CHANGE MANAGEMENTKotter’s Leading Change modelJamie Oliver’s School Dinners

andBeing the change you want to see

1. Establish Urgency

Creating the need or urgency for the change through strategic

positioning, constant communication, best practice comparisons and story telling.

2. Create a coalition

Ensure an effective team or coalition of leaders is established to drive and

sustain the change through all phases of the

project

3. Develop a clear vision

Create and define a vision for the change that is clear, compelling and of personal meaning to all stakeholders. This vision needs to be consistent and applicable.

4. Share the vision

Continually share this vision in a manner that engages and excites people. This engagement will change from awareness, understanding and adoption to final internalisation.

5. Empower people

Effectively engage, empower, involve, skill and utilise key stakeholders at a project and school level to help accelerate progression and commitment.

6. Secure short term wins

Ensure that initial focus is on short-term wins at the individual and whole school level. Set short term, achievable goals.

7. Consolidate

Consolidate success by capturing and sharing learning and benefits and celebrate successes.

8. Anchor change

Embed the change into the long-term management, culture,

systems and processes through activities such as recognition,

policy and expectation setting.

Michael Fullan –

Motion Leadership

• Relationships first• Honour the implementation dip• Beware of fat plans• Behaviours before beliefs• Communication during implementation is paramount

Michael Fullan –

Motion Leadership

• Learn about implementation during implementation• Excitement prior to implementation is fragile• Take risks and learn• Its OK to be assertive

1. Using Jamie Oliver’s determination to ensure that kids eat healthy meals:

• Match his actions with Kotter’s Leading Change model

• Discuss which of Kotter’s steps Jamie could have improved upon

2. Consider the change you are currently leading:• list the strategies that you are

currently undertaking• Which of these steps do you

need to improve upon and how?

In your situation, who represents:• Nora• Dinner ladies• Students• Parents• Local council