Brent D Ruben

Implementing Sustainable Change in Higher Education

Principles and Practices of Collaborative Leadership

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers formal and informal leaders at all levels of their institution theory-informed and practical guidance on implementing and sustaining change through collaborative leadership.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9781642674408
• ISBN-10: 1642674400
• Artikelnr.: 64142121

Autorenporträt

Brent D. Ruben is a distinguished professor in communication at Rutgers University, where he also serves as senior university fellow, advisor for strategy and planning in the Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, and was the founder of the Rutgers Center for Organizational Leadership. He is also a member of the faculties of the Rutgers PhD program in higher education and the Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine. Brent is author or co-author of numerous publications in communication, organizational leadership, planning, assessment, and change, including Excellence in Higher Education Guide (Stylus, 2016), What Leaders Need to Know and Do (National Association of College and University Business Officers, 2006), and Communication and Human Behavior (Kendall Hunt, 2020). Ruben was a founder of the Rutgers Department of Communication, and first PhD program director of the School of Communication and Information. He was a founder and first president of the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation in Higher Education (NCCI), served as Rutgers inaugural liaison and is a frequent contributor to the Big Ten Academic Alliance leadership programs, and serves as an adviser to colleges and universities has and nationally and internationally.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword-Doug Lederman Preface Acknowledgments 1. Challenges,
Opportunities, and a Vision for Change A Critical Role for Leaders at This
Moment in Time Leading Change Understand and Leverage the Dynamics of
Change Lead Collaboratively and Engage Colleagues Collaborative Leadership
in Higher Education A Clear and Shared Organizational Vision EHE. The
Framework and Components Priorities for Change, Collaborative Leadership,
and Innovation Looking Ahead 2. Adopting a Systems Perspective The EHE
Framework The Systems Perspective Basic Concepts Application Attributes of
the EHE Approach Looking Ahead 3. Leading Collaboratively Making Sense of
Leadership Evolving Conceptions of Leaders and Leadership The
Inseparability of Leadership and Followership Leadership Competencies
Leadership Communication Basics Particular Challenges and Opportunities for
Leaders in Higher Education Leadership. A Summary of Key Themes Looking
Ahead 4. Formulating and Implementing Strategies and Plans Why Strategic
Planning? Why Collaborative Planning? Essential Planning Considerations
Process Considerations Implementation Engagement and Shared Ownership
Purposes, Plans, and Planning. A Summary of Key Themes Looking Ahead 5.
Communicating with and Engaging Stakeholders The Impact of Stakeholder
Focus Stakeholder Relationships Stakeholder Communication Learning From
Stakeholders Prioritizing Stakeholder Groups Stakeholder Feedback Systems
Beneficiary and Constituency Relationships. A Summary of Key Themes Looking
Ahead 6. Evaluating Programs, Services, and Processes Mission-Critical
Programs and Services Operational and Support Services Mission Clarity
Alignment and Change Disruption, Crises, and Innovation The Role of
Processes in Program and Service Effectiveness Process Analysis Program,
Service, and Process Benchmarking Programs and Services. A Summary of Key
Themes Looking Ahead 7. Focusing on Faculty, Staff, and Culture Faculty and
Staff. Differentiated Group Identities with Shared Institutional Purposes
Evolving Roles Complex and Evolving Concepts of Workplace Organizational
Culture and Climate College and University Cultures and Climates More
Fundamental Issues of Culture, Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Faculty,
Staff, and Workplace Culture/Climate. A Summary of Key Themes Looking Ahead
8. Tracking Progress and Outcomes Primary Themes A Topic of Increasing
Attention in All Sectors Increasing Support for Assessment Practices Steps
in Assessing Progress and Outcomes Institution-Level Assessment Evaluating
Academic Departments and Programs Evaluating Administrative and Service
Departments Comparisons and Benchmarking Assessment Environmental
Monitoring The Critical Role of Information and Information Systems
Assessment and Analysis. A Summary of Key Themes Looking Ahead 9. Using
Information to Guide and Sustain Change The Concept of Continuous Looping
Feedback Systems The Value of Documentation and the Systemic Use of
Outcomes Information Documentation and Display Prioritization Addressing
Improvement Priorities Summarizing Outcomes Documentation and Uses The
Continuing Process Applications and Case Studies Outcome and Achievement. A
Summary of Key Themes Looking Ahead 10. Implementing the Excellence in
Higher Education Framework for Continuous and Transformative Change The
Purposes and Structure of this Defining Scope, Boundaries, and Purposes
Creating an Organizational Profile A Summary of Core EHE Themes and
Priorities in Each Category Component 1. Leadership Component 2. Purposes
and Plans Component 3. Beneficiary and Constituency Relationships Component
4. Programs and Services Commponent 5. Faculty, Staff, and Workplace
Culture/Climate Component 6. Assessment and Analysis Component 7. Outcomes
and Achievements Looking Ahead 11. The Way Forward Challenges and
Opportunities Planned Change, Collaborative Leadership, and Shared Vision.
Three Interrelated Concepts in Principle and Practice Complexities of
Change Collaborative Leadership. Benefits Come with Challenges Leadership
Roles. An Ensemble Cast Required Leadership Lenses. Zooming as a Core
Competency Pursuing Organizational Aspirations. Increasing Attention to
Institutional Effectiveness and Performance Looking Back and Looking
Forward In the End About the Author Index