Every company has a personality. Does yours help or hinder your results? Does it make you fit for growth? Find out by taking the quiz that?s helped 50,000 people better understand their organizations at OrgDNA.com and to learn more about Organizational DNA.Just as you can understand an individual?s personality, so too can you understand a company?s type?what makes it tick, what?s good and bad about it. Results explains why some organizations bob and weave and roll with the punches to consistently deliver on commitments and produce great results, while others can?t leave their corner of the ring without tripping on their own shoelaces. Gary Neilson and Bruce Pasternack help you identify which of the seven company types you work for?and how to keep what?s good and fix what?s wrong. You?ll feel the shock of recognition (?That?s me, that?s my company?) as you find out whether your organization is:? Passive-Aggressive (?everyone agrees, smiles, and nods, but nothing changes?): entrenched underground resistance makes getting anything done like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall? Fits-and-Starts (?let 1,000 flowers bloom?): filled with smart people pulling in different directions? Outgrown (?the good old days meet a brave new world?): reacts slowly to market developments, since it?s too hard to run new ideas up the flagpole? Overmanaged (?we?re from corporate and we?re here to help?): more reporting than working, as managers check on their subordinates? work so they can in turn report to their bosses? Just-in-Time (?succeeding, but by the skin of our teeth?): can turn on a dime and create real breakthroughs but also tends to burn out its best and brightest? Military Precision (?flying in formation?): executes brilliant strategies but usually does not deal well with events not in the playbook? Resilient (?as good as it gets?): flexible, forward-looking, and fun; bounces back when it hits a bump in the road and never, ever rests on its laurelsFor anyone who?s ever said, ?Wow, that?s a great idea, but it?ll never happen here? or ?Whew, we pulled it off again, but I?m tired of all this sprinting,? Results provides robust, practical ideas for becoming and remaining a resilient business. Also available as an eBookFrom the Hardcover edition.
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How do you know if your school is improving? Do you know what really works in reading programs...in writing...in math...in science? How do we measure what works? What about teaching to the test--or to the vast array of standards being mandated? How do we effectively use cooperative learning--and direct instruction--and alternative assessment? How do we sustain school reform? How do we get results--and measure them in terms of student achievement? In this expanded 2nd edition of Results, Mike Schmoker answers these and other questions by focusing on student learning. By (1) setting goals, (2) working collaboratively, and (3) keeping track of student-achievement data from many sources, teachers and administrators can surpass the communityÆs expectations and facilitate great improvements in student learning. Through hundreds of up-to-date examples from real schools and districts, Schmoker shows how to achieve--and celebrate--both short- and long-term success. Here's oneexample:Bessemer Elementary school in Pueblo, Colorado, has an 80-percent minority population. Between 1997 and 1998, the number of students performing at or above standard in reading rose from 12 to 64 percent; in writing, they went from 2 to 48 percent. Weekly, standards-focused, team meetings made the difference. As Schmoker says, ''We cannot afford to overlook the rich opportunity that schools have to make a difference.'' This second edition of Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement includes the following: * a Foreword by Michael Fullan; * a new Preface to the 2nd Edition by the author; * new information about cooperative learning, direct instruction, standards and assessments, and research and development; * new examples of successful schools; * new educational research by Michael Fullan, Robert Marzano, Linda Darling-Hammond, Bruce Joyce, Dennis Sparks, Linda Lambert, and Richard Dufour, among others; * new information on action research--by teachers as well as administrators--and other effective staff development initiatives; and * a new emphasis on cultivating teacher leaders--and how to do it.
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