Turnaround Leadership for Higher Education - Hardcover

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The Authors?Michael Fullan is professor emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Recognized as an international authority on organizational change, he is engaged in training, consulting, and evaluating change projects around the world. He is the author of The Six Secrets of Change and the bestselling books Leading in a Culture of Change and Turnaround Leadership, all from Jossey-Bass. ?Geoff Scott is pro vice chancellor at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, and provost of its Penrith campus. He is the author of Change Matters: Making a Difference in Education and Training. In 2007 he was the recipient of the Australian Higher Education Quality Award.

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TURNAROUND LEADERSHIP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

WHILE ACADEMIA IS SLOW TO ADOPT CHANGE IN any form, university leaders are under tremendous pressure to institute change on their campuses in order to keep pace with rapidly evolving conditions. Change leaders at all levels of the university need to grapple with both the content and the process of change.

In Turnaround Leadership for Higher Education, international authorities on organizational change Michael Fullan and Geoff Scott reveal how campus leaders can proactively meet challenges and expectations facing their institutions. They show how certain leadership capabilities and change-capable cultures in higher education institutions must mirror each other—for the benefit of students and their futures, the academy, and society. The authors draw on a solid knowledge base of change, which advocates for stimulating and integrating strong moral purpose and equally strong partnerships and relationships inside and outside the academy.

Throughout the book the authors examine how successful leaders, no matter what their organization, "listen, link, and lead." In so doing, the leaders bring about change, not by implementing visions from their power base, but by reconciling divisions to achieve reform that motivates different groups to unify their change efforts. Fullan and Scott also show what the focus of change should be—one that will improve the learning experiences of all students.

Turnaround Leadership for Higher Education offers a much-needed resource that answers the key questions, "How can universities lead change from within? What should be the focus of the turnaround? What leadership capabilities will be needed to lead this transformation?"

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Turnaround Leadership for Higher Education

While academia is slow to adopt change in any form, university leaders are under tremendous pressure to institute change on their campuses in order to keep pace with rapidly evolving conditions. Change leaders at all levels of the university need to grapple with both the content and the process of change.In Turnaround Leadership for Higher Education, international authorities on organizational change Michael Fullan and Geoff Scott reveal how campus leaders can proactively meet challenges and expectations facing their institutions. They show how certain leadership capabilities and change-capable cultures in higher education institutions must mirror each other?for the benefit of students and their futures, the academy, and society. The authors draw on a solid knowledge base of change, which advocates for stimulating and integrating strong moral purpose and equally strong partnerships and relationships inside and outside the academy. ?Throughout the book the authors examine how successful leaders, no matter what their organization, "listen, link, and lead." In so doing, the leaders bring about change, not by implementing visions from their power base, but by reconciling divisions to achieve reform that motivates different groups to unify their change efforts. Fullan and Scott also show what the focus of change should be?one that will improve the learning experiences of all students. Turnaround Leadership for Higher Education offers a much-needed resource that answers the key questions, "How can universities lead change from within? What should be the focus of the turnaround? What leadership capabilities will be needed to lead this transformation?"