1. Leadership in Higher Education: Thoughts and Reflections Adrianna Kezar Associate professor University of Southern California

2. Leadership journey Dissertation research Transformational change project NAWE –Institute for emerging women leaders Studies of formal leaders such as boards and presidents Studies of governance Grassroots leadership

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4. Revolution in leadership Predictable skills and traits that transcend content to context and culture specific skills Social control, authority, power and hierarchy to shared, mutual power and influence Individuals to collectives and collaboration

5. Revolution in leadership Behavior/outcomes to learning, empowerment, change Leaders centered to process centered Value free vs. to value laden

6. Old views of leadership Based largely on military Reflected more hierarchical power relationships in society

7. Why happen? leadership changes as social and political changes occur (revolution in leadership connected to change in power in the 1960s and globalization) Views of economic competitiveness and comparison to Japanese companies and leadership

8. New revolutionary leadership concepts Ethics and spirituality Collaboration/collective/teams Empowerment Social change and social movements Emotions Globalization Entrepreneurialism Accountability

9. New revolutionary leadership concepts Cultural sensitivity Context Organizational learning Process oriented Complexity

10. Implications for leadership development Team or collective programs Longer-term with communities of practice Emotional intelligence development Ethical framework/case study of ethical to dilemmas Facilitation and teamwork skills Collective vision and planning

11. Implications for leadership development Organizational culture analysis Appreciation of different leadership definitions – case stories Intrapersonal introspection –examine abuses of power, shadow side Resiliency Resistance strategies for social change

12. Implications for leadership development Seeking input and listen to others Relational and interpersonal skills Lead from heart, soul, mind, & body Self-awareness – journaling, assessments, self-development, understand values Become more entrepreneurial

13. Implications for leadership development Understand how global trends affect local area Develop networks Use multiple cognitive lenses to address complexity Frame issues carefully, diversity of campus means greater number of perspectives Campuses need to be redesigned for collaboration and teamwork

14. Other ideas from book HERS as embodying many of these principles of revolutionary leadership developments Case in point approach to teach complexity ADVANCE program Family friendly programs

15. Other ideas from book Fostering grassroots activism through faculty or staff development and mentoring Ways to infuse spirituality and ethics in programs

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