Tom Kennie, Robin Middlehurst

Leadership Transitions in Universities

Arriving, Surviving and Thriving at the Top

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Combining expert knowledge, experience and reflections from senior leaders to distil collective leadership experiences, this book explores the realities of leadership of universities rather than the imagined and often unrealistic expectations and perceptions of how leaders should act.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 568g
• ISBN-13: 9780367353858
• ISBN-10: 0367353857
• Artikelnr.: 60935351

Autorenporträt

Tom Kennie is a director of Ranmore (www.ranmore.co.uk). He has extensive experience, gained over 20 years, in working with higher education institutions and research bodies on leadership, management and governance activities globally. He was, with Robin Middlehurst, a cofounding programme director of the UK Top Management Programme (TMP), a leadership development programme for members of senior leadership teams in universities. In recent years his work has become increasingly focused on transition coaching for new heads of universities as they navigate through the many phases and issues outlined in this book. He is also an honorary senior fellow at the LH Martin Institute/Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne. Robin Middlehurst is an emeritus professor of higher education at Kingston University London and an independent scholar and consultant in higher education policy, governance and leadership (www.robinmiddlehurst.com/). She led the UK¿s national development programme on academic quality and standards, was a founding director of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (with responsibilities for research and international engagement) and has promoted borderless education worldwide through research, consultancy and governance contributions. Robin has 25 years¿ experience in working at director and senior management levels in national policy agencies and universities, building effective relationships with senior government officials, stakeholders, clients and partners. She is a senior associate of Ranmore (www.ranmore.co.uk).

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: SETTING THE TRAJECTORY 1. Transitions: Concepts connections, challenges 2. Understanding the Role: The delicate balancing act 3. Understanding the Environment: Context and culture 4. `Being there
and routes to `there
: Patterns and pathways 5. Undertaking the Journey Up: Motivations and making the cut PART 2: LEADING THE UNIVERSITY 6. Early Days: Surprises and sense-making 7. Senior Leadership Teams: It
s more than you 8. Working on the Agenda: Do strategy and planning really matter? 9. Leading change: From `launch pad
to `lift off
10. Leading in a Crisis: Don
t forget BC, get through DC, focus on AC 11. Leading Externally: Concepts and cases 12. You and the Role: Surviving and thriving 13. Staying there: Most do, some don
t 14. The art and science of baton passing: Exiting well PART 3: WE NEED TO CHANGE 15. Shaping new beginnings: When, what and how? 16. The Future: for universities, for the Head of University (HoU) role and for transitions 17. Integrated leadership transitions: Planning and action 18. Voices from the top: final reflections on the realities of leading