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Audience: Education Leaders, Literacy Leaders and Coaches, however, any educator is welcome to attend this event.

State Support Team Region 1 is excited to bring accomplished author Dan Heath to our region for a virtual session to speak about the importance of leadership in education and how we need to get "unstuck" to make the changes that matter.

Dan Heath is a #1 NY Times best selling author (or co-author) of five business books: Switch, Made to Stick, Decisive, The Power of Moments, and Upstream, Cofounder of Thinkwell, and host of the popular podcast "What It's Like to Be." With a focus on leading change and creating impactful moments, Dan offers valuable insights on making communications more memorable and improving decision-making skills. Dan's entertaining speaking style combines research-based tools, compelling stories and humor to deliver an informative and enjoyable experience for all.

Changing how we work can feel overwhelming. Like trying to budge an enormous boulder. How do you move past “the way you’ve always done things”? Where do you find the time and energy for new efforts when you’re constantly fighting fires?

With the right strategy, we can move the boulder. The secret is to find “leverage points”: places where a little bit of effort can yield a disproportionate return and that search requires us to observe our work with fresh eyes.

Participants will explore why getting “buy-in” is the wrong way to think about change. Why considering the “goal of the goal” is a critical discipline. And why the feeling of progress can be a secret weapon in accelerating change.

In this session, drawing from his book RESET, to be published January 2025, Heath unpacks a simple framework for getting unstuck and making the changes that matter. What if we could unlock forward movement without the need for more resources? The same people, the same assets … but dramatically better results.

There are no copyright restrictions on this document; however, please cite and credit the source when copying all or part of this document. This document was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Education & Workforce, Office of Special Education Programs, (Award #H027A200111, CFDA 84.027A, awarded to the Ohio Department of Education). The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, and no official endorsement by the Department should be inferred.