The Survival Guide for Academic Leaders

This book provides practical advice for academic leaders to build trust and meaningful relationships, achieve results, and avoid common pitfalls. It offers insights from the STARBUILDING© professional coaching diagnostic and a long-term vision model, and is structured in an easy-to-follow approach with sources and checklists. It is designed for newly appointed and aspiring educational leaders, administrators, consultants, and government agency managers, helping them to build leadership judgment and political savvy from their first day on the job.

Format: Hardback
Length: 130 pages
Publication date: 01 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive and accessible book offers invaluable guidance on navigating the challenges and opportunities of academic leadership, empowering you to achieve outstanding results and avoid common pitfalls. It emphasizes the crucial role of building trust and meaningful relationships as a fundamental aspect of success in this role. By drawing upon the STARBUILDING© professional coaching diagnostic developed by Karen Greenstreet, a long-term vision model that identifies the key constituencies an academic leader must serve (clients, colleagues, and self), and the skillsets they must master (communication, organization, and thinking), this guide provides a structured framework for leaders to follow.

The advice offered is practical, easy to understand, and accompanied by comprehensive sources and checklists. Beyond the practical guidance, this innovative book delves into critical issues such as staff development, public service, fundraising, and career success, equipping you with a diverse range of leadership techniques to excel in your role. Whether you are newly appointed or aspiring to become an educational leader, administrator, consultant, or government agency manager, this book will serve as a valuable toolbox, helping you build leadership judgment and political savvy from your very first day on the job.

By embracing the principles outlined in this book, you can develop the skills and strategies necessary to thrive as an academic leader, making a significant impact on your institution, colleagues, and the broader community.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367683863