Closing the Idea-Implementation Gap
Before we can suggest how to close the idea gap, it’s important to wonder: Why might there be a gap that needs to be closed? An idea-implementation gap often is rooted in the decision–making process.
Despite educational leaders desire to create an inclusive community with empowered teachers invested in the decision making process, it’s not uncommon for principals to act as rapid responders, making critical decisions without providing the time or structure to allow for debate. These decisions are often made with the best of intention, however, because they are made with a small few, it leaves the rest of the staff unprepared to implement and feeling alienated. Would be supporters of the decision often feel confused and active dissenters are driven underground. What leaders often don’t realize is that by withholding the opportunity to weigh-in on issues collectively, they not only spend valuable time selling the idea, seeking buy-in, but also…
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