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.
