Change Leadership in Higher Education: A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation

286 Pages·2015·1.83 MB·English

by  Jeffrey L. Buller

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in higher education
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change leadership
in higher education
A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation
Jeffrey L. Buller
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contents
AbouttheAuthor ix
Introduction xi
Chapter1 TheOnlyThingWeHavetoChangeIs—
ChangeItself 1
Chapter2 ReframingChange 29
Chapter3 DeterminingtheNeedforChange 55
Chapter4 FromChangeManagementtoChangeLeadership 81
Chapter5 WhyStrategicPlanningDoesn’tWork 103
Chapter6 CreatingaCultureofInnovation 131
Chapter7 LeadingReactiveChange 155
Chapter8 LeadingProactiveChange 175
Chapter9 LeadingInteractiveChange 195
Chapter10 OrganicAcademicLeadership 217
Index 243
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For Dr. Khalid Al-Anqari and Dr. Khaled Al-Sultan,
my wise mentors, role models, and friends