Herding Cats Revisited : Being More Advice for Aspiring Academic and Research Leaders / Geoff Garrett and Graeme Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garrett, G. G., author.

Davies, Graeme, 1937- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Axminster, England : Triarchy Press, [2021]

Summary:

Helps academic/research leaders and aspiring leaders to accept and embrace the qualities of their 'cats' so they can achieve demanding goals with agility.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Authors' Foreword

Acknowledgements

How to use this book

How the book works

Introduction

A: UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE

1. Aspects of the CULTURE

2. On CONFLICT

3. The difficulty of COLLABORATION and boundary crossing

B: GETTING THE JOB DONE

4. Taking CHARGE

5. COMPOSURE under pressure and the implementation imperative

6. COMMITTEES etc.

7. Managing the CASH

C: MANAGING THE PEOPLE

8. COLLEAGUES, not subordinates ("It's all about the people")

9. COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION

10. Giving CREDIT

D: LEADING STRATEGICALLY

11. Strategy is about CHOICE

12. Leading and managing CHANGE

POSTSCRIPT - A CLOSING THOUGHT

INDEX

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781913743369

1913743365

9781913743376

1913743373