creating a cadence of accountability.

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These things will be done as we follow the 5 stages of change. The first stage being preparation, or where we are now. 

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Now everyone knows that teaching is more than a 9-5 but we can’t let the whirlwind stop us.

 

Aware of the whirlwind, but not distracted.

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The whirlwind, or the daily tasks and struggles of work, keep us busy. We are always multitasking and running from one thing to the next. As teachers, there are numerous things on our daily to-do list, and we often feel like we can never catch up. However, we cannot get so stuck in the whirlwind that we stop trying new things and deviate from our goals. To overcome this we are going to develop and follow a carefully executed plan. Our innovation plan is the wildly important goal at its core so we will use The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) to help us turn it into a reality. This strategy will be fully developed by the team so each member can fully take ownership of the process when moving forward, starting with our team and branching out to the administration and the rest of the school. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2. Act on Lead Measures

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There are two ways we can measure progress - lag measures and lead measures. The lag measure will track the goal (destination), but the lead measures will be predictable and influenceable measures that lead to the WIG (on the path to the destination). We want to focus on the lead measures because this is where we will see the progress that leads to success.

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              Lag Measure - 100% of 6th-grade students use ePortfolios

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             Lead Measure - Digital learning is incorporated in at least 2 lessons per week.

             Lead Measure - Practice reflection with students at least 2 times per week.

             Lead Measure - Devote 30 minutes to ePortfolio development each week.

             *These measures can be altered based on team discussion.

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3. Create a Compelling Scoreboard

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Reaching our goal is winning, and part of winning is going to be keeping score. Having the opportunity to win a game as opposed to just making a change will help keep our team and our campus engaged. As a team, we will design and build a scoreboard to hold and track the lead and lag measures to show where we are and where we are going. It will be simple, visible, and easy to read at a quick glance to determine if we are winning. We will discuss where to display it (possibly 6th-grade hallway) and the responsibilities of keeping it up to date at a later meeting. 

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4. Create a Cadence of Accountability

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              The first three disciplines set up the game, but until you apply Discipline 4, your team isn’t in the game.

              (Covey et al., 2012, p. 13)

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By meeting regularly and updating the scoreboard, we will be holding each other accountable for our progress. If we don’t hold each other accountable, our WIG will get lost in the whirlwind. We will overcome this by holding WIG sessions for approximately 20 minutes each week (Tuesday afternoon if agreed upon) where the sole discussion is about the WIG and not the whirlwind. A WIG huddle is also an option, which is a 5-7 minute condensed version of the WIG session that takes place circled around the scoreboard. As a team, we can decide what best suits our needs.

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5 Stages Of Change 

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