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=**Unit 1: Weight-Bearing Walls - The Importance of Structure**=



Essential Question: When shaking the very foundation of 20th century leadership, why is it important to understand the things that need special support when moving in new ways of doing business?

Big Ideas: Many practices and policies embedded in the organization are weight bearing which mean they continue to uphold and reinforce the system.

Key Concepts: Know what the term “weight bearing” means and how it relates to decision making in schools today.

Assignment 1.1
Using the principles of Good to Great, research and write a brief paper critiquing the latest writings on systems theory and the importance of system design and importance to change and what you would do about it.

Job-Embedded Assignment 1.2
Analyze and document your setting including looking at practices and policies that keep the focus on a 20th Century system and, as a result, inhibit systemic change.