Herding Cats Revisited
Triarchy Press (Verlag)
978-1-913743-35-2 (ISBN)
It is well known that, in their professional lives, most academics and researchers will - like cats - seek to exercise as much independence as possible and may display resistance to anything resembling authority. Nevertheless, leaders of academic/research institutions must still lead and, by common agreement, need all the help and advice they can get!
In the ten years since they wrote their hugely popular first book on the subject, the world has changed almost beyond recognition. Geoff Garrett and Graeme Davies have also accumulated even more experience of leading international academic/research institutions, and have talked to even more colleagues around the world. In Herding Cats Revisited they have extended, rewritten and updated their advice to reflect the technology, equality and financial realities of the 2020s.
Once again, the authors address common leadership and management themes, like making tough strategic choices, leading change effectively, crisis management, dealing with bureaucracy, managing social media, allocating resources, managing budgets and ensuring effective implementation.
'Herding Cats Revisited' guides academic/research leaders and aspiring leaders through the process of learning to accept and embrace the qualities of their 'cats' so they can tempt them into successfully achieving exciting and demanding goals with agility.
A former South African 'Boss of the Year', Dr Geoff Garrett coaches in leadership and change management for government and research organisations. He has led two of the world's major national research institutions: CSIR in South Africa (1995-2000) and CSIRO in Australia (2001-2008). Currently an advisor to the Queensland Government as Chief Scientist, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2008. Sir Graeme Davies has had the singular honour of leading three major universities in the UK: Liverpool, Glasgow and London. A New Zealand educated materials engineer and Cambridge academic, he was Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (1991-1995) and chaired the major pension fund, the Universities Superannuation Scheme (1996-2006). Currently, in addition to chairing various Trusts, he is a Non-Executive Member of the Public Interest Body of PwC. He was awarded a knighthood in 1996.
A: UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE
1. Aspects of the CULTURE
Cats will not be commanded
Learning from history
Why are we here?
The political bias
Talking straight
Bureaucracy rules, OK?
2. On CONFLICT
Funny places
Peer pressure
Techniques for dealing with opposition & resistance
No popularity contest
3. The difficulty of COLLABORATION
Holding hands in the traffic
Collaboration is not the easy option
The System - help or hindrance?
Collaboration can create real benefits
On commercialisation
On negotiation
Collabronauts - the 'Cats' of the future?
In Conclusion
B: GETTING THE JOB DONE
4. Taking CHARGE
First impressions count
Out and about
Reality will be different
On managing your time (and your priorities)
The work-life balance
Stakeholder management
People and your time
Don't forget your external 'Supporters' Club'
Getting delegation right
Managing duality
Quality decision making
Handling failure
Goal and role clarity
Knowing yourself
On leadership 'versus' management
The value of networking
Building trust
On power
And a final thought
5. COMPOSURE under pressure / implementation
Sticking to the game plan (and staying calm)
Plan well
Implementation excellence
Small steps?
Organising arrangements
Where the devil resides
And what gets measured
Following through on performance is critical
Have patience: it all takes time
6. COMMITTEES etc.
Are committees a necessary evil?
Meetings Management 101
Key success factors for review committees
Review fatigue
Keep the Chair informed
On governance and ethics
7. Managing the CASH
It's (always) a tough climate
Cutting back
Your (personal) skill set
Getting good help
Manna from (commercial) heaven?
Making the call
The importance of elbow room
In Conclusion
C: MANAGING THE PEOPLE
8. COLLEAGUES, not subordinates
Unleashing potential
In pursuit of excellence
The secret of success?
Moving up
Selecting people
On stretch
Qualification(s)
The diversity challenge
New brooms versus old brooms?
On judgement
Building the team
Developing the talent
Caring for the talent (and everybody else)
And that includes non-academic support staff
And on the topic of incentives and motivation
But about remuneration
Managing performance
Organising the team
Letting them go
An intractable challenge
Disciplinary action
A final reminder (and lest we forget)
9. COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION
A daily problem
Communication and change
Listening skills
The personal touch
Be creative
Actions versus words
Summarising 'the story so far'
Beware the tyranny of the email
There is still a place for the old-fashioned letter
Mass messaging
Reply to your emails
Social media
The use of social media needs to be managed
Dealing with traditional media
The Annual Report
Death by PowerPoint?
At the end of the day - the leadership imperative
10. Giving CREDIT
The personal touch
Public recognition
Formal acknowledgement and attribution
Claiming (all the) credit, and worse
In Conclusion
D: LEADING STRATEGICALLY
11. Strategy is about CHOICE
Focus, focus, focus
Rolling back from the future
Big goals
Planning strategically
For the desk of the 'One Minute Vice-Chancellor'
Inside help
Outside help, and the external perspective
Managing risk
On leading, and managing, in a crisis
The need for cybersecurity is growing
12. Leading and managing CHANGE
And change is hard
Resistance
Listen carefully
Think carefully
Beware the 'big bang'
Anticipation
Support for change
Communication clarity
In summary
In Conclusion
POSTSCRIPT - A CLOSING THOUGHT
INDEX
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.06.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Bridport |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 210 g |
| Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-913743-35-7 / 1913743357 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-913743-35-2 / 9781913743352 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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