Positive Academic Leadership : How to Stop Putting Out Fires and Start Making a Difference

Jeffrey L Buller

ISBN 10: 1118531922 / ISBN 13: 9781118531921

Published by Wiley Apr 2013, 2013

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Neuware - 'A book that every academic leader should read and put into practice.' Kim Cameron, associate dean of executive education, Ross School of Business, University of MichiganPraise for Positive Academic Leadership' Buller has produced a book that every academic leader should read and put into practice. Positive Academic Leadership pulls together an amazing array of scientific findings and practical guidelines that will be invaluable for academic leaders looking to improve themselves and their institutions.' Kim Cameron, associate dean, William Russell Professor of Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business; professor of higher education, School of Education, University of Michigan' If I had a magic wand and could make one wish for all of higher education, it would be that we had better institutional leadership. Whether one is a chair, dean, provost, president, or on the Board of Trustees, this book can make a world of difference in your ability to provide that leadership!' L. Dee Fink, author, Creating Significant Learning Experiences ; former president, Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education' Buller s book brings hope for leadership in higher education by emphasizing the importance of a positive approach that empowers and inspires others. Positive Academic Leadership has the potential to transform higher education for the benefit of students, faculty, and ultimately our communities and our world.' Kina S. Mallard, provost and vice president of academic affairs, Carson-Newman University' Academic leaders who find themselves engulfed in negative thinking and considering only damage control scenarios for pressing issues will want to read this book. Employing what Jeffrey Buller calls positive academic leadership is, I believe, essential to transforming feelings of despair into constructive leadership.' Mary Lou Higgerson, vice president for academic affairs, emerita, Baldwin Wallace University' I can t recall reading any book on leadership that is more applicable to the work of faculty development. Every academic leader faculty member, chair, dean, or campus administrator will benefit from Jeffrey Buller s evidence-based model and practices of positive academic leadership.' Mary Deane Sorcinelli, associate provost for faculty development, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Positive Academic Leadership : How to Stop Putting Out Fires and Start Making a Difference
• Publisher: Wiley Apr 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118531922
• ISBN 13: 9781118531921
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 239W x 161H x 27D millimeters 239 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 493 grams

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Synopsis

In Positive Academic Leadership, Jeffrey Buller offers new insights and practical tools, as well as language and tactics, for fostering a more effective approach to leadership. With acumen and a dash of humor, he shows leaders how they can take the focus off the negative and change what they say, their perspectives, and their strategies. This more constructive leadership style plays to the strengths of leaders rather than to the weaknesses of their institutions.

Offering time-tested and fresh ideas for becoming the type of leader who acts as a coach, counselor, and conductor for faculty, staff, and students, Buller demonstrates how positive leadership can become a day-to-day practice. With its down-to-earth style, the book draws on the most current research on positive leadership in neuroscience, psychology, management, organizational behavior, and other disciplines and translates their lessons into readable and accessible recommendations. It then makes these recommendations come to life by providing real-world examples that illustrate how to implement positive leadership strategies in all spheres of the leader’s activities and institution.

Positive Academic Leadership is a wise guide for transforming any leader’s attitude about inevitable daily crises into manageable challenges that are based on a philosophy of accepting the environment and situation but working to make things better.

About the Author

THE AUTHOR

Jeffery L. Buller is dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of Academic Leadership Day by Day; The Essential Department Chair; The Essential Academic Dean; The Essential College Professor; and Best Practices in Faculty Evaluation, all from Jossey-Bass.