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Thriving in leadership : strategies for making a difference in Christian higher education / Karen Longman, general editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Abilene, Tex. : Abilene Christian University Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (336 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 089112764X
  • 9780891127642
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 378/.070973 23
LOC classification:
  • LC383 .T57 2012
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources:
Contents:
Forward / Gordon T. Smith -- Leadership literature : implications for Christian higher education / Karen A. Longman -- Part I: The interior life of thriving leaders -- Thriving as a leader : the role of resilience and relationships / Laurie A. Schreiner -- Leading from the center : body and place / MaryKate Morse -- Honoring giftedness : a strengths approach to leadership / Deborah J. White -- 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 / Patricia S. Anderson -- The difference trust makes / Shirley V. Hoogstra -- Orchestrating a life of influence / Deana L. Porterfield -- Inside faculty culture / Carolyn E. Dirksen -- Building a powerful leadership team / Shirley H. Showalter -- Mentoring for leadership / Jeanine B. Varner -- Part III: How leaders can shape a thriving organizational culture -- Metaphors matter : organizational culture shaped by image / Marie S. Morris -- 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 / Carla D. Sanderson -- Leading a turnaround and the joy of a third-class ticket / Carol A. Taylor -- Leadership in the fifth dimension : balancing time with the timeless / Lee F. Snyder -- Epilogue / William P. Robinson.
Summary: 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 their visions for the future.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-336).

Forward / Gordon T. Smith -- Leadership literature : implications for Christian higher education / Karen A. Longman -- Part I: The interior life of thriving leaders -- Thriving as a leader : the role of resilience and relationships / Laurie A. Schreiner -- Leading from the center : body and place / MaryKate Morse -- Honoring giftedness : a strengths approach to leadership / Deborah J. White -- 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 / Patricia S. Anderson -- The difference trust makes / Shirley V. Hoogstra -- Orchestrating a life of influence / Deana L. Porterfield -- Inside faculty culture / Carolyn E. Dirksen -- Building a powerful leadership team / Shirley H. Showalter -- Mentoring for leadership / Jeanine B. Varner -- Part III: How leaders can shape a thriving organizational culture -- Metaphors matter : organizational culture shaped by image / Marie S. Morris -- 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 / Carla D. Sanderson -- Leading a turnaround and the joy of a third-class ticket / Carol A. Taylor -- Leadership in the fifth dimension : balancing time with the timeless / Lee F. Snyder -- Epilogue / William P. Robinson.

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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 their visions for the future.