Leading a Learning Organization: The Science of Working with Others

Improve the quality of organizational learning in your school. Leading a Learning Organization examines the role that emotion plays in school cultures and how current demands for rapid change and accountability contribute to levels of fear and stress. Dr. Reason draws on educational, psychological, and neuroscientific research to show how leaders can change the prevailing emotional climate or tone of a school to promote deeper learning at all levels. Principals and teacher leaders learn how to overcome obstacles to improve the emotional climate of schools, as well as explore the benefits of collaboration in building deep organizational learning. Practical strategies for enhancing organizational learning include change, analysis, and reframing; purpose-driven inquiry; the creation of a defined learning culture; conscious use of current scientific knowledge about the way memory works; and frequent, effective collaboration. Benefits Using the latest educational and neuroscientific research, this book explores: Why the rapid pace of change in education has created more fear and stress and why we become addicted to them How school leaders can reduce the impact of negative emotions and promote empowering ones How to establish a more focused and effective work environment Why new knowledge about memory can enhance learning at all levels How to handle an overwhelming learning agenda How to make collaboration an integral part of school culture