When we are seeking change in our schools or organizations there are going to be many conversations along the way. We are often served better to seek softer entry points to help change paradigms in all of our minds. This soft entry point allows our minds to settle before throwing up a wall to the call for change!

• We love the idea of change in education, politics, and personal development. It is almost taboo to be okay with where we currently are because we are seeking constant growth, which can be a good thing.
• If this is something that we are passionate about then we need to understand a few things in my opinion
• These change efforts are going to take time! Many, many conversations and some will go better than others. This is to be expected so we might as well plan on it
• We really can struggle as leaders in education and families to try and bully our way into getting others to change which rarely is going to serve us well.
• I have a great colleague who called me a logic bully, which I laughed at but totally understand that perception of me.
• I think we will be much better served in our capacity to drive change if we can find softer entry points in our change conversations.
• If we think of this on the brain level it is totally understandable that when someone comes in hard and fast telling us that we need to change something our brain is going to first protect and resist in order to stay efficient and safe.
• If we can find a softer entry point it allows the brain to settle down and not be approached so abruptly.
• We need to take care not to become manipulative in our approach to this conversation because transparency is still important but the way in which we go about these conversations can be crucial to the ultimate success or failure of the initiative.
• Sometimes it really might help us to lock into all of the possible viewpoints of those in the conversation. We need to try and understand what could be happening in their world so we can see the best approach.
• Even in our own minds this allows us to settle and see all perspectives before pushing an agenda the system is really not ready for up to this point.
• If you find yourself in the middle of some change initiative and need some help finding a softer entry point then come work with me!
• I’ve got you on this one and we really can bring about the change we seek!