Introduction
Achieving leadership change in higher learning institutions is seen as a critical thing in high educational learning institutions. This paper is going to explore keys obstacles to leadership in colleges and universities as most of the challenges involve around creativity, leadership skills, flexibility and the people themselves.
Obstacles
Change in leadership and high cost of university education is one of the issues facing higher education. Compared to the benefits of the degree that one gets. The value of the university education is what many weigh. The change in leaders is accompanied by the change in cultures making it hard to change the culture that exists in that environment. The rising cost is accompanied by less well-paying job opportunities that are available because the ability to pay graduates has become difficult. To address the high cost of education, learners can adopt personalized learning interventions and financial aid that can make it possible to have high quality education at a lower cost. Personalized learning interventions enable the students to work at ace aimed at achieving the best while financial aid make college more affordable.
The second obstacle is that the rate of completion of university education by the students is low. The number of students who fail to complete their colleges and university has risen. This is mainly due to the increasing cost. The ace of enrollment and that of completion does not match. This problem can be addressed by empowering students to find colleges that meet their requirements and needs. The college and university management should be able to attend to the needs of the students to ensure that they complete the degree so that they can achieve their goals.
Change in process through dividing it into silos. This entails the leader changing the agent or process or participants and hence the final goal changes which affect the external factors also the change of curriculum and the teaching methods lies in this class
The key to effective changes does not engage in quick and resolutions in decision making process. It most of the time find itself delivering more form awareness. That belongs to our own values and also what goes around us.
Ways to address the obstacles
One of the best way is to lead with the culture and have it mind that culture is everything. Culture helps in designing the effort to transform the activities in the university. Tapping the way people think is the best thing any manager can do. The way people think work, behave and provide boost to the change initiatives.
Involving every layer- this can smoothen many complexions and will make resistance to be low. Therefore it is good to involve every party in the university and college management.
Trying to make emotional and rational cases together. The admin of the university. This entails drawing in direct way the history and the traditions of the university.
Lastly is spending time with stakeholders at the supervisory level asking them to put more effort and engage them in transparent discussions? This will enable making of visible decisions in few days instead of taking many months or weeks.
Conclusion
Therefore the increased complexity of managing the high learning institutions has gained a lot of attention as it affects the overall education to students and the surrounding society. The obstacles grow as the number of stakeholder’s increases.
References
In Marshall, S. (2019). Strategic leadership of change in higher education.