What will higher education look like in 20 years? Will a bachelors degree still be viableor even valuable? How will we assess learning? Will it be competency based? Determined by the sum experience of individual achievement? Or measured by student peers? How will learning be delivered? In the classroom? Over the internet? Or through mobile devices untethered by time and place? And by whom? By professors dedicated to their disciplines, by volunteers driven by a passion to share, or by new kinds of learning communities, as yet unimagined? This much is certain: education is changing. But today, the higher education community is struggling with serious challenges: budget dollars are tighter than ever; our capacity to admit students who want an education has diminished sharply; and in the U.S., our standing as the premier global provider of advanced education is slipping. Imagining a new future for higher education will require visiona creative capacity to see what might be possible for tomorrows learnersand resolvethe ability to assess risk, forge new kinds of partnerships, and move confidently toward goals, even under difficult circumstances. SunGard Higher Education worked closely with Dr. Ihlenfeldt over the years as he worked tirelessly to shape a new future for Chippewa Valley Technical College. Today CVTC boasts a nationally recognized faculty, state-of-the art facilities and equipment, online and blended classrooms, and partnerships with area businesses that help to sustain a community. Visionary leadership informed by careful analysis can make a tremendous difference in peoples lives. These are skills Bill shares with all of us in his book, Visionary Leadership. Its publication couldnt be timelier and SunGard Higher Education is proud to sponsor its publication.
Visionary leadership informed by careful analysis can make a tremendous difference in peoples lives. These are skills Bill shares with all of us in his book, Visionary Leadership.
Enhance and strengthen your corporate leadership skills with this guide to spirituality in business from a bestselling Christian consultant and speaker. Bestselling author Laurie Beth Jones brings you the ultimate guide to transforming your team and sparking inspiration in your business. In Jesus, CEO, Jones compares Jesus to a CEO who turned a disorganized "staff" of twelve into a thriving, long-lasting enterprise.With the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Jesus, CEO, Jones revises and updates her original modernized guidance, ensuring that everyone can continue to apply the ancient wisdom pulled straight from the Bible. Filled with fresh, practical, and profound advice, Jesus, CEO helps managers motivate their teams and themselves. Jones divides this advice into three sections: strength of self-mastery, strength of actions, and strength of relationships. By teaching readers how to reinvent all aspects of their business according to the ultimate CEO, Jesus, CEO becomes the handbook you need for corporate success.
Enhance and strengthen your corporate leadership skills with this guide to spirituality in business from a bestselling Christian consultant and speaker.
A forward-thinking leader can be key to the success of a growing company. Visionary leaders are individuals who guide a business toward positive change and increased momentum through thoughtful, long-term decision-making. In this book, the author explains how anyone can develop in themselves a visionary leadership. It simply boils down to sharpening two key skills: 1) the ability to see things early, and 2) the power to connect the dots. Using the author's trademarked Future Priming process, which helps distinguish signal from noise, readers geared toward fine-tuning these two basic but essential skills will discover how to: - Tap into their imagination and open themselves up to the unconventional - Become better at seeing things early - Frame the big-picture view that provides direction for the future - Communicate your vision in a way that engages others and provokes action - And more Buy this book now.
In this book, the author explains how anyone can develop in themselves a visionary leadership. It simply boils down to sharpening two key skills: 1) the ability to see things early, and 2) the power to connect the dots.
A visionary, ethical and dynamic leader changes the world with his dedication, integrity, empathy and hard work. He pulls out people from miserable life by changing status quo with his vision. Visionary and dynamic leader gets commitment of people not by virtue of his authority but by virtue of his moral, service and caring for others. He is transparent, fair, committed, reachable and speaks to hearts of the people. His compelling vision attracts followers to work hard in cohesive teams to realize his dream into reality.
A visionary, ethical and dynamic leader changes the world with his dedication, integrity, empathy and hard work.
This study investigated the importance of the concepts of vision and visionary leadership for U.S. Army officers. Since 1987 the Army incorporated these concepts into doctrine, but limited visionary leadership to senior leaders.
"Visionary Leadership: How Association Leaders Embrace Disruption in the 21st Century" plays out what it takes to lead associations in a time of accelerating change. It is designed to be a tool for driving boards and executive teams to new levels of performance, and a powerful resource for CEOs seeking to raise their game. The book includes a self-assessment covering twelve competencies sorted into three categories: Market Acumen, Association Leadership, and Personal Power. You'll find stories, templates, strategies and tactics. And you will meet some well-known and exceptional CEOs--visionary leaders who have accomplished extraordinary things. Since 2002 Seth Kahan has been working hand-in-glove with association CEOs on strategy and innovation. To date he has worked with 100+ CEOs, numerous boards, and senior executive teams to raise their sights, performance, and impact. In this book he shares what he has learned from his diagnostic comparisons across his clients and body of work.
In this book he shares what he has learned from his diagnostic comparisons across his clients and body of work.
The ever changing business environment and the technological advancements pose universal challenges to the organizations in the shape of global markets, technologically advanced competitors. Visionary leadership can yield greater organizational benefits by steering the organizations out of these pressing situations. This book has introduces a unique model of visionary leadership into the stream of contemporary management literature. This empirical work conceptualizes visionary leadership as moderator between the relationship of organizational commitment and organizational performance for the first time. As well, it has establishes that there is difference of gender with organizational commitment. The author believes that Leaders, policy developers, practitioners and all the stakeholders may adopt the visionary practices in their day to day affairs to enhance the effectiveness of their leadership and imbibe the spirit of organizational commitment leading to heightened organizational performance. This book augments the extant knowledge bank of visionary leadership style in literature, especially with respect to its application in the health sector.
This book augments the extant knowledge bank of visionary leadership style in literature, especially with respect to its application in the health sector.
