Herding Cats Revisited by Geoff Garrett
It is well known that, in their professional lives, most academics and researchers will - like cats - seek to exercise as much independence as possible and may display resistance to anything resembling authority. Nevertheless, leaders of academic/research institutions must still lead and, by common agreement, need all the help and advice they can get! In the ten years since they wrote their hugely popular first book on the subject, the world has changed almost beyond recognition. Geoff Garrett and Graeme Davies have also accumulated even more experience of leading international academic/research institutions, and have talked to even more colleagues around the world. In Herding Cats Revisited they have extended, rewritten and updated their advice to reflect the technology, equality and financial realities of the 2020s. Once again, the authors address common leadership and management themes, like making tough strategic choices, leading change effectively, crisis management, dealing with bureaucracy, managing social media, allocating resources, managing budgets and ensuring effective implementation. 'Herding Cats Revisited' guides academic/research leaders and aspiring leaders through the process of learning to accept and embrace the qualities of their 'cats' so they can tempt them into successfully achieving exciting and demanding goals with agility.
A former South African 'Boss of the Year', Dr Geoff Garrett coaches in leadership and change management for government and research organisations. He has led two of the world's major national research institutions: CSIR in South Africa (1995-2000) and CSIRO in Australia (2001-2008). Currently an advisor to the Queensland Government as Chief Scientist, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2008. Sir Graeme Davies has had the singular honour of leading three major universities in the UK: Liverpool, Glasgow and London. A New Zealand educated materials engineer and Cambridge academic, he was Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (1991-1995) and chaired the major pension fund, the Universities Superannuation Scheme (1996-2006). Currently, in addition to chairing various Trusts, he is a Non-Executive Member of the Public Interest Body of PwC. He was awarded a knighthood in 1996.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913743352 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913743357 |
| Title | Herding Cats Revisited |
| Author | Geoff Garrett |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Triarchy Press |
| Year published | 2021-07-20 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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