Book cover for The Six Secrets of Change 2.0: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive by Michael Fullan

The Six Secrets of Change 2.0

What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive

2026 Released
208 Pages
3-4 Hours
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Jossey-BassISBN 9781394382149

Create a thriving, adaptable organization with proven strategies to cultivate meaningful change

In this much-anticipated new edition of The Six Secrets of Change, acclaimed bestselling author Michael Fullan offers 50 percent new content to lay out key factors that allow an organization to adjust quickly and intelligently to shifts in consumer tastes, political climate, and economic opportunity and sustain meaningful change. His lessons are simple, but profound, showing why collegiality must be deliberately cultivated, long-range plans must allow for the possibility of unknown opportunities, employees must be developed and nurtured, learning opportunities must be offered frequently, leadership potential must be developed at all levels, and positive pressure must be inescapable.

Fullan also provides actionable guidelines and ideas that support those at the local, regional, and policymaker levels to become influential in helping to transform organizations and systems. Students, for example, will learn how to work with adults in developing vital learning and well-being habits that help them become better citizens "in" and "for" society.

Ultimately, Fullan convinces us that a leader who attends to all these things will have an organization that is constantly learning, growing, and thriving. Readers will find:

  • Illustrative examples from a variety of businesses, health organizations, and public education systems
  • Eye-opening insights on why so many commonly accepted business principles are guaranteed to lead to failure
  • Methods to create a culture of trust and ambition that empowers employees and inspires them to put their best foot forward

This new edition of The Six Secrets of Change is required reading for all business leaders and executives who are seeking all of the perspectives and tools they need to create a winning strategy for transformational change in their highly unique organizations.

Michael Fullan

Michael Fullan, Order of Canada, is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto. He is co-leader of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning global initiative. Michael served as Premier Dalton McGuinty's Special Policy Adviser in Ontario from 2003-2013. He received the Order of Canada (OC) in December 2012 and holds five honorary doctorates from universities around the world. His 'interim autobiography, ' Surreal Change, covers his pre-Covid-19 era to 2018. Michael and his colleagues are now working diligently on field-based comprehensive system change in several countries. Under the umbrella of what they call the 'humanity paradigm' --equitable-equal deep change that integrates local (school and community), middle (district/regional), and centre (policy) entities. Michael's latest books are Spirit Work and the Science of Collaboration (with Mark Edwards, 2022), The Principal 2.0 (2023), The Drivers (with Joanne Quinn, 2023), and The New Meaning of Educational Change, 6th Edition (2025).

For more information on books, articles, videos, podcasts please go to: www.michaelfullan.ca



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