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Leadership in Higher Education
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Leadership in Higher Education

by Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner
September 2019
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
4h 46m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Content preview from Leadership in Higher Education

CHAPTER 3Inspire a Shared Vision

JOAN CARTER TOOK OVER as general manager and executive chef of the university’s Adobe Lodge when both membership and sales had been severely declining for several years. Faculty and staff were unhappy, the restaurant’s balance sheet was “scary,” and her team was divided into factions.

Joan took all of this in, but what she saw was a dusty diamond. “I saw a beautiful and historic building full of mission-era flavor and character that should be, could be, and would be the place on campus.” In her mind’s eye, she saw the Lodge bustling. She saw professors and university staff chatting on the lovely enclosed patio and enjoying high-quality, appealing, yet inexpensive meals. She smiled as she envisioned her team assisting ...

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