Change leaders craft an agenda that both makes sense and focuses on improvement without assigning blame. Change leaders develop connections among different initiatives and individuals across campus that create synergy and provide momentum for the initiative.
Senior administrators support and are involved in institutional efforts.
Collaborative leadership identifies and empowers talent across campus and at a variety of levels. Leaders develop supporting structures, create incentives and provide resources for change efforts. Leaders focus campus attention on the change issue. Institutional change leaders work within a culture while challenging its comfort zone to change the culture. Leaders plan for change over the long term.