Dr James Mannion5 min readCHOOSING YOUR FOCUS: THE PRIORITY MATRIXThis post is accompanied by a priority matrix handout you may find useful to use with colleagues. In the last post, we looked at the...
Dr James Mannion2 min readTHE IMPLEMENTATION EQUATIONWhen you're implementing a change initiative, there are essentially two components: what you’re doing, and how well you’re doing it. The...
Dr James Mannion8 min readTHE ROLE OF SCHOOL LEADERS IN MAKING CHANGE STICKPost summary The ‘Making Change Stick’ programme is designed to overcome the many problems associated with top-down change. However, it...
Dr James Mannion9 min readHOW DOES A VERTICAL SLICE TEAM WORK? Short version Last week, we looked at the most powerful idea in implementation science: the Vertical Slice Team (VST) This week, we’ll...
Dr James Mannion5 min readTHE MOST POWERFUL IDEA IN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE: THE VERTICAL SLICE TEAMShort version In healthcare, on average, it takes 17 years for 'best practice' to achieve 14% uptake across the system as a whole When...
Dr James Mannion8 min read8 PROBLEMS WITH TOP-DOWN CHANGE IN SCHOOLS - AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEMThe short version Schools are top-down places - typically, a senior leadership team makes decisions on behalf of the school community and...
Dr James Mannion7 min readMAKING CHANGE STICK: SIGN UP FOR FREE WEEKLY RESOURCESOver the last few years, I've asked the same question to thousands of teachers, leaders and support staff, all over the world. I never...