Learning to lead : a handbook for postsecondary administrators / James R. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, James R., 1936-

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

American Council on Education/Praeger series on higher education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Administration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Education, Higher.

Educational leadership--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Educational leadership.

Education, Higher--Administration.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xvi, 249 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, CT : Praeger, 2003.

Contents:

Introduction: The Need for Institution-Wide Leadership xi

Part I. Understanding the Context for Leadership 1

Chapter 1. Leadership and Administration: Building Practical Definitions 3

Chapter 2. Institutional Structure and Mission: Knowing Your Place in Time and Space 19

Part II. Building the Skills for Leadership 39

Chapter 3. Program Planning and Review: Exerting Influence and Maintaining Accountability 41

Chapter 4. Meetings, Groups, and Teams: Learning to Collaborate 61

Chapter 5. Communication and Conflict Resolution: Finding Agreement 83

Chapter 6. Problem Solving and Decision Making: Employing Rational, Legal, and Ethical Criteria 101

Chapter 7. Financial Management: Seeing Dollars Everywhere 131

Chapter 8. Change: Moving Forward Gracefully 151

Chapter 9. Positive Work Environments: Managing People and Encouraging Development 175

Part III. Continuing to Learn about Leadership 201

Chapter 10. Perpetual Learning and Personal Renewal: Shaping the Leader Within 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1573564974

OCLC:

50339411