What Is This Toolkit?
This toolkit is a compilation of resources for leadership development
in higher education. It contains a rationale for supporting and
promoting leadership development, examples of good practice in on-campus
leadership development programs, and other resources to support and
promote leadership development in higher education settings. This
toolkit is a project of the Spectrum
Initiative, a multi-year collaborative effort to diversify and
broaden executive leadership in higher education.
Who Should Use This Toolkit?
This toolkit is intended for use by senior leaders in higher
education. It is designed to provide helpful advice and strategies to
identify, develop, and advance emerging leaders on campus.
Aspiring leaders also may find resources within this toolkit useful.
We strongly suggest emerging leaders explore Listing of Select National
Leadership Development Programs (Tool
10) and The Joys of the Presidency (Tool
11) for additional information on leadership development
opportunities and the diverse paths many have taken to the
presidency.
Working Assumptions of This Toolkit
This toolkit accepts a number of assumptions about leadership and
institutional functioning. It is important to be explicit about them
because they represent a set of principles and values that shape this
resource. Working assumptions of this toolkit are:
- Leadership Development Is a Shared Responsibility of the Institution
and the Individual.
- Leadership Development Is Ongoing and Often Not Deliberate.
- Diversity Strengthens Institutional Leadership.
- Leadership Is Dispersed Throughout the Institution.
View information on these working
assumptions.
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