1. Discussion
Chapter 6 in Good to Great advocates building a culture of discipline rather than using a bureaucracy and hierarchy. Discuss how having disciplined people who engage in disciplined thought can take disciplined action that can yield positive results. Include the advantage and difficulty of creating a stop-doing list of items that are not in the intersection of the three circles. Include in your writing one item your school should put on its stop-doing list and indicate reasons for stopping the practice.
2. Writing Assignment:
Principle 5 in The Starbucks Experience advocates leaving your mark. “You can be the change you wish to see in the world!” Discuss how a school leader can leave his mark positively within the school. Use the text to stimulate your thinking about this question.
Collins, J. (2001). Good to great: why some companies make the leap and others don’t. San Francisco, CA: Harper Business.
ISBN 978-0066620992
Michelli, J. (2006). The Starbucks experience: 5 principles for turning ordinary into extraordinary. Penn Plaza, NY: McGraw-Hill Publishers.
ISBN 978-0071477840
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