Leadership development in Higher Education has a problem in that there are not enough good leaders who are ready to take over the helm of a college or university, and it comes down to “you get what you measure.”
Is your higher-ed leadership style as effective as it could be? Today’s education leaders face new pressures from within their own institutions and from stakeholders outside the institution, and the need for effective leadership is critical. Do you know your higher ed leadership style? High turnover rates, constant funding cuts, decreased enrollments, increased discounting, and increasing government regulation have necessitated immediate and sustainable change, changes that are possible only when leaders gain the support of stakeholders by embodying their organization’s values and demonstrating that their decisions are made for a greater cause and not for a personal agenda. Transformational change is not achieved by data found on charts and graphs but by understanding the subjectivity of human emotions. Motivation. Confidence. Passion. Respect. Empathy. There’s a fine line between being a