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Author Hiler, Edward A. (Edward Allan)

Title Together we can : pathways to collective leadership in agriculture at Texas A & M / Edward A. Hiler, Steven L. Bosserman
Edition 1st ed
Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 105 pages) : illustrations
Series AgriLife Research and Extension Service series
AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.
Contents A journey of a thousand miles -- Collective leadership -- Steven L. Bosserman -- Starting out: family background -- The early years, 1939-1966 -- Steven L. Bosserman: power dynamics -- In front of the class: the faculty-only years, 1966-1974 -- Steven L. Bosserman: get in, stay in, work in -- Early leadership years: department head, 1974-1988 -- Steven L. Bosserman: mentorship -- New and expanding horizons: the A & M System office years, 1989-1992 -- Steven L. Bosserman: conversations, convening, and commitment -- Leading the agriculture program, 1992-2004 -- Steven L. Bosserman: strategic framing -- The Ellison Chair in International Floriculture, 2005-2007 -- Steven L. Bosserman: whither art thou, o collective leadership?
Summary Together We Can recounts effective strategies for institutional change and focuses on collective leadership within the land-grant university system, with reflections on Hiler's long and successful career in academic leadership, both at Texas A & M University and within the larger Texas A & M System. Although many books discuss leadership and organizational change in the private sector, there are relatively few dealing with public-sector entities-especially public land-grant universities and academic agencies-and none on collective leadership, the standard for highly collabor
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Hiler, Edward A. (Edward Allan)
SUBJECT Hiler, Edward A. (Edward Allan) fast
Subject Texas A & M University System -- Administration
SUBJECT Texas A & M University System fast
Subject State universities and colleges -- Texas -- Administration
Educational leadership -- Texas
Agricultural education -- Texas
Educational change -- Texas
College administrators -- Texas -- Biography
Reference.
Education / Higher.
Biography & Autobiography / Educators.
Agricultural education
College administrators
Educational change
Educational leadership
Management
State universities and colleges -- Administration
Texas
Genre/Form Electronic books
Biographies
Form Electronic book
Author Bosserman, Steven L
LC no. 2011018193
ISBN 9781603445146
1603445145