
That Colleague Who Gets Under Your Skin Is Changing How You Lead
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Amidst a maelstrom of financial shocks and wider societal change, UK Higher Education is undergoing significant transformation. The widely adopted response is classic restructuring based on centralised control.
Paradoxically, whilst there’s growing debate about human-centred approaches to leadership (characterised by servant leadership, authentic leadership), these approaches are rarely evident on our campuses.
The toughest learning I’ve ever tackled across my career in HE has been this rather ephemeral concept of ‘managing upwards’. And I don’t think I’ve yet got to the finish line! I rather dislike the term, so I’ve rebadged it ‘vertical influence’ in this blog.