Presentation is an overview of the challenges associated with leadership and management of the 1500 Community and Technical Colleges across the globe. Issues such as training, technology, pipeline concerns, globalization, etc are addressed in the fascinating look at the current and future state 0f leadership.

1. What are the leadership challenges
in the future….

2. • Many organizations are over-managed and
under-led
• Need strong leadership AND strong
management
• Management is about coping with complexity
(organizations, strategies, tactics, ROI, plans,
goals, etc.)
• Leadership is about coping with CHANGE

3. • The World is Flatter.
• Global Economic Interdependence (collaboration
is key).
• Outsourcing, Opensourcing, Insourcing,
Downsizing, Rightsizing, Offshoring, Job Sharing,
and Layoffs are part of the changing workforce
landscape.
• Knowledge Based Economy demands higher
order workplace skills (certification critical).
• Technology driving workforce development.
• Student success is often measured in a global
context.

4. • Interconnectedness of the diverse work place
demands flexibility, adaptability and mobility.
• Higher expectations for the transfer of
information and data.
• Work can be easily exported at the expense of
unprepared workers.
• Work can be easily imported at a cheaper cost.
• Work can be done from virtually anywhere in
the world at the expense of unprepared
workers.

5. • Regionalism across towns, cities, counties, states
and international borders (supply chain is global).
• Collaboration necessary because of limited
resources, time, workplace demands, and global
events.
• World economy linked more closely to what
happens on Wall Street than Main Street.
• Businesses more interdepedent on global issues
and situations.
• Workers need to be as portable as the work.

6. • Technology has changed how and where work is performed
(technological proficiency is key).
• Knowledge based economy part of changing landscape.
• Training providers are intersecting at different points of
people's working lifetime (lifelong learning and adaptability
is key).
• Community Colleges critical to providing lifelong learning
opportunities to the widest variety of students.
• Workforce and economic development are inextricably
linked.
• Marketplace demanding more fast track training from
workforce training providers.

7. Competency
Model

8. • Employers demanding students have industry
recognized credentials (increased accountability).
• Employers now define what student success looks like.
• Critical thinking and soft skills are a major part of the
training discussion.
• Community College resources directed toward more
and more non-credit, fast track, high-wage, high-skill
training. Emphasis placed on course or program
completion.
• Workers trained to have 7 to 10 jobs over their working
life time.
• Life time employability rather than life time
employment depending upon workforce preparation.

9. • Skill portability and training are critical.
• Career pathways and stackable certificates are
emerging discussions (inceased emphasis on
degree attainment as an economic development
tool).
• Standardized credentials are part of collaborative
discussions.
• Seamless transition between non-credit and
credit programs critical to the ongoing
development of higher order workplace skills.

10. • Technology is driving the way training and education is
delivered (online, hybrid, flexible, asynchronous,
synchronous, distance learning, etc).
• Technology has been heavily integrated in every sector
and will invariably impact training and workforce
development.
• Employers require baseline IT skills from each of their
employees.
• Community Colleges need to imbed technology in
every aspect of learning and teaching.
• Community Colleges are key to closing the digital
divide.

11. • Development of "Corporate Colleges" to meet
the ever changing needs of business and industry.
• Development of industry clusters, sectors, and
segments as economic development tools.
• Need for great degree of accountability,
assessment and “proof of learning”
• Future, grants and third party funding sources.
• Emphasis on renewable energy, public
infrastructure, healthcare, STEMM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medical),
and information technology as emerging
workforce training opportunities.

12. • Increased global focus and understanding.
• Increased accountability and stewardship of
precious Community College resources.
• Increased recognition of portable, industry
recognized, high-skill, high-wage credentials.
• Increased utilization of technology as a tool for
student learning and global engagement.
• Increased recognition of employer demands/
expectations with training and education
programs.
• Increased collaboration with regional education
and training partners.

13. • Trustworthiness-Ethical
• Passion/Motivation-Pride will trump training
• Approachability/Friendliness-can talk to you
• Consistency-predictability
• Confidence-ambition
• Ability to listen-listeners make better decisions
• Calmness-cool under pressure
• High Emotional Intelligence
• Ability to delegate-don’t meddle in trivial matters

14. • Charisma-speak confidently
• Clarity-Everyone knows what they should be
doing
• Human understanding-put yourself in other’s
shoes
• Adaptability and Flexibility-handle change well
• Wide outlook-see the big picture
• Sense of Humor-handle tense moments well

15. • Appreciates quality-build a culture of excellence
• Modesty-minimize jealousy-be humble
• Fairness/Equity-keeps employees inherently
motivated
• Graft-Always do the nastiest job yourself
• Continuous development-Be a lifelong learner
• Patience-give employees as much time as they
need with you. Waiting is as important as acting.

16. • Self-Awareness
• Self-regulation
• Motivation
• Empathy
• Social Skill