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Built to Deliver distills thirty years of real-world transformations into an eight-step execution system. Whether you lead a public school district, a charter school or network, a private school or network, a community college, a university, or an education nonprofit, the framework turns bold strategy into daily, measurable action-so promises aren't just planned, they're kept. Most plans don't fail from lack of effort. They fail in the gap between vision and execution. Built to Deliver helps education leaders close that gap. Drawing from decades of practice in transforming school systems, authors Dr. Antonio Corrales and E. Ted Fujimoto introduce a proven, eight-step execution framework grounded in systems thinking and the neuroscience of leadership. This is not a theory book. It's a guide for doing-the kind that moves strategy off the shelf and into daily routines. EF International Advisors brings this framework to life through planning sprints, executive coaching, and keynote engagements tailored for boards, leadership teams, and policy makers. If you're serious about execution, the work starts here.

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""Built to Deliver is a refreshing and bold take on strategic planning in education... It challenges the status quo by asserting what many in the field feel but rarely say aloud: our students deserve better, and that better starts with us-the leaders."" -Dr. Wendy Birhanzel, Superintendent and AASA 2025 Woman Superintendent of the Year ​ ""Built to Deliver provides an invigorating and eminently useful rethinking of what it means to 'plan' and 'lead' in education. The authors redefine educational leadership from a focus on vision and procedures to a detailed, no-excuses playbook on action."" -Guilbert C. Hentschke, Dean Emeritus, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California ​ ""Built to Deliver is a blueprint for both new and experienced leaders. For anyone tired of plans that sit on shelves gathering dust, this book is bold, practical, and exactly what's needed to turn ideas into impact."" -Dr. Denise Mustin, District Director and Former School Principal ​ ""This book isn't just another leadership theory-it's a battle-tested blueprint for real results. Clear. Actionable. Uncompromising."" -Dr. Michelle Peters, University Professor and Department Chair ​ ""I've led through countless planning cycles-many full of vision but short on impact. Built to Deliver is the strategic guide our profession has been waiting for."" -Susan Jackson, Deputy Superintendent, Goose Creek CISD ​ ""This book will be open and on my desk as a daily reference tool. It's a gut-punching reminder of what school leadership should focus on."" -Tom DeKeyser, Superintendent ​ ""Built to Deliver redefines strategic planning into a system of dynamic execution. It's not just about what needs to change-it shows you how to make it happen."" -Dr. Angélica Ramsey, Former Superintendent and CEO, 3CLeadership

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Dr. Antonio Corrales is a nationally respected leader in educational transformation, systems leadership, and executive coaching. With over 25 years of experience, he has served as a teacher, campus administrator, central office leader, and professor-supporting schools and organizations nationwide to strengthen leadership, instruction, and culture. For the past decade, he has served as Director of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, helping education leaders navigate complex challenges through strategic planning and evidence-based practices. ​Before arriving in the U.S., he ran for governor in Venezuela at age 27, which led him to leave his country for political reasons. Today, his leadership focuses on school redesign, strategic innovation, and executive coaching for superintendents and central office leaders. ​Dr. Corrales has authored several books on school turnaround, leadership, and personal growth. His recent work centers on executive function development in PK-12 students, emphasizing character, resilience, and readiness for college, careers, and life. ​He actively connects with educators worldwide through multiple influential outlets, books, and research articles, sharing insights on critical topics for parents, students, and education professionals. E. Ted Fujimoto is a nationally recognized strategist in education system design, innovation scaling, and execution discipline. For over three decades, he has supported leadership teams across public education, finance, real estate, media, technology, and insurance-advising organizations such as LVMH, IBM, Verizon, Sony, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation. ​He co-founded the original organization and flagship school that became the New Tech Network, helped shape Big Picture Learning's strategy, and has advised school, district, and state partners through his Design Studio. His support has helped turn bold ideas into sustainable delivery-shaping student-centered experiences and leadership capacity. His broader work has supported the deployment of $1.6 billion in investment capital and $500 million in education-focused philanthropy. ​At 18, Ted founded his first company and later co-founded Napa New Technology High School (1996), a national model for project-based learning. His design approach is grounded in his late-1990s experience when a global consulting firm-initially a client-invited him to join as an equity partner. The firm was renowned for leading large-scale system redesigns that shifted organizational culture from compliance to purpose-driven performance. ​He and his work have been featured by the World Bank's IFC, WISE, Education Dive, Black Enterprise, the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, and a range of other national and international education and innovation platforms.

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