Leadership is essential in all organizations and educational institutions are no exception, but the concept of academic … leadership is unique in higher education and, arguably, is concerned with leadership that extends beyond the organization into … the wider world that higher education institutions seek to serve. Traditional concepts of academic leadership are closely …

means learning to take effective action; learning to acquire the “soft skills”, such as leadership, decision making …

Purpose – Organizations often fail to utilize managerial personnel effectively for leadership development and … responsibility for leadership development away from line managers. The purpose of this article is to present a best practices model … for optimal development of the leadership pipeline and a series of practical recommendations for organizations. Design …