ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book offers the leadership journey in two world-class universities: the University of Manchester and City University Hong Kong. It outlines the provenance of the Melbourne Model, which arose further to concern to bring about fit-for-purpose graduate attributes, academic excellence and global awareness to the benefit of each and every student. The book explores the notion of the ‘new balanced scorecard’ of expectations that exist between leadership, strategy and governance, and how their on-going recalibration is a priority. It highlights the power of the narrative of change. The book provides a range of examples of bold initiatives, to include analysis of their implementation, so as to help the reader reflect on how they themselves might wish to proceed, authentically, in leading and supporting wide-scale change in the future.
