Strategic Leadership for Independent Schools
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Join this webinar as Tom Olverson (author of Leading through Strategy) explores how strategic business principles can be effectively applied to the unique challenges faced by independent schools.
The development of strategy is a fundamental element in leadership. But for too many schools, strategic plans fail to make a lasting impact. Leading through Strategy provides independent school leaders a systematic pathway for creating a strategy that will help schools better live their respective missions. Combining both the micro and the macro, the book provides a practical guide for producing sustainable change. Applying key principles from the world of business, Leading through Strategy will open your eyes to new possibilities while grounding your actions in a realistic and comprehensive approach to change, all to help our children grow and thrive.
Speaker:
Tom Olverson
Consultant, Resource Group 175
A 38-year vetran in independent schools, Tom has served as a head for 27 of those years. After helping to establish The Episcopal School of Acadiana in his role as assistant head, Tom became head of school at Seabury Hall, an Episcopal school in Hawaii, and led the turn-around of that school by increasing enrollment 80% and securing the school’s first seven-figure gifts, including an $18 million bequest. Tom has served as VP of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, president of the Independent School League, one of three community members of the Ethics Advisory Committee at Children’s Hospital, Boston, and a trustee at Tenacre Country Day School in Wellesley. He has written numerous articles for independent school publications and has shared his views on independent school leadership through the RG175 blog. During his nine years at RG175, Tom has completed over 30 head of school searches and two division searches. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Duke University and earned his masters at The College of William and Mary.