"Navigating the 'Big, Hairy Challenges' Facing Independent School Leaders" - Grant Lichtman

In this talk at the NYSAIS Business Affairs Conference at the Mohonk Mountain House in May 2018, author, education thought leader, and former independent school CFO Grant Lichtman discusses the new challenges facing independent schools and business offices in an ever-more VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) world. Drawing on his new book, Moving the Rock, and data he has collected from over 250 independent schools, Mr. Lichtman presents what he believes are essential changes that schools need to make, including; different approach to traditional strategic planning; markedly greater inclusion of the broader school community at a strategic level; empowerment of distributed leadership throughout the school; and a design-based approach to executive leadership.