Community College Leadership: A Multidimensional Model for Leading Change
Search in google:
Recognizing that future community college leaders–at all levels–will manage increasingly complex organizations, and face very different challenges than their predecessors, this book provides a multidimensional model of leadership suited to these new demands and environments.The model addresses issues of leader cognition, race and gender, the importance of culture, and the need for more collaborative modes of communication and decision making to frame and implement change. It recognizes that there is no longer any one way to lead, and that the next generation of leaders will be more diverse, possess experience and qualifications from a wider variety of careers, and follow new pathways to their positions. Leaders in the future will possess a cultural competency that is fostered by being lifelong learners.Through over 75 individual interviews with leaders and campus members, Eddy is able to provide examples of the model's components in practice, and to illuminate which experiences proved the most relevant for these leaders on their route to upper administration. She shows how her model intersects with the new leadership competencies defined by the American Association of Community Colleges, and proposes strategies for future leadership development.
Acknowledgments ixForeword George R. Boggs xi1 The Need to Re-Envision Community College Leadership 1Challenges of Community College Leadership 3Traditional Thoughts on Leadership 5Case Studies and Methods 7Looking Forward 142 Multidimensional Leadership 16Leadership in the Community College Context 16A Brief Overview of Leadership Philosophies 27Multidimensional Leadership 31Conclusion 373 Learning To Lead 38Career Pathways 39Leadership Development 48Learning Styles 54Leadership Development From a Multidimensional Perspective 584 Communicating and Framing Information On Campus 62Communicating as Sensemaking 64Framing the Message 71Role of the Messenger 75Getting the Message Across 78Communicating as an Element of Multidimensional Leadership 845 Leadership Competencies 91AACC's List of Six Competencies 91Cultural Competency 101A Holistic Perspective of Leadership Competencies 110Role of Competencies in Multidimensional Leadership 1186 Gender, Leadership, and the Community College 119Social Construction of Gender 122Gendered Organizations 124Gendered Communication and Leadership 127Gender and Multidimensional Leadership 1347 Planning or the Future 137Revisiting the Propositions 138Multidimensional Leadership Model 142Succession Planning 147Next Steps for Community College Leadership 150Conclusions 157Appendix A Empirical and Theoretical Foundations for Multidimensional Leadership 161Appendix B Case Studies in Leadership 170References 191Index 203
