In Leadership in Balance: New Habits of the Mind (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), John F. Kucia and Linda S. Gravett argue that “leaders in balance” can often be more effective than “leaders in control.” That’s especially true for today’s higher-education environment, in which thinking beyond the hierarchy is increasingly prized as a technique for fostering creativity, says Mr. Kucia, administrative vice president at Xavier University.
A leader in balance, the authors say, embodies these traits:
- Approaches leadership as a relationship, not a position.
- Understands that the leader embodies the promise of the brand.
- Is motivated by a higher purpose; believes that mission drives the numbers.
- Acknowledges that collaboration must have a business purpose.
- Thinks “outside the pyramid” in order to share power and to spread leadership, authority, and responsibility.
- Believes that teaching and leadership have much in common.
- Understands that a personal comfort with diversity is at the center of collaboration.
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