Tiger and Toyota ---
We
had a fascinating chat with Tim Waters, the visionary leader of McREL,
the other day about the sudden fall of Toyota this past week. It
reminded Tim of the similarly stunning decline of Tiger Woods. It also
conjured other collapses of leaders and innovators like Enron, Lehman
Bros, Bernie Maldof, Gilbert Arenas, and, yes, the Roman Empire. In
this era of innovation in education and the emergence of new kinds of
leaders/entrepreneurs, are there lessons to be learned from the
erstwhile stalwarts in other industries? hmmmm. Seems like there is
ample for fodder here for a good discussion. Start one here with the Knowledge-able Sourcerer.
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Laura says:
The Greek concept of hubris (hu⋅bris [hyoo-bris, hoo-]
–noun
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance) is always instructive. Jim Collins is not my favorite author, given is penchant to opine upon things with which he has no personal experience. However, in his newest work, ˆHow the Mighty Fall," he offers an enlightened construct to consider. Collins describes "five stages of decline" of many organizations (and/or people, perhaps) : 1. Hubris born of success; 2. Undisciplined pursuit of more; 3. Denial of risk and peril; 4. Grasping for salvation; and 5. Capitulation to irrelevance or death.
Certain politicians and political parties come to mind as do institutions like Wall Street. But to bring this discussion closer to home, how might we learn from the precipitous decline of leading organizations and leaders as we chart a course for the future of education? What patterns exist when considering the path forged by NCLB, Race to the
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