{"id":20011,"date":"2022-10-11T10:21:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T10:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impulseducacio.org\/?p=20011"},"modified":"2024-05-08T10:18:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T10:18:37","slug":"transforming-organisations-requires-good-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impulseducacio.org\/en\/transforming-organisations-requires-good-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming organisations requires good leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Transforming organisations requires good leadership<\/h1>\n<\/div>
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Leading in a culture of change means creating a culture of change<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>

By Jordi Viladrosa i Clua<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Michael Fullan\u00a0<\/strong>is professor emeritus at the University of Toronto and co-director of the global initiative \u201cNew Pedagogies for Deep Learning\u201d. He is one of the main drivers of change in the Canadian education system and is recognised worldwide as an expert advisor to politicians and local leaders to implement the moral goal of learning which excludes no one. He is the author of numerous publications and books that have been translated into multiple languages.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLeading in a Culture of Change<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>is a simply approach to what can be an overwhelming topic. In all organisations and in all sectors, change is inevitable and crucial. Without change, there can be no progress. Effective leaders must be willing and able to react to new trends, developments and attitudes in order for their organisations to thrive. In this way, the author shows how we can achieve the kind of leadership that virtually all organisations need in today’s ever-changing world.<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Ours is a complex society that leads us to live in a continuous process of rapid, unpredictable and non-linear change. Change is associated with progress, uncertainty and improvement; whether these characteristics are present or not, what is clear is that change is inevitable, occurs everywhere and sometimes generates more tension than anything else. We also know that even conflict is an engine of change. This is where we need leaders capable of understanding and interpreting emerging trends and taking ownership of them to enable what needs to change to change for the purposes of improvement and transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Changing the culture of a school, an organisation, a community or society as a whole is a huge challenge that sparks conflicting emotions between those who are promoting change and those resisting it. Not all leadership styles are equally effective; moreover, consistent change depends more on the attitude of each person carrying it out, the exercise of reflection and timely\u00a0<\/span>feedback<\/em>than on designing multiple strategic plans. We are faced with the need for more sophisticated leadership, which entails the dilemma of acting quickly or not acting at all as the environment is changing radically.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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We are faced with the need for more sophisticated leadership which entails acting quickly in a radically changing environment<\/h6>\n<\/div>
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Objectives of \u201cLeading in a Culture of Change\u201d<\/h3>\n

Michael Fullan sets out two objectives in his book:<\/p>\n

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  1. To bring organisations to a point where their capacity to change is concerned with \u2018external adaptation and internal integration\u2019, and to do so selectively, that is, with a moral purpose.<\/li>\n
  2. To have organisations proactively challenge the\u00a0status quo<\/em>. To achieve this, we have to create leaders capable of effectively interpreting the unwritten score of complex changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What good leaders are like<\/h3>\n

    Fullan argues that a good leader is not easy to create, nor do good examples or role models abound. He is also of the opinion that the confidence that some leaders inspire has little to do with the competence they supposedly have. That is why we need leaders who combine humility and courage to solve important problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>

    We need leaders who inspire confidence and combine humility and courage to solve problems<\/h6>\n<\/div>
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    This book is a guide to being a good leader of organisational change and transformation. Its author defines the main competences of change with the intention of helping leaders to:<\/p>\n