Strolling in the Leadership Minefield of Higher Education

These are exciting, challenging and treacherous times for leaders in higher education, according to Rodney Napier, President of the Napier Group, an organizational consulting firm specializing in change management. They are exciting because virtually every tradition, convention or practice is open to question. They are challenging because the climate demands change and flexibility, caution and risk taking. They are treacherous because of the many obstacles in the form of defensiveness and resistance among those without whose support change cannot come about. If successful change is to occur, several aspects of leadership and the higher education environment must be addressed. Strolling in the Leadership