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New in SO! 🆕 "The Burden of Being Atypical: The Impact of (A)typicality in Leader Profiles on Organizational Reputation" ⚠️ (👉 https://lnkd.in/dTfX58Ca) by Young-Chul Jeong (Concordia University), Jaegoo Lim (Lingnan University), DONGHOON SHIN (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater), & Saeid Bazmohammadi (Concordia University). Organizations often hesitate to appoint leaders with atypical profiles due to potential reputational penalties. The authors show that deviations from traditional leadership expectations, such as career path, education, or minority status, can harm an organization’s reputation. #leader #organizationalreputation #leaderprototypes #atypicality

Calling all young leaders ages 17-22! 🌟 Apply today to become a Voices For Leadership author in Volume 3 and join a worldwide group of leadership authors in this special edition. Do you know an intern, apprentice, volunteer or any young person who exemplifies leadership? Send them to https://lnkd.in/ejjangbv to complete the application today. #Leadership #YoungLeaders #VoicesForLeadership

The role of academic leaders in higher education is continuously evolving to meet the latest challenges. These new challenges have led to an increase in leadership turnover in the recent years with 55% of academic presidents planning to step down in the next five years. When searching for new leadership, institutions are seeking individuals who possess a diverse skill set and a keen business acumen including the ability to navigate complex financial landscapes, think innovatively to increase revenue, foster relationships, develop strategic partnerships, and drive transformational change. #highereducation #academicleadership #educationalleaders #higheredchallenges #transformationalchange #educationalchange #executivesearchfirm

Nurturing Tomorrow's Leaders Today. There's a misconception that leadership is a virtue reserved for those born with a silver spoon. However, we strive to redefine this notion. At Chirayu, we create space for future leaders. In the vibrant ecosystem of our university campus, leaders play crucial roles. Our university is fertile ground for cultivating leadership. We believe everyone must nurture leadership qualities to excel in every phase of their lives. By actively engaging in university life, students can lay a strong foundation for a successful leadership journey. #universityLife #PersonalDevelopment

Great course on crisis leadership. Some of the best tools that I have come across in my professional career come from this NPLI course at Harvard University.

Emotional intelligence is a foundational element of effective presidential leadership. In our recent study on presidential leadership competencies, focus groups provided valuable insights into this essential skill, emphasizing self-awareness, the importance of seeking guidance, and the power of humility. In this clip from our webinar, one of the lead researchers of the study, Jorge Burmicky, Ph.D., shares how emotional intelligence helps leaders build resilience and adapt to the unique challenges of higher education. Watch the full webinar and download the study: https://lnkd.in/gxiXuQ8B #HigherEdLeadership #Leadership #HigherEducation #EmotionalIntelligence American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) | Council of Independent Colleges | American Academic Leadership Institute

7 Key Tensions Every Leader Must Balance In decades past, executives were usually taught to practice command-and-control leadership. Today they’re often advised to be more nimble, more adaptive, and less controlling. The truth is that most executives need to be able to move back and forth between those two leadership styles. IMD leadership professor and social psychologist Jennifer Jordan offers tactics for navigating these tensions.

Being an effective leader requires more than just being in a leadership position. At our final “Identity and Leadership Program” workshop, hosted by Rutgers University Equity and Inclusion, we discussed the research on attributes people want in their leaders. The data is clear that attributes fostering inclusivity are key. However, the incentives, pressures, and norms of academia often underprioritize these and focus mainly on task competency, experience, and micropolitical connections when selecting leaders. Excited to get to a place where the former and latter are both important at productive organizations. Rutgers University Diversity #leadership #academia

Discerning leadership is a big deal. It is a critical personal, professional, family and frankly, life decision. It is for this reason that I’m honoured to be asked to speak to aspiring leaders about this life-choice in school boards across Ontario. In these conversations I lead participants through an exploration of self-awareness, role-awareness and a reflection on these two dimensions in determining their areas of gap and fit for leadership. Self-selection or a long-burning ambition to be a leader don’t cut it as rationales for choosing this path. In fact, many of the most effective leaders are those who enter leadership almost reluctantly. These are the leaders who are most apt to create cultures of trust because of their natural humility and vulnerability. In this regard, I am brutally honest in these sessions about ensuring that this decision needs to be informed by trusted information and authentic voices from reliable sources. At the end of this discernment process, there is no shame in saying no to leadership because the contributions to student success are varied and not exclusive to leaders. #leadership #leadershipdevelopment

Education is evolving rapidly, demanding diverse, responsive, and equitable leadership. Learn more about the many pathways you can take to reach executive leadership. Available Universal Write Publications #BlackWomenLead #BlackAcademicExcellence @BlackWomenPhDs Crystal R. Chambers