by SUNYsail | Sep 21, 2018 | Higher Education Leadership Lens
Colleges are under intense pressure to transform themselves in an environment best described by the words “change or die.” However, while many leaders have interest in fostering change, it is not always clear about what to implement and how to sustain it in the...
by Maria Ishaq Khan | Sep 4, 2018 | Higher Education Leadership Lens
Saying no to someone. Asking for a raise or a promotion. Giving critical feedback. Letting someone go from their position. Confronting someone about their inappropriate behavior. Talking about a project that did not go well. Disagreeing with faculty or other campus...
by Jason Lane | Apr 24, 2018 | Higher Education Leadership Lens
Co-authored by Leanne Wirkkula Special thanks to Garry Sanders, SAIL Leadership Fellow, for his thoughtful insights on this article. The academic department is often the unheralded powerhouse of a college or university. The benefits of a higher education range from...
by Scott Vinciguerra | Mar 23, 2018 | Higher Education Leadership Lens
Leading within a college or university can often be hampered by the need to balance multiple competing interests. New insights about the workings of the human brain provide insights into being an effective higher education leader. In fact, neuroscientists are now...
by Jason Lane | Dec 13, 2017 | Higher Education Leadership Lens
Leading within a college or university requires more than effectively managing staff, making sure courses are scheduled, or responding to students’ demands. Rather, leaders in higher education, department chairs to vice presidents, need to understand how to motivate...
by Scott Vinciguerra | Oct 20, 2017 | Higher Education Leadership Lens
Academic leaders are increasingly expected to be strategic and innovative in their work, whether that be increasing student success, improving teaching and learning, growing enrollments, advancing research efforts, serving the community, and more. Meeting these...
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