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The Power Of Now In Leadership, Greg Romaneck
The Power Of Now In Leadership, Greg Romaneck
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
In many ways leadership can seem like firefighting. On almost any day a seemingly constant stream of problems, difficulties, and impediments can flow into a leader’s life. At times it seems that any sort of focus on the “big picture” is impossible because so many nitty-gritty issues have to be dealt with. Yet, even in the face of such a negative onslaught of responsibility, it is still possible to maintain both your sanity and your focus.
Leadership And Job Satisfaction, Stephanie Brooke
Leadership And Job Satisfaction, Stephanie Brooke
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The objective of this research is to understand the impact of leadership style on employee job satisfaction in an effort to improve leader-employee relations in nonprofit child care settings. Since turnover rates, separation costs, vacancy costs, and training costs are high in child care centers (Vickers, 2002), providing strategies for increasing job satisfaction will lead to a more stable environment for children and their families, promote positive leader member relations, and strengthen the organizational climate. Since leadership style can critically influence employee satisfaction, this study is of significant importance in promoting social change. Specifically, it focuses on a unique industry, …
Collaborative Action Learning And Leadership: A Feminist/Indigenous Model For Higher Education, Judy Witt, Four Arrows
Collaborative Action Learning And Leadership: A Feminist/Indigenous Model For Higher Education, Judy Witt, Four Arrows
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussion the intersectionality of feminism, traditional Indigenous models of leadership, and modern leadership studies.
Students’ Reflective Journals: National Standards For School Leaders And University Preparation Programs, Amany Saleh, Jackie Mcbride
Students’ Reflective Journals: National Standards For School Leaders And University Preparation Programs, Amany Saleh, Jackie Mcbride
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
This study was conducted to determine the extent to which student’s reflective writings during the educational leadership internship indicated if students were able to understand and relate the ELCC standards to their schools practices. A second purpose was to use these reflective journals to evaluate how well the program prepared the students for their role as future school leaders by examining how well their experiences aligned with the ELCC standards.
Academic Leadership In The Research University: Responsibilities For Faculty Governance, Michael Miller, Richard Newman
Academic Leadership In The Research University: Responsibilities For Faculty Governance, Michael Miller, Richard Newman
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Faculty working in research-intensive university environments find a variety of challenges to their time, energies, and resources, including finding balance between the traditional areas of teaching, research, and service. In most research universities, the research focus becomes all encompassing, and institutional service commitments are called into question. The current study of over 500 faculty in research university environments demonstrates the need for shared governance to be clear and purposeful in its work and intentions in order to muster faculty support.
Lead Is An Action Verb, Kathy Dale
Lead Is An Action Verb, Kathy Dale
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussing the difference between dialog and discussion.
Leading Community College Distance Education, John Adams
Leading Community College Distance Education, John Adams
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Technological, demographic, and competitive changes in distance education (DE) pose complex leadership and strategic issues for community colleges. Leaders must establish institutional and academic objectives, develop financial and technological strategies, and organize, market, and evaluate DE initiatives. Their objectives and strategies should anticipate and help shape the developing competitive environment in which their colleges operate. This qualitative case study examined DE administrative and staff leadership roles, organization structures, and strategies at three Midwestern community colleges with expanding DE programs. Leadership teams were small. New roles and organizational structures were evolving, and the colleges were maintaining strong video delivery while developing …
Engaged, But Not Heroic, Academic Leadership, John B. Bennett
Engaged, But Not Heroic, Academic Leadership, John B. Bennett
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Over the years, I have explored leadership challenges faced by department chairpersons and school deans. In this essay I reflect on some findings, noting that they also apply to other educational leaders such as faculty senate members and student affairs officers. Most mid-level leaders struggle with the tradition of defining leadership in terms of individualistic values and mythologies of seeing the leader in terms of the individualistic, heroic cowboy of the Western film and novel. Then I examine the position of institutional president. Here too some leaders aim to be heroic figures, like the fabled cowboy. Almost inevitably, their behaviors …
Four Dimensions Of Leadership In The Problem-Solving Of Education Deans, Antonia Donofrio
Four Dimensions Of Leadership In The Problem-Solving Of Education Deans, Antonia Donofrio
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
This study links personal attributes of deans of schools and colleges of education to the problem solving contexts in which they make decisions that affect the programs they serve. We describe the mix of intellect, emotion, social acumen, and moral attributes that deans draw upon when they respond to vignettes that capture the multifaceted nature of problem solving in their positions. This study is a continuation of research that attempts to identify characteristics of deans of education who have survived in their role. This is an important issue, as schools and colleges report difficulty in identifying deans who can meet …
The Fictive Characteristics Of Effective Educational Leaders, Jeff Ershler
The Fictive Characteristics Of Effective Educational Leaders, Jeff Ershler
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussing the characteristics of effective leaders within education.
