Coherent School Leadership: Forging Clarity from Complexity

Michael Fullan, OC, is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto. He is co-leader of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning global initiative. Recognized as a worldwide authority on educational reform, he advises policymakers and local leaders achieve the moral purpose of all children learning. Fullan received the Order of Canada (OC) in December 2012. He holds honorary doctorates from several universities around the world. Fullan is a prolific, award-winning author whose books have been published in many languages. His latest books are: The Principal: Three Keys for Maximizing Impact; Coherence: Putting the Right Drivers in Action (with Joanne Quinn); Deep Learning: Engage the World Change the World (with Joanne Quinn and Joanne McEachen); Surreal Change: The Real Life of Transforming Public Education (autobiography); Core Governance (with Davis Campbell); and Nuance: Why Some Leaders Succeed and Others Fail.

While leaders may desire or have been told that they must put certain structures into place in order to enhance their leadership capabilities, they may not know exactly what structures are needed, or the skills that are required for implementation. Michael Fullan and Lyle Kirtman detail the route to successful leadership.