Thriving in leadership : strategies for making a difference in Christian higher education /
Thriving in leadership : strategies for making a difference in Christian higher education / [print]
Karen Longman, general editor.
- Abilene, Texas : Abilene Christian University Press, 2012.
- 336 pages ; 23 cm
Forward Leadership literature : implications for Christian higher education Part I: The interior life of thriving leaders -- Thriving as a leader : the role of resilience and relationships Leading from the center : body and place Honoring giftedness : a strengths approach to leadership Part II: The social intelligence of thriving leaders -- Tell me a story : using an old tool to sustain culture, embrace change, and envision a bold future The difference trust makes Orchestrating a life of influence Inside faculty culture Building a powerful leadership team Mentoring for leadership Part III: How leaders can shape a thriving organizational culture -- Metaphors matter : organizational culture shaped by image Beyond "hospitality" : moving out of the host-guest metaphor into an intercultural "world house" / Rebecca R. Hernandez -- Toward a distinctive, Christ-honoring campus culture : working the vision Leading a turnaround and the joy of a third-class ticket Leadership in the fifth dimension : balancing time with the timeless Epilogue Gordon T. Smith -- Karen A. Longman -- Laurie A. Schreiner -- MaryKate Morse -- Deborah J. White -- Patricia S. Anderson -- Shirley V. Hoogstra -- Deana L. Porterfield -- Carolyn E. Dirksen -- Shirley H. Showalter -- Jeanine B. Varner -- Marie S. Morris -- Carla D. Sanderson -- Carol A. Taylor -- Lee F. Snyder -- William P. Robinson.
In this book, seventeen senior leaders from Christian colleges and universities across the United States--collectively bringing with them hundreds of years of leadership experience--share fresh insights into the theory and practice of Christian higher education leadership. These authors speak honestly about the successes, failures, and demands that have shaped their current leadership decisions and thier visions for the future.
9780891122296
2012016284
Church and college--United States.
Christian universities and colleges--Administration.--United States
Educational leadership--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
LC383.L856.T475 2012 LC383
Forward Leadership literature : implications for Christian higher education Part I: The interior life of thriving leaders -- Thriving as a leader : the role of resilience and relationships Leading from the center : body and place Honoring giftedness : a strengths approach to leadership Part II: The social intelligence of thriving leaders -- Tell me a story : using an old tool to sustain culture, embrace change, and envision a bold future The difference trust makes Orchestrating a life of influence Inside faculty culture Building a powerful leadership team Mentoring for leadership Part III: How leaders can shape a thriving organizational culture -- Metaphors matter : organizational culture shaped by image Beyond "hospitality" : moving out of the host-guest metaphor into an intercultural "world house" / Rebecca R. Hernandez -- Toward a distinctive, Christ-honoring campus culture : working the vision Leading a turnaround and the joy of a third-class ticket Leadership in the fifth dimension : balancing time with the timeless Epilogue Gordon T. Smith -- Karen A. Longman -- Laurie A. Schreiner -- MaryKate Morse -- Deborah J. White -- Patricia S. Anderson -- Shirley V. Hoogstra -- Deana L. Porterfield -- Carolyn E. Dirksen -- Shirley H. Showalter -- Jeanine B. Varner -- Marie S. Morris -- Carla D. Sanderson -- Carol A. Taylor -- Lee F. Snyder -- William P. Robinson.
In this book, seventeen senior leaders from Christian colleges and universities across the United States--collectively bringing with them hundreds of years of leadership experience--share fresh insights into the theory and practice of Christian higher education leadership. These authors speak honestly about the successes, failures, and demands that have shaped their current leadership decisions and thier visions for the future.
9780891122296
2012016284
Church and college--United States.
Christian universities and colleges--Administration.--United States
Educational leadership--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
LC383.L856.T475 2012 LC383