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Index
Cover
Contents
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
About the Authors
Part I: Leadership Epistemology
Chapter 1: Opportunities and Challenges in Academic Leadership
Opportunities and Challenges
Purpose of the Book
Chapter 2: Sensemaking and the Power of Reframing
Learning for Effective Action
Summary
Chapter 3: Knowing What You’re Doing
Skilled Incompetence: Understanding Theories for Action
Learning and Effective Action: Habits of Learning for Daily Practice
Summary
Part II: Reframing Leadership Challenges
Chapter 4: Building Clarity and Capacity
Structuring Your Work
Structuring Your Organization
Structuring the Change Process
Summary
Chapter 5: Respecting and Managing Differences
A Political View of Leadership in Higher Education
Revisiting the Three P’s of Change
Political Skills for Academic Leadership
Summary
Chapter 6: Fostering a Caring and Productive Campus
Human Resource Leadership
Summary
Chapter 7: Keeping the Faith and Celebrating the Mission
A Symbolic View of Leadership in Higher Education
Culture as Holding Environment
How Symbolic Leaders Work
Risks and Rewards of the Prophetic Leader
Summary
Part III: Sustaining Higher Education Leaders
Chapter 8: Managing Conflict
Making Conflict Productive
Fix It Now or Fix It Later: Self-Protection Versus Learning
Summary
Chapter 9: Leading from the Middle
Understanding Administrative Life in the Middle
Strategies for Effective Action
Summary
Chapter 10: Leading Difficult People
The Seven Rules for Dealing with Difficult People
Two Classic Archetypes: Bullies and Backstabbers
Summary
Chapter 11: Managing Your Boss
Why Leading Up Is Important
Goals for the Relationship
Summary
Chapter 12: Sustaining Health and Vitality
Five Steps to Healthy Academic Leadership—and Healthy Academic Leaders
Summary
Chapter 13: Feeding the Soul
The Developmental Journey
Inner Growth Matters
A Sense of Calling
The Journey Is the Challenge
Leading with Soul
The Courage to Learn: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
Summary
Epilogue: The Sacred Nature of Academic Leadership
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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