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Leadership within education is always a challenge, but in the rapidly changing technology landscape we now work in, it seems even more daunting. I've collected some interesting reflections on educational leadership here. Enjoy!
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Why Higher Education Employees Are Leaving and What Managers Can Do About It

Why Higher Education Employees Are Leaving and What Managers Can Do About It | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The CUPA-HR 2023 Higher Education Employee Retention Survey was conducted to understand the factors driving the retention crisis after COVID-19. In th
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Damning report reveals financial meltdown at new mega polytech Te Pūkenga

Damning report reveals financial meltdown at new mega polytech Te Pūkenga | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The fortunes of Te Pūkenga, the country’s new merged mega polytech, are in dire straits before the organisation has even properly begun functioning.
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Google Is Giving Away Its Best Tools for Managers Absolutely Free

Google Is Giving Away Its Best Tools for Managers Absolutely Free | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Put Google's insights about what makes a great manager to use without paying a penny.
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What Makes an Effective Executive

An effective executive does not need to be a leader in the sense that the term is now most commonly used. Harry Truman did not have one ounce of charisma, for example, yet he was among the most effective chief executives in U.S. history. Similarly, some of the best business and nonprofit CEOs I’ve worked with over a 65-year consulting career were not stereotypical leaders. They were all over the map in terms of their personalities, attitudes, values, strengths, and weaknesses. They ranged from extroverted to nearly reclusive, from easygoing to controlling, from generous to parsimonious.

What made them all effective is that they followed the same eight practices:

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Getting results with a people-first management style

Getting results with a people-first management style | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Management guru Robert C. Liden on the surprisingly widespread benefits of the Servant Leadership approach.
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A battle at one university is a case study in why higher education is so slow to change

A battle at one university is a case study in why higher education is so slow to change | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it

“I’ve seen a lot of corporate leaders come to higher ed and think they can run it like a bank. And you can’t. It’s not a bank. It’s not a retail company. There are complexities to it that are different on purpose.”
@DaveKiefferTech, principal analyst,Tambellini Group

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Group punishment doesn't fix behaviour - it just makes kids hate school

Group punishment doesn't fix behaviour - it just makes kids hate school | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Collective punishments take some of the heavy lifting from the teacher and place it on the peers to impose social sanctions. But it's likely to make students disengaged, and misbehave more.
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How to Build a Successful Team

How to Build a Successful Team | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Building a successful team is about more than finding a group of people with the right mix of professional skills. This guide will tell you how to lay the groundwork for a highly productive team that can communicate, cooperate and innovate in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect.
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Can We Talk? Approaching Difficult Conversations with Confidence

Starting a difficult conversation in the workplace can be stressful but is rarely as bad as letting interpersonal tension fester. The authors offer insights into how to initiate candid, productive discussions.
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Managers and Leaders: Are They the Same or Different?

If an IT organization truly understands the value of both managers and leaders, it will have a greater chance to operate effectively and efficiently in service of its mission to the campus and to students and faculty.
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