RECOVERING FROM PROJECT SETBACKS
A FREE 2-WEEK STRATEGY SPRINT
What Do You Do When People Start Doubting the Initiative?
Some people embrace it. Some comply. Others quietly wait for it to go away.
When results disappoint, how do you decide whether to stay the course, adjust the approach, or reconsider an assumption?
Bring one real initiative. Use focused readings, a video, and a Reflection Workbook to examine what is happening and choose a better-informed next move.
Free • Two weeks • 1-2 hours per week• Work at your own schedule
When Reality Hits the Plan
The First Problems Don’t Always Tell You What They Mean
An unexpected result might mean the original idea needs to change. Or the implementation. Or the assumptions behind it. Or the support people received. Or something in the environment has changed.
Or people may just need a little encouragement.
How do you help your team learn from challenges without losing momentum?
The Sprint helps you recognize those reactions, ask better questions, and make more deliberate choices about what to do next.
During the Two Week Sprint, you’ll apply practical tools to an initiative you are already leading, planning, or trying to get back on track. You’ll examine what the early signals may actually be telling you, consider explanations you may have overlooked, and decide what to try, watch, and adjust next.
Built for School and District Leaders With
Real Work Already on Their Plates
Your Weekly Commitment
10 minutes for your starting snapshot.
About 1 hour in week one.
About 90 minutes in Week 2
No theoretical
case study
Bring the initiative that is generating resistance, uncertainty, disappointing results, or questions about what to do next.
A clearer next move
Leave with a before-and-after view of your initiative, useful questio9ns, and a practical next move to consider.
Your 2-Week Pathway
WEEK 1
Expect Complexity &
Learn Fast
Protect early momentum: Preventing normal startup hurdles from being misdiagnosed as proof of failure.
Make informed course corrections: Treating unexpected results as actionable data rather than reasons to scrap the plan
Adapt without losing control: Rapidly observing, learning, and adjusting your implementation before small hiccups compound.
WEEK 2
Re-Orient Before
Assigning Meaning
Defuse knee-jerk panic: Stepping back from immediate emotional reactions and seeing what is actually happening on the ground
Uncover high-leverage options: Moving past the "need to be right" so you and your team discover practical paths forward.
Maintain stakeholder trust: Guiding your staff to assess both progress and obstacles constructively without defensiveness.
OPTIONAL: A Conversation With Mitch
You can also book a free conversation with Mitchto discuss your initiative, what you noticed, and possible next steps. Just bring the work you have completed so far.
Perspectives from MindShifting Participants
“This slowed down my automatic response to ‘fix’ things and instead pushed me to first understand the type of problem I am dealing with.”
“I learned to manage expectations and prepare emotionally... Unsuccessful attempts are not failures as they give us more information and keep us moving forward.”
Give your next decision a clearer starting point.
Use one real initiative to practice asking better questions and choosing next steps.