I'Ve Got Vision And The Rest Of The World Wears Blinders . . ., James P. Evans
I'Ve Got Vision And The Rest Of The World Wears Blinders . . ., James P. Evans
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussing the need for vision in leadership.
Leadership In Higher Education: Implications For Leadership Development Programs, Mary Wisniewski
Leadership In Higher Education: Implications For Leadership Development Programs, Mary Wisniewski
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
This article discusses the University of Wisconsin-Extension Administrative Leadership Program (EALP), a model leadership development program for faculty and staff in a variety of university extension settings including: Broadcasting and Media Innovations; Business and Manufacturing Education; Continuing Education; and, Cooperative Extension. The article describes how the program integrates theoretical and applied knowledge about leadership into the curriculum along with the development of specific leadership competencies and abilities. Finally, the article illustrates the outcomes of the leadership development program as perceived and described by both the participants and their supervisors.
Developing Leadership Skills, Gerald Gaither
Developing Leadership Skills, Gerald Gaither
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An analysis of current leadership theory is presented, along with a summary of the major literature findings. Emphasis is placed on providing ideas which have practical as opposed to theoretical application. A sub-theme in the article is that leadership skills can be learned or taught, and the manuscript challenges institutions to implement leadership development programs, such as the Kellog Leadership Project.
Which Ant Are You?, James P. Evans
Which Ant Are You?, James P. Evans
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussion the need for vision in leadership.
Traveling Lite With Skip: Pay Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain, William "Skip" Boyer
Traveling Lite With Skip: Pay Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain, William "Skip" Boyer
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussing the need for critical thinking in leadership.
Cultivating The Habits Of Commonsense Leadership, James P. Evans
Cultivating The Habits Of Commonsense Leadership, James P. Evans
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussing strategies for cultivating good leadership habits.
Making Music And Learning Leadership: Cassatt String Quartet, Susan Leshnower
Making Music And Learning Leadership: Cassatt String Quartet, Susan Leshnower
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussing the Cassatt String Quartet's efforts at teaching leadership through chamber music.
Commonsense Leadership For Uncommon Times, James P. Evans
Commonsense Leadership For Uncommon Times, James P. Evans
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussing the merits of commonsense leadership.
Teaching In The Information Age: Leadership Aspects Of Integrated Learning With Technology In Democratic Environments, Patrick Mendis
Teaching In The Information Age: Leadership Aspects Of Integrated Learning With Technology In Democratic Environments, Patrick Mendis
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Teaching as a collaborative enterprise can further be enhanced by the use of integrated learning methods and the infusion of technology. Teacher as a leader must then work as a catalyst to facilitate this learning process. A creation of democratic environment has become increasingly easier with the use of the technology. Yet, the right attitude in leadership and the adaptive challenge are as equally important as the infusion of technology into classroom learning and teaching. Teacher is still the noble master and technology is the revolutionary servant in a more democratic world.
Jim Evans On Commonsense Leadership, James P. Evans
Jim Evans On Commonsense Leadership, James P. Evans
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
A short article by James Evans listing qualities commonsense leaders have.
Remarks Delivered By James P. Evans, James P. Evans
Remarks Delivered By James P. Evans, James P. Evans
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Remarks delivered by James P. Evans, president and chief executive officer, Best Western International Inc., April 14, 1999, AH&MA Leadership Keynote Address