Get better results through implementation
"How to Implement (just about) Anything" shares four lessons for implementation, drawing on 25 years of experience applying research and best practice to complex reforms in U.S. public education.
A must-read for any educator or education leader, Tom shares lessons and tools to implement and scale anything to get better results for all students.
Lesson 1: Beware of Fat Plans
Focus on 3-7 priorities and ground them in reality
Lesson 2: Build a Guiding Coalition and an Exceptional Team
To get to scale, it takes a village
Lesson 3: Don't Wait!
Start routines early and integrate capacity building
Lesson 4: Be Consistent
Small and consistent victories compound over time
The Workbook
Apply the four lessons in the book to your organization, team, or project.
Lesson 1 Tool Highlight: Plan on a Page.
The ultimate slim plan — spend time with your leadership team building out a plan on a page before diving into the details of how to get it done.
Lesson 2 Tool Highlight: Organizational Leadership.
Get clear on answers to the core questions of organizational leadership (vision, mission, values, differentiators, priorities) working with your guiding coalition and implementation team establishing how you will operate.
Lesson 3 Tool Highlight: Strategy Profile.
Build a profile for each strategy. Identify key stakeholders, objectives, stories, and your engagement approach.
Lesson 4 Tool Highlight: Routines.
Define your personal and organization routines to build capacity and drive implementation.
Engage with Us
At EdScale, we partner with organizations to build their capacity to implement and continuously improve. We would be honored to partner with organizations in various ways to get better results for all students.
Have us speak to your group
Invite us to speak with your group about the four lessons of implementation. Workshops versions are also available.
Sign up for a course
Pick a course to speed up your learning and application through curated resources and exercises.
Join a 6-month cohort
- Complete a series of five courses to apply these practices.
- Build your organization's or team's strategic plan.
- Includes five group coaching and feedback sessions.
Course Offerings
Pick a course or courses to speed up your learning and application through curated resources and exercises aligned with the four lessons in the book and the exercises in the workbook.
- Strategic Planning
- Leading Organizations and Teams
- Project Management
- Implementation Routines
- Time Blocking and Big Rocks
Implementation Cohort
Join a six-month cohort with peers from around the country.
- Build your organization's or team's strategic plan.
- Complete a series of five courses and apply these practices to your work (strategic planning,
leading organizations and teams, project management, implementation routines, and
time blocking and big rocks. - Includes five group coaching and feedback sessions with the author.
About EdScale
EdScale helps educators get better results through a relentless focus on effective implementation. We partner with schools, districts, states, and education-focused organizations to support strategy, implementation, capacity building, and operations.
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