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Together we can : pathways to collective leadership in agriculture at Texas A&M / Edward A. Hiler, Steven L. Bosserman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hiler, Edward A. (Edward Allan)
- Series:
- AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.
- AgriLife Research and Extension Service series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- State universities and colleges--Texas--Administration.
- State universities and colleges.
- Educational leadership--Texas.
- Educational leadership.
- Agricultural education--Texas.
- Agricultural education.
- Educational change--Texas.
- Educational change.
- College administrators--Texas--Biography.
- College administrators.
- Texas A & M University System--Administration.
- Texas A & M University System.
- Hiler, Edward A. (Edward Allan).
- Hiler, Edward A.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (121 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Together We Can recounts effective strategies for institutional change and focuses on collective leadership within the land-grant university system, with reflections on Hiler's long and successful career in academic leadership, both at Texas A&M University and within the larger Texas A&M System.Although many books discuss leadership and organizational change in the private sector, there are relatively few dealing with public-sector entities-especially public land-grant universities and academic agencies-and none on collective leadership, the standard for highly collabor
- Contents:
- A journey of a thousand miles
- Collective leadership
- Steven L. Bosserman
- Starting out: family background
- The early years, 1939-1966
- Steven L. Bosserman: power dynamics
- In front of the class: the faculty-only years, 1966-1974
- Steven L. Bosserman: get in, stay in, work in
- Early leadership years: department head, 1974-1988
- Steven L. Bosserman: mentorship
- New and expanding horizons: the A&M System office years, 1989-1992
- Steven L. Bosserman: conversations, convening, and commitment
- Leading the agriculture program, 1992-2004
- Steven L. Bosserman: strategic framing
- The Ellison Chair in International Floriculture, 2005-2007
- Steven L. Bosserman: whither art thou, o collective leadership?.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-05401-3
- 1-60344-514-5
- OCLC:
- 785778990
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