ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the college executive leadership team but many of the principles also apply to other college teams. People pay attention to what leaders do perhaps even more than to what they say, so leaders need to model the behavior they expect from others. Participatory governance committees bring together representatives of the college's constituent groups. Leaders who add constituency group membership to an executive leadership team in an attempt to appear to be collegial will limit the effectiveness of the team. Among the most critical decisions a college chief executive officer (CEO) makes is assembling executive team members. Leaders have a significant influence over organizational interactions through their own behavior and through the expectations they communicate to the members of their executive leadership team. Human resource leaders emphasize the institution's people. They believe in the importance of coaching, participation, teamwork, motivation, and good interpersonal skills.
