02517oam 2200469 450 991081343510332120190911100039.01-118-55222-91-299-44916-61-118-55221-0(OCoLC)858700655(MiFhGG)GVRL6RMJ(EXLCZ)99255000000101857520130104d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrPositive academic leadership how to stop putting out fires and start making a difference /Jeffrey L. BullerFirst edition.San Francisco :Jossey-Bass,2013.1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) illustrationsThe Jossey-Bass higher and adult education seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-118-53192-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.What positive leadership means -- Alternative approaches to academic leadership -- Applying the positive leadership model to higher education -- Positive language -- Positive perspectives -- Positive strategies -- The academic leader as coach -- The academic leader as counselor -- The academic leader as conductor -- Positive administration throughout the institution -- The crisis industry and how positive leaders should respond to it -- Playing to our strengths.The alternative to negative academic leadership is a style that is essentially positive, taking its cues from the movement known as positive psychology. Rather than devoting all of one's attention to solving problems, it emphasizes strengthening what's working well. The difference between negative and positive leadership may be best understood by contrasting why one goes to a doctor and why one goes to a personal trainer. The former tries to heal what's ailing; the latter tries to strengthen what's healthy. Positive academic leaders are equivalent to personal trainers for the programs they leaJossey-Bass higher and adult education series.Universities and collegesAdministrationUniversities and collegesAdministration.371.2011378.1/11378.111Buller Jeffrey L793549MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910813435103321Positive academic leadership4052735UNINA