CHAPTER SIX

The Future Is Now

I am going to be more speculative in this final chapter because the future is upon us. I don’t know what will happen any more than the next person, but I do want to explore what I see in this immediate reality. Whether I am right in detail or not, no matter what happens, as principal you will need all the skills of the three roles of change that I have developed in this book.

I don’t think there has ever been a time when the circumstances for the role of the principal have been more volatile. Facing the unpredictable, principals must be able to handle a good deal of ambiguity while displaying strong lead learner qualities. As one of the Irish sayings goes, “anyone who isn’t confused here doesn’t really understand ...

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