Leadership for the Long Haul: Develop Your High-Performing Staff

This article is by Apryl Motley, from Business Officer:

Institutions in Florida, Iowa, and Georgia, for example, are home to future-focused initiatives. The goal: to promote internal leadership development on their campuses by investing resources in formalized programs for staff and faculty. Faculty and employees at Daytona Beach Community College, Florida, have been able to take advantage of participation in its Leadership Development Institute for the past five years. Similarly, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, attention to the business value behind leadership development led to the launch of UI LEAD (leadership education, assessment, and development), a comprehensive leadership competency program for faculty and staff. Earlier this year, Emory University, Atlanta, enrolled its second class of participants in Excellence Through Leadership.

Here’s a closer look at the three programs and at the visions, processes, and lessons that they bring to shaping campus leadership that lasts.