James Marshall is a Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University  and regularly serves as a thought partner to leaders seeking to hasten the collective impact of their organization’s investments in learning programs and initiatives. He writes to better understand and share best practice from the diverse programs and initiatives he’s come to know. That experience includes evaluating over $150 million in funded programs in the United States and internationally. His book, Right from the Start: The Essential Guide to Implementing School Initiatives, summarizes lessons learned through oversight and evaluation of hundreds of programs in both the public and private sectors. Just published, Fixing Education Initiatives in Crisis: 24 Go-to Strategies provides practical solutions to navigate troubled initiatives and guidance for the design and implementation of healthy initiatives that yield positive, predictable results.