How to Overcome Challenges and Manage Change for Academic Leaders
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this comprehensive and engaging course, you will be able to:
- Describe how change processes are unique in higher education governance structures
- Identify the most common challenges faced by academic leaders
- Discuss the 7 key types of change and apply them to higher education settings
- Review the 8 key principles of Emergent Strategy to successfully address change
- Collect quantitative, qualitative, and focus group data from students, faculty, and staff about forthcoming institutional changes
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of hiring external change consultants
- Discuss how to overcome challenges outside of your control as an academic leader
Instructor
Amy Barnes, EdD serves as Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the Ohio State University, where her work focuses on leadership development in higher ed administrators, faculty members, and students. Dr. Barnes received her EdD in Educational Policy and Leadership at the College of William & Mary, since which time she has published two books: Leadership Theory: A Facilitator’s Guide for Cultivating Critical Perspectives (Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2017) and Innovative Leadership Workbook for College Students (Integral Publishers, 2015). In addition to having delivered presentations at both national and international conferences, she has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Higher Education, Journal of College Student Development, and New Directions for Student Leadership.
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