LEADER 02517oam 2200469 450 001 9910779574903321 005 20190911100039.0 010 $a1-118-55222-9 010 $a1-299-44916-6 010 $a1-118-55221-0 035 $a(OCoLC)858700655 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6RMJ 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018575 100 $a20130104d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPositive academic leadership $ehow to stop putting out fires and start making a difference /$fJeffrey L. Buller 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aSan Francisco :$cJossey-Bass,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aThe Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-53192-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhat 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. 330 $aThe alternative to negative academic leadership is a style that is essentially positive, taking its cues from the movement known as positive psychology. Rather than devoting all of one's attention to solving problems, it emphasizes strengthening what's working well. The difference between negative and positive leadership may be best understood by contrasting why one goes to a doctor and why one goes to a personal trainer. The former tries to heal what's ailing; the latter tries to strengthen what's healthy. Positive academic leaders are equivalent to personal trainers for the programs they lea 410 0$aJossey-Bass higher and adult education series. 606 $aUniversities and colleges$xAdministration 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xAdministration. 676 $a371.2011 676 $a378.1/11 676 $a378.111 700 $aBuller$b Jeffrey L$0793549 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779574903321 996 $aPositive academic leadership$93757849 997 $aUNINA