Drive Discussion

This week I led a book talk on Daniel Pink's Drive.  I was pleased with the effort of the twenty plus participants.  The book seemed to resonate with everyone.  The conversation was rich and clearly more sessions will be needed.  I scheduled a follow-up session.  One teacher asked if we could have even more meetings because she found the book and the discussion valuable.  Below is the outline I used to facilitate the discussion.

Drive

Discussion Points

Sawyer Effect page 36

Carrots and Sticks

Day-Care Late Fee page 52

Seven Deadly Flaws page 59

Motivation 2.0 and Motivation 3.0 page 77

Type X à Extrinsic, Theory X, Type A

Type I à Intrinsic, Theory Y, Type B

Autonomy

          Interdependence not Independence

          FedEx Day

          Players/Pawns

Mastery

          Control à Compliance à Motivation 2.0

          Autonomy à Engagement à Motivation 3.0

          Flow/Goldilocks

          Mindset, Pain, Asymptote

Purpose

          Profit Motive/Purpose Motive

ImpaQT Training

This week I attended a two-day conference sponsored by the American Society for Quality.  The six topics were Leadership, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Focus, Using Data/Process Management, Building Capabilities and Staff Development, and Getting Results.  These topics led to some great discussions.  One concept that stood out was the fact that the process used to implement an initiative is just as important as the initiative itself.  Often, a decision is made with little regard to the process needed for successful implementation.  It was refreshing to discuss the importance of process management.

Another concept discussed was the use of professional learning communities when building the capacity of your staff.  The value of the PLC approach was a focus.  Educators working collaboratively have a positive impact on student learning.  A focus on learning combined with teachers working interdependently impacts instruction.