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BOOMLeader Dr. Tom Webb

Are You Changing the Right Thing?

Published 1 day ago • 1 min read

06.11.25

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Team BOOM,

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A few years ago, I walked into a school that had just changed everything.

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New bell schedule.
New leadership roles.
New meeting calendar.

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The structure was completely reimagined… but nothing had changed.
The same frustrations, same confusion, same results.

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Why?

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Because structure isn’t the same as a system.

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Structures are what we can see: the schedule, the calendar, the org chart.
​Systems are what people actually do: feedback loops, collaboration routines, intervention steps.

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That school didn’t need a new clock.
It needed a new cadence of practice.

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Here’s the kicker:
👉 You can change the structure without ever touching the system.
But you can’t change the results until you shift the system.

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The Common Pitfall: Changing structures without shifting systems leads to frustration.
The Better Approach: Align structures to support systems of effective practice.

If you’re stuck in a loop of “We’ve tried that…” or “We already changed this…” — maybe you're adjusting structures, but the system underneath is still running on outdated code.

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🔍 So here are two questions I always ask leadership teams:

  1. What do people need to do differently?
  2. What needs to be in place for that to happen?

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Now I want to ask you:

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💬 Where are you trying to fix a structure when it’s really a system that needs work?

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Reply to this email.
Seriously—I want to hear from you.

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Let’s dig in together. I’m not just cheering from the sideline. I’m here to help you reroute and rebuild for continuous and sustainable growth.

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Onward,

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-- Tom

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