A Practical Guide to Academic Transformation

Change Leadership in Higher Education is a call to
action, urging administrators in higher education to get proactive
about change. The author applies positive and creative leadership
principles to the issue of leading change in higher education,
providing a much-needed blueprint for changing the way change
happens, and how the system reacts. Readers will examine four
different models of change and look at change itself through ten
different analytical lenses to highlight the areas where the
current approach could be beneficially altered. The book accounts
for the nuances in higher education culture and environment, and
helps administrators see that change is natural and valuable, and
can be addressed in creative and innovative ways.

The traditional model of education has been disrupted by MOOCs,
faculty unions, online instruction, helicopter parents, and much
more, leaving academic leaders accustomed to managing change.
Leading change, however, is unfamiliar territory. This book
is a guide to being proactive about change in a way that ensures a
healthy future for the institution, complete with models and tools
that help lead the way. Readers will:

• Learn to lead change instead of simply "managing" it


• Examine different models of change, and redefine existing
  approaches


• Discover a blueprint for changing the process of change


• Analyze academic change through different lenses to gain a
  wider perspective

Leading change involves some challenges, but this useful guide
is a strong conceptual and pragmatic resource for forecasting those
challenges, and going in prepared. Administrators and faculty no
longer satisfied with the status quo can look to Change
Leadership in Higher Education for real, actionable guidance on
getting change accomplished.