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Why school system leaders need to be systems thinkers

When leaders see themselves as leaders of systems, they are more likely to see the connections between their work and the various components of their environment that surround them. They are also more likely to engage their teams in this way of viewing the world and the challenges they manage on a daily basis. This blog post from Getting Smart highlights some strategies that leaders can use to incorporate systems thinking habits into their work.

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   Article

   5 minutes

   By: Getting Smart

   Leader-prep | Lifelong learners


Making connections:

Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.

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