From Insight to Impact: Stories of Transformational Leadership from 623 Strong - Couverture rigide

Biestman, Karen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 13 : 9798895240670

Editeur : STAR SCHOLARS PRESS, 2026

Synopsis

From Insight to Impact: Stories of Transformational Leadership offers a powerful collection of personal narratives and leadership lessons from alumni of the University of California, Berkeley’s Executive Leadership Academy (ELA). Drawing from a diverse group of presidents, provosts, deans, senior administrators, and emerging leaders from public and private institutions, the chapters reveal how ELA’s core teachings—courage, authenticity, empathy, collaboration, adaptability, and imagination—shape real-world decision-making. Each contributor shares a lesson learned, a leadership principle refined, or a transformative moment that reshaped their approach to navigating today’s rapidly evolving academy.

At a time of profound change in higher education, these stories illuminate how leaders cultivate purpose, strengthen institutional culture, and create environments where people and ideas can thrive. The narratives reflect a shared commitment to service, mentorship, and community—grounded in a belief that leadership is not only about managing complexity but about envisioning what institutions can become. It invites current and aspiring leaders to reflect on their own journeys and to navigate the academy with integrity, curiosity, and a renewed sense of possibility.

Editors

Karen Biestman, J.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office for Organizational Transformation, University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California

Josefina Castillo Baltodano, J.D., Founder and Executive Director Emerita, Executive Leadership Academy, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California and former President, Marian University Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Samantha A. Rushing, Associate Director and Executive Assistant to the Advisory Board, Executive Leadership Academy, and former Program Administrator, Berkeley Global Executive Education, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California

Shirley Robinson Pippins, Ed.D., Senior Search Consultant and Executive Coach, Academic Search Washington, DC, and Former President, Suffolk County Community College Long Island, New York

Johnnella E. Butler, Ed.D., Former Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia and former Associate Dean, The Graduate School, University of Washington Seattle, Washington

Ding-Jo H. Currie, Ph.D. Distinguished Faculty and Director, Leadership Institute for Tomorrow, California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California and former Chancellor, Coast Community College District Costa Mesa, California

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: STAR SCHOLARS PRESS
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798895240670
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 114
• Éditeur: Baltodano Josefina Castillo, Rushing Samantha A., Pippins Shirley Robinson, Butler Johnnella E., Currie Ding-Jo H.
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