Dr. Jeffrey Buller: Introverts as Leaders in Higher Education
Most leadership training books and courses assume that leaders are extraverts. In fact, most leadership books suggest that there’s a close overlap between the qualities of extraverts and the most desirable traits of leaders. But a significant portion of the faculty, staff, and administration in higher education consists of introverts. How are these introverts to succeed in leadership positions? This session, open to UK faculty, staff, and students, is presented by a lifelong and confirmed introvert, offers practical advice on how introverts can build on their strengths and compensate for their weaknesses when in leadership positions.
Jeffrey L. Buller is a senior partner in ATLAS: Academic Training, Leadership, and Assessment Services. He has served in administrative positions ranging from department chair to vice president for academic affairs at four very different institutions: Loras College, Georgia Southern University, Mary Baldwin College, and Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of twenty-five books on academic leadership, a textbook for first-year college students, two books of essays on the music dramas of Richard Wagner, a book of research on the Greek tragedian Sophocles, and several novels.
Sponsored by the Office for Faculty Advancement