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Change leadership in higher education : a practical guide to academic transformation /
"Initiate innovation and get things done with a guide to the process of academic changeChange Leadership in Higher Education is a call to action, urging administrators in higher education to get proactive about change. The author applies positive and creative leadership principles to the issue...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
Jossey-Bass,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Only Thing We Have to Change Is-Change Itself; The Kübler-Ross Model of Change Management; The Krüger Model of Change Management; The Kotter Model of Change Management; The Role of Organizational Culture in Change Processes; Hierarchical Organizations; Decentralized Organizations; Distributed Organizations; The IKEA Effect; Why Change Must Change; What about Other Stakeholders?; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Reframing Change; Different Ways of Viewing Change; The Common View of Change; The Classical View of Change.
- The View of Continual ChangeThe Intentional View of Change; The Visionary View of Change; Bolman and Deal's Four-Frame Model; De Bono's Six Thinking Hats; Ten Analytical Lenses; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Determining the Need for Change; Is All Change Good for Higher Education?; Is All Change Bad for Higher Education?; Is Some Change Good for Higher Education?; Case Study: Pursuing Innovation without First Establishing Need; The Ten Analytical Lenses and the Need for Change; The Drivers of Change; The Central Role of the Needs Case in Change Leadership; Conclusion.
- Chapter 4 From Change Management to Change LeadershipThe Learning Culture Theory; The Change Leader's Road Map and the Change Journey; C. Otto Scharmer's Theory U and Mindfulness-Based Leadership; Creative Leadership; The Pattern That Emerges; Change Leadership in Higher Education; Scenario One; Scenario Two; A Comparison of These Strategies; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Why Strategic Planning Doesn't Work; A Brief Primer on Strategic Planning; The Limitations of Strategic Planning in Higher Education; Little Advice on How to Plan; Overly Generic Mission Statements; Limited Options.
- The Planning FallacyThe Need to Measure the Measurable; Shallow SWOT Analysis; Platonicity, Reification, and the Lorenz Butterfly Effect; Fitting the Culture; The Lack of Mission in Mission Statements; Better Approaches to Strategic Change; Scenario Planning; The Strategic Compass; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Creating a Culture of Innovation; Creativity as Lateral Thinking; Preparing a Program for Formalized Lateral Thinking; Refinements to Formalized Lateral Thinking; The Role of Mind-Set, Outliers, and Learned Optimism; Innovation Killers and Innovation Midwives; Conclusion.
- Chapter 7 Leading Reactive ChangeFighting Icebergs with ICE; Types of Change; Is Reacting Actually Leading?; The Transformation from Elon College to Elon University; The Transformation from High Point College to High Point University; The Lessons to Be Learned; Levels of Change; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Leading Proactive Change; The Myth of Visionary Leadership; The Telling-Is-Leading Fallacy; Arizona State University; University of Notre Dame; The New Horizons Plan for Saudi Higher Education; Conclusion; Chapter 9 Leading Interactive Change; University of Nebraska-Lincoln.