Of course, we'd love to think of ourselves as both. In reading an article by Douglas B. Reeves about selecting and assessing superintendents, it was evident that the information applied to more than just the 'person at the top'.
So what is A Fixer?
The Fixer is always several steps ahead of everyone in the room and has a bias for action. Let's just get it done - is their mindset. In the short term, organizations love The Fixer. The long-term implications for this are that this person never builds leadership capacity and the district is poorer for it.
What about The Multiplier?
The Multiplier is willing to share intellectual and emotional ownership of new strategies with teachers and others. This allows the process to proceed, perhaps not with lightning speed, but in a manner that is far more likely to endure.
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