Stylus Publishing (VA) Team Leadership in Community Colleges

Review Team Leadership in Community Colleges is a practical, thought-provoking book forpractitioners, policy makers, leaders and aspiring leaders. Editedby highly respected community college practitioner-scholars, George Boggs andChristine McPhail, this book includes chapters that collectively offer seasonedadvice, counsel and ideas about diverse topics such as: coaching andleading, gender differences, working with an existing team, effective midlevelleadership teams, workforce development and teams, teaming and the LearningCollege, succession planning, cultural shifts and urban colleges, multi-collegeleadership teams, governing board and COE issues, and transformationalleadership. This unique book should be on the bookshelf of allcommunity college leaders, aspiring leaders, and policy makers.--Deborah L. Floyd, Professor of Higher Education, Educational Leadership & Research Methodology "Florida Atlantic University"Team Leadership inCommunity Colleges is a 'must read' for community college trustees, presidents, senioradministrators, faculty, students and member of the community. We knowthat leadership is the key variable in identifying or predicting the success ofany organization. However, in a collegiate institution, the term "teamleadership" takes on a new and most important meaning. Colleges are infact collegial, collaborative and cooperative. It takes agreement withthe values and mission of the college as well as commitment to these goals andthe provision of quality service to the college's community. This newbook provides living examples of teamship and team commitment in currentcommunity college settings. The authors are experienced and valuedcommunity colleges and bring successful leadership experience to their chapters.--John E. Roueche, Ph.D., President "Roueche Graduate Center, National American University, Sid W. Richardson Regents Chair Emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin"Another terrific book on community college leadership by George Boggsand Christine McPhail--two former community college presidents who really knowtheir stuff. Team Leadership in Community Colleges focuses onthe all-important role of team-building in leadership: how to put together agreat team, how to interact with various team members, and--best of all--how toget that team across the goal line, when it comes to carrying out an agenda forpositive change. Since all college presidents have to work within a teamstructure--whether they like it or not--this book is a must-read for anyone whois currently a president or who aspires to be. Because, in the end, leaders areonly as good as the teams they lead.--Rob Jenkins "author, Building a Career in America's Community Colleges; co-author, The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders: Unlocking Your Leadership Potential"Boggs and McPhailhave assembled an all-star troupe of experts from within and outside ourcommunity college sector. The chapters present a thorough and exhaustiveexamination of the power and purpose of leadership at all levels. Leadership is a team sport - Boggs and McPhail have been both practitioners andchampions in the field. They know firsthand the power of leadership andits role in advancing a culture of success necessary for our students toachieve their hopes and dreams. This book should serve a guidingnarrative for anyone privileged to play a leadership role in community colleges.--J. Noah Brown, President and CEO "Association of Community College Trustees"Flagship community colleges arerun by effective leadership teams, and no one knows more about such teams thanGeorge Boggs and Christine McPhail. In their new book, Boggs and McPhail haveassembled the most experienced and knowledgeable authors of this generation toaddress the key issues regarding how to select, engage, challenge, coach, collaborate with, and reward members of effective leadership teams.--Terry O'Banion, Ph.D., President & CEO Emeritus "League for Innovation in the Community College"George Boggs and Christine M