In Turnaround Leadership, Michael Fullan?aninternationally recognized leader on educationalreform?expands the definition of organizational turnaroundand shows how leaders can turn even the worst situation into anopportunity to shake-up and rejuvenate their schools. Indeed hegoes beyond turnaround schools to show how entire systems can betransformed. Fullan examines the dynamics of what makessocieties?and education systems?healthy or sick. Heidentifies the positive things turnaround schools do to get off thecritical list, and explores what it takes to motivate large numbersof people to go beyond short-term solutions in order to achievefundamental, sustainable reform. Ultimately, TurnaroundLeadership focuses on the critical role of leadership?notthe Lone Ranger leader who rides into town and saves a singleschool, but leaders whose very actions change the systems they workin. This book is a volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library inEducation?a series designed to meet the demand for new ideasand insights about leadership in schools.