APLP 2019 - Leadership in Higher Education - University of Illinios Springfield

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Leadership is about influencing people within an organization, not about the position within the organization.

Leadership Levels and Styles

• Three levels of Leadership

  • Tactical Leadership

    • Tactical leadership is concerned with the here and now, with short-term decisions and risk management for immediate gains. [Project leaders - for example leading the development of an online degree program]

    • Traits of the successful tactical leader

  • Operational Leadership

    • They are the ones who must lead teams in analyzing and understanding the strategic and tactical realities of the organization. They must craft the supporting infrastructure and framework to allow everyone to move tactically toward the achievement of the organization's strategy through the operational framework of processes, systems, structures, and incentives. [Directors of Online Programs - multiple staff members, multiple programs]

    • Five management traits of operations leaders

  • Strategic Leadership

    • Strategic leadership is concerned with the long-term purpose and goals of an organization, movement, or institution. A strategic leader is vying to create a viable organization that will be capable of functioning in all circumstances, that is resilient and, even better, robust in the face of threats and obstacles. [Deans, Associate Provosts, Provosts]

    • Five key traits of strategic leaders

    • Seven top qualities and attributes of good leaders

    • Level five leadership and more from Jim Collins, author of From Good to Great

      • First Who, then What (Richard P. Cooley takes helm at Wells Fargo in situation very much like higher ed today)

Personal Attributes of Leaders

What are the most important leadership attributes?

• Honesty

• Ability to Delegate

• Communication

• Humor (perspective)

• Confidence

• Commitment

• Positive Attitude

• Creativity

• Intuition

• Ability to Inspire

Activity: Chose the top 3 attributes you believe to be the have the most impact

Daily Actions of a Leader

• • • • Patience

      • Perseverance

      • Positive Influence

Excellence in Leadership

Seven strategies of leadership for effectively influencing your campus as a leader.

1. Internal Advocate - be the best cheerleader

2. Entrepreneurial Initiative - take risks

3. Support your team - build trust

4. Build a vision - institutional fit

5. 21st Century skills - digital strategies to meet the future

6. External Advocacy - connect to your network

7. Professionalism - Every action, every day, with everyone

Leadership in Higher Education

Other Resources

• http://exchanges.wiley.com/blog/2014/07/29/4-steps-toward-becoming-a-positive-leader-in-higher-ed/

• https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/how-to-lead-a-university-a-beginners-guide/2018804.article

• https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/03/02/design-thinking-and-higher-education

• https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/decision-making-problem-solving-model-5721

• http://integrativeleadership.ca/resources/articles/article_2.pdf

• https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/universities-need-to-lead-in-serving-humanity/

• https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/apr/14/five-ways-university-leaders-inspire-motivate

• https://www.higheredtoday.org/leadership/

• https://www.chronicle.com/specialreport/On-Leadership/29

• Becoming a Positive Leader in Higher Education

Contact information

Dr. Vickie Cook

vcook02s@uis.edu

@DrVickieCook

Executive Director of the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service

University of Illinois Springfield/Associate Research Professor of Education

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