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This book uses a communicative perspective to help the higher education leader conceptualize, gear up, implement and follow through with their change plan.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Groundwork // Fundamentals // And, the Research Says.... // Essential //Indispensable
Ch 1: The Nature of Organizational Change
Ch. 2 Approaches to the Process of Planned Organizational Change
Ch. 3 The Nature of Communication
Ch. 4 The Nature of Leadership
Part 2: Leadership Practices That Work
Ch. 5 Understanding the Higher Education Environment
Ch. 6 Commitment
Ch. 7 Change Agent
Ch. 8 Communication
Ch. 9 A New Model for Organizational Change
Part 3: Leadership Toolkit: a three step process for helping organizational members - especially employees- to drive and succeed at change efforts.
Chapter 10: Step 1: Self Discovery
Chapter 11: Step 2: Organizational Member Discovery
Chapter 12: Step 3: Implementation
Conclusion
References
About the author
Dr. Stacy Smulowitz is Executive Director of the Eastern Communication Association, a tenured, assistant professor at the University of Scranton and former Alumni Director at Wilkes University. Her passion for leading change started in 1995 as she traveled the United States to change the culture of an organization and continues through today as she helps leaders in higher education to make successful planned organizational change so that their institution can become more effective.
