The successful president of tomorrow : the 5 skills future leaders will need / Kelly Field.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Field, Kelly, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College administrators--Vocational guidance--United States.

College administrators.

Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

Education, Higher--United States.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--United States--21st century.

College administrators--Vocational guidance.

Universities and colleges--Administration.

United States.

Physical Description:

38 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Other Title:

Five skills future leaders will need

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The Chronicle of Higher Education Inc., [2019]

Summary:

As the landscape of higher education is transformed by rapid technological, social, and demographic shifts, institutions must embrace and promote a proactive, rather than reactive, campus culture. The role of the president and other senior academic leaders is crucial to campus transformation -- leaders must cultivate an environment where change is both desirable and possible, encouraged and not feared. This issue brief, "The Successful President of Tomorrow," outlines and analyzes significant trends in higher education. It examines how the role of president has evolved, breaks down five essential skills needed to be a good leader in today's difficult environment, and explores how the pathway to the presidency is changing

Contents:

Introduction

From steward to change maker

data:Presidential concerns and the growing pressures

Skill 1: Analyzing the business

Skill 2: Innovating

Skill 3: Building relations

Skill 4: Careful communicating

Skill 5: Managing a crisis

Notes:

Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

1107049222