A Guide for Leaders in Higher Education: Core Concepts, Competencies, and Tools

Name: A Guide for Leaders in Higher Education: Core Concepts, Competencies, and Tools
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Author: Brent D Ruben
ISBN: 9781620363928

Brent D Ruben

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Stylus Publishing (VA), 2016

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FIRST EDITION SPECIAL RECOGNITION:Winner of the 2018 Sue DeWine Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, National Communication Association, Applied Communication DivisionREVIEWS OF THE FIRST EDITIONThe book provides frameworks and resources that would be highly relevant for new and aspiring department chairs. In fact, this text is ideally designed to serve as a selection for a book discussion group.-The Department ChairSucceeds in providing accessible and useful resources to individuals across different leadership roles. As a midpoint between textbook and reference work, it is successful at both and provides a clear and unbiased background to issues facing current leaders.-Reflective TeachingDuring a time of unprecedented challenges facing higher education, the need for effective leadership - for informal and formal leaders across the organization - has never been more imperative.Since publication of the first edition, the environment for higher education has become more critical and complex. Whether facing falling enrollments, questions of economic sustainability, the changing composition of the faculty and student bodies, differential retention and graduation rates, declining public confidence in the enterprise, or the rise in the use of virtual technologies - not to mention how COVID-19 and an intensified focus on long standing issues of racial and gender representation and equity have impacted institutions and challenged many long-standing assumptions - it is clear that learning on the job no longer suffices. Leadership development in higher education has become essential for advancing institutional effectiveness, which is the focus of this book.Taking into account the imperative issues of diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and the context of institutional mission and culture, this book centers on developing capacities for designing and implementing plans, strategies, and structures; connecting and engaging with colleagues and students; and communicating and collaborating with external constituencies in order to shape decisions and policies. It highlights the need to think broadly about the purposes of higher education and the dynamics of organizational excellence, and to apply these insights effectively in goal setting, planning and change leadership, outcomes assessment, addressing crises, and continuous improvement at both the level of the individual and organization.The concepts and tools in this book are equally valuable for faculty and staff leaders, whether in formal leadership roles, such as deans, chairs, or directors of institutes, committees, or task forces, or those who perform informal leadership functions within their departments, disciplines, or institutions. It can be used as a professional guide, a textbook in graduate courses, or as a resource in leadership training and development programs. Each chapter concludes with a series of case studies and guiding questions.…

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Título: A Guide for Leaders in Higher Education: Core Concepts, Competencies, and Tools
Autor: Brent D Ruben
Editorial: Stylus Publishing (VA)
Año de publicación: 2016
Estado: Good
Encuadernación: Paperback
Idioma: inglés
ISBN 10: 1620363925
ISBN 13: 9781620363928

At a time when higher education faces the unprecedented challenges of declining revenues and increased scrutiny, questions about access, cost, and the value of degrees, and the imperative to educate a more diverse student body, there is an urgent need for leadership that is conversant with, and able to deploy, the competencies, management tools, and strategic skills that go beyond the technical or disciplinary preparation and “on the job” training that most leaders have received.

This book is intended as a practical resource for academic and administrative leaders in higher education who seek guidance in dealing with today’s complexity, opportunities, and demands. It is also addressed to those who aspire to hold positions of leadership, and to the many faculty and staff members who serve in informal leadership roles within their departments, disciplines, or institutions. Additionally, the book serves as a guide and resource for those responsible for the design and implementation of leadership development programs in higher education.

While recognizing the differences in mission and circumstance across institutional types, the authors begin by offering a foundational understanding of higher education as a sector, the political, social, and economic climate in which it operates, and the potential opportunities ahead. Subsequent sections of the book cover leadership concepts and competencies, along with a series of applied tools for leadership and organizational effectiveness. Each chapter concludes with related case studies and guiding questions for further reflection. The final section highlights models for developing institutional leadership programs that progressively meet the needs of leaders along their careers.

The content and format of this book reflect the authors’ views that leadership development is most effective when it is an intentional, reflective, and systematic experience. While they espouse the practice of general principles of leadership, they also take into account the unique context of higher education with its numerous internal and external stakeholders, multiple missions, particular organizational governance, and a culture that fosters individual autonomy and creativity.

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"Regarding common themes across the chapters, the authors provide compelling analyses in their discussions of organizational culture, informal leadership, and resistance to change. First, rather than exhorting leaders to change the culture of their institutions (a daunting and perhaps unrealistic prospect), the authors instead focus on learning to lead within the existing culture of the institution. Second, as department chairs almost certainly understand, informal leaders are the linchpins for change in higher education institutions. The authors note that intentional partnerships between formal and informal leaders are essential to the success of any organizational change initiative. Third, the authors provide aspiring leaders with conventional advice for dealing with resistance to change, but they also conceptualize resistance as a potentially positive force that can generate new ideas and surface important issues for discussion. The book provides frameworks and resources that would be highly relevant for new and aspiring department chairs. In fact, this text is ideally designed to serve as a selection for a book discussion group. Groups of department chairs could discuss and debate the questions, vignettes, and brief cases that are included at the end of each chapter. These discussions could promote an understanding of leadership as a process of social influence that is co-constructed by both leaders and followers. This new level of understanding could then provide a stronger basis for collaboration among the many individuals in a higher education organization who are capable of contributing to the leadership of the institution."-- (01/04/2018) "The work is both frank and optimistic, a common characteristic of Brent Ruben, a practiced author in reference works for higher education leaders. The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats analysis that constitutes the foreword sets a tone that pervades this book: challenges abound in the current landscape of American higher education, but informed and prepared leaders can respond to these challenges and achieve excellence. A Guide for Leaders in Higher Education succeeds in providing accessible and useful resources to individuals across different leadership roles... As a midpoint between textbook and reference work, it is still successful at both and provides a clear and unbiased background to issues facing current leaders."-- (08/16/2017)

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