Michelle Rhee, as the leader of the DC Public Schools, was responsible for improving outcomes for students. She entered with what many would call an extreme approach to driving change for a district struggling with its outcomes. Regardless of whether you like her approach or not (not that you care, but I did not…), we can objectively analyze her leadership and effort to drive change for the “organization” to improve outcomes.
In this reflection, I’d like you to answer these questions in approximately ~3 pages:
1. What were the key factors to why Michelle Rhee felt like she needed to change the DC Public Schools? What were the factors she was using to understand if the organization’s performance before and after her changes? Were these the right factors of performance to focus on?
2. Using either Lewin’s or Kotter’s model, briefly walk through Rhee’s approach to change. Did she use elements that follow the model that you selected? If so, was she successful in following it? If not, how did she differ in approaching change?
3. Was Rhee successful in driving change?
4. Feel free to share any more thoughts you have on this case! \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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