A survival guide for college managers and leaders / David Collins ; with illustrations by Joanne Arthur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, David, author.

Series:

Essential FE toolkit series.

The essential FE toolkit series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

Continuing education--Management.

Continuing education.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""""A Survival Guide for College Managers and Leaders"" is a distillation of the key skills and attitudes that you will need to possess if you are to survive and indeed thrive in such a situation. It highlights examples of good, bad and questionable practice from college leaders and managers of all ages. It is a handbook of practical advice and tried and tested approaches to the many problems and challenges that you are likely to face."" - David Collins, CBE. This is the definitive survival guide to leading and managing a FE College for College Leaders and Senior Managers. The tremendously exp

Contents:

Contents; The author; Series foreword; Series Editor's introduction; Introduction; 1 Preparing to lead; 2 Entering the fray; 3 Shaping the organization; 4 Communicating the vision; 5 Planning and marketing the programme; 6 Designing a delivery structure; 7 Providing resources; 8 Dealing with people; 9 Examining performance and improving quality; 10 Changing a culture; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-122) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613207241

9781283207249

1283207249

9781441178039

1441178031

OCLC:

741691294