Positive Academic Leadership: How To Stop Putting Out Fires And Start
Making A Difference By Jeffrey L. Buller (Hardback, ...

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A book that every academic leader should read & put into practice Kim Cameron associate dean of executive education Ross School of Business University of Michigan Praise for Positive Academic Leadership Buller has produced a book that every academic leader should read & put into practice Positive Academic Leadership pulls together an amazing array of scientific findings & practical guidelines that will be invaluable for academic leaders looking to improve themselves & their institutions Kim Cameron associate dean William Russell Professor of Management & Organizations Ross School of Business; professor of higher education School of Education University of Michigan If I had a magic wand & 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 & 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 & inspires others Positive Academic Leadership has the potential to transform higher education for the benefit of students faculty & ultimately our communities & our world Kina S Mallard provost & vice president of academic affairs Carson-Newman University Academic leaders who find themselves engulfed in negative thinking & 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 & practices of positive academic leadership Mary Deane Sorcinelli associate provost for faculty development University of Massachusetts Amherst