

How To Get Your Next Initiative to Stick with James Marshall
11 snips Apr 17, 2023
James Marshall discusses mastering successful implementation for school leaders. He emphasizes the significance of needs assessment, collaboration, and program evaluation. Marshall provides user-friendly guidance on getting predictable results from programming, from start to finish.
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Implementation Challenges
- Implementation often fails because we expect perfectly designed initiatives to magically succeed.
- Thorough upfront analysis of challenges, stakeholders, and organizational context is crucial for predictable results.
Click Trainers vs. Pain Point Solvers
- James Marshall worked with a curriculum company where consultants had two implementation styles: click trainers and pain point solvers.
- Pain point solvers, focusing on school needs and priorities, achieved better results than click trainers.
Focus on Needs Assessment and Evaluation
- Invest time in upfront analysis (needs assessment) before selecting initiatives.
- Quantify the results of your work through program evaluation to hasten the impact of investments.