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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (B):Principal Matthew Landahl
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1005-ELeadership and People ManagementThe principal’s B case describes Landahl’s first year at Greer—he seemed to be running from one trouble spot to another, and several problems just kept resurfacing. Student offenses against teachers and each other had decreased, but disorderly and disruptive incidents had increased. Teachers who disagreed with Landahl’s approach undermined his leadership. Greer students had failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) benchmarks for 2007–08; the...Starting at €5.74
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Gentleman's Furniture Role-Play - Teaching Note
Quinn, Ryan W.; Wiese, CatherineTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-0928TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-0928Starting at €0.00
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Gentleman's Furniture Role-Play
Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-0928-ELeadership and People ManagementManagers trying to execute strategic change often struggle when their strategic initiatives encounter their organization's culture. Being aware of an organization’s culture—the generally unquestioned, shared assumptions people have about "how things should be done around here”—is an ever-present challenge for leaders, to say nothing of trying to change that culture. This fictional role-play case was designed to help students build expertise in un...Starting at €8.20
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A Six-Part Module on Lift: Becoming a Positive Force in Any Situation
Quinn, Ryan W.Technical Note DARDEN-OB-0987-ELeadership and People ManagementThis document is a summary of a course module that instructors can use to teach the concepts in "Lift: Becoming a Positive Force in Any Situation." It describes the six classes that are part of this course module, their accompanying assignments, and how they fit together. This module is designed for use in classes on leadership, power and politics, or change management.Starting at €8.20
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (A): Principal Matthew Landahl
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1004-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case reviews the facts behind an effort to transform an underachieving elementary school through the lens of the school principal and the district superintendent. Written from two different perspectives, the principal’s A case (UVA-OB-1004) has Matthew Landahl, a principal at a high functioning school at central office meeting with superintendent and talking about his experiences as a Teach For America (TFA) teacher and how much he missed it...Starting at €8.20
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (C): Epilogue
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1008-ELeadership and People ManagementThe C case brings superintendent and principal together for the epilogue. Moran prepared her central office staff for the decision Landahl made. He decided to go into voluntary choice because he was convinced he had identified the problems and offering supplemental services was not going to make the difference. And at the end of year two, the 2008–09 school year, Greer did pass the AYPs. The unique approach of providing students with two views of...Starting at €5.74
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World - Teaching Note
Quinn, Ryan W.; Yemen, GerryTeaching Note DARDEN-OB-1004TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-1004Starting at €0.00
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (A): Superintendent Pamela Moran
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1006-ELeadership and People ManagementThe superintendent’s A case has Pamela Moran concerned about losing one of her up-and-coming administrative stars, who had accepted the position of principalship at Greer two years earlier. Moran had also heard whispers that she may lose a former TFA educator and a seasoned principal in a middle-class school because of his desire to lead in a more challenging environment. What should she do about the principal who was struggling and the principal...Starting at €8.20
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An Entrepreneur in the Educational World (B): Superintendent Pamela Moran
Yemen, Gerry; Quinn, Ryan W.Case DARDEN-OB-1007-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the superintendent’s B case, Moran is aware that Greer did not meet AYP benchmarks—indeed, the test scores were worse than the year before. The school did not post improvement in Reading scores for its disadvantaged students. There had been a change in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) policy: Instead of mandating school choice after a second year of failure, the policy allowed for supplemental education services (tutoring) without cost to families,...Starting at €5.74
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From Problem Solving to Purpose Finding - Teaching Note
Quinn, Ryan W.Teaching Note DARDEN-OB-0982TN-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product OB-0982Starting at €0.00