SEMESTER 1/ SESSION 2014/2015
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGMENT
LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION:
Implications for Leadership Development Programs
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TAN ZAN MING
AP120234
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LECTURER’S NAME: Encik Haris Bin Md Noor
1.0 Introduction
A competence model is a functional categorization of separate competencies that tend to occur simultaneously in situations where effective performance is demonstrated. A research study was conducted (Wisniewski, 1999) to generate descriptive categories of higher education leadership competencies using a grounded theory methodology. Through the use of a critical incident technique, participants in EALP were asked to recollect personal leadership experiences in which they were effective and to describe what they actually did to make their performance effective. In this way, the data were in a behaviorally specific form.
2.0 Implications for Leadership Development in Higher Education
2.1 Communication
Speaking, writing, and listening skills were identified as important outcomes of the program. Both participants and their supervisors indicated indisputable growth in communication skills.
2.2 Reflection and Analysis
Taking time to reflect on and analyze situations was identified as an important programmatic outcome by a number of participants. Many stated that they are now more likely to step back to look at the big picture.
2.3 Creating a Positive Climate
The program has helped participants develop their abilities to establish a high-trust environment, to interact with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and to listen and respond to others with empathy.
2.4 Facilitation and Collaboration
Central to this competence is the ability to create opportunities for people to form partnerships as well as the ability to create teams that understand the organization’s vision. Participants in the program indicated that their growth in this competence was particularly