My father was a teacher, coach and later a school principal in northern California from the 1940s through the 1970s. He was one of those who firmly believed in the separate theories of “small wins” and “broken windows” before they were formally advanced by such scholars as Karl Weick, James Q. Wilson and George Kelling.
I suspect that because my dad had such success with his own personal blend of these two practices in his career as an educator (especially in teaching mathematical reasoning and in teaching sports techniques), it was only natural that I would adopt them into my own career (first as a naval officer and later as a hospital and university executive) especially when participating in organizational change initiatives. These two theories have worked well for me in several ways.
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