More, Less, Start and Stop….

As I mentioned earlier here, we have been using the book “Start With Why” as the basis for several discussions at the administrative level this summer. Learning to focus on the “why” instead of the “how” or the “what” has been interesting.  It has lead to conversations about why we do some of things we do as a profession, as a district and as leaders.

One of the strategies we have used is identifying our “why” and then thinking about what it looks like if we focus on on why.  We then say, if that is our why – what should we do more of?  Less of?  Start doing? Stop doing?

It’s simple, but asking those four questions has helped guide us as we plan for the 2012-2013 school year.