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

• Author: Ruben, Brent D.
• TeilnehmendeR: De Lisi, Richard.; Gigliotti, Ralph A.
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (487 pages)

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.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Advance Praise for A Guide for Leaders in Higher Education, Second Edition -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: Leadership in Higher Education: A Critical Need in a Complex and Challenging Landscape -- Chapter 1: Academic Leadership: Toward An Integrating Framework -- Chapter 2: Leadership and Leadership Development in Higher Education: A Time of Change -- Chapter 3: The Higher Education Landscape: Navigating the Economic, Organizational, Social, and Strategic Terrain -- Chapter 4: College and University Missions and Stakeholders: Purposes, Perspectives, Pressures -- Chapter 5: The Role of Formal and Informal Leaders in Governance: Locus of Power and Authority -- Chapter 6: Campus Cultures and the Leader's Role: Building Capacity to Enhance Diversity and Create Inclusive Campus Communities -- Chapter 7: The Transition to Leadership: From Pilot to Air Traffic Controller -- Part Two: Leadership Concepts and Competencies -- Chapter 8: What is Leadership? Making Sense of Complexity and Contradiction -- Chapter 9: The Competency Approach: Integrating Leadership Knowledge and Skill -- Chapter 10: Leadership and Communication: Principles and Pragmatics -- Chapter 11: Conflict and Difficult Conversations: Principles and Pragmatics -- Chapter 12: Leadership Self-Assessment and Reflective Practice: Always a Work in Progress -- Part Three: Applied Tools For Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness -- Chapter 13: The Excellence in Higher Education Model: An Integrating Framework for Envisioning, Pursuing, and Sustaining Organizational Excellence -- Chapter 14: Strategic Planning: Translating Aspirations Into Realities -- Chapter 15: Organizational Change: A Matrix Approach.

Chapter 16: Outcomes Assessment: Creating and Implementing Measurement Systems -- Chapter 17: Crisis Leadership: A Values-Centered Approach to Crisis In Higher Education -- Chapter 18: Leadership Development in Higher Education: Formal and Informal Methods -- Chapter 19: Connecting Leadership Development and Succession Planning: The Missing Link in Organizational Advancement? -- Chapter 20: Into Uncharted Waters -- Appendix A: A Snapshot View of the American Higher Education Sector -- References -- Author Biographies -- Contributor Biographies -- Index.