Why should college leaders refine their
practice at Wheelhouse?
- Success for all students requires strategic reallocation of
resources and optimal use of personnel, financial, technological
and physical assets.
- The pipeline of future community college leaders is
constricted and the turnover rate of current college CEOs is
significant, challenging the stability and growth of an
essential education and economic system.
- Average CEO tenure is too brief to ensure leaders can
support lasting institutional change and improved
effectiveness.
How does a CEO become a Wheelhouse Fellow?
- Each cohort is selected based on nominations by our board of
advisors and other leaders in the field. We seed diversity of all
kinds: professional and educational experience, geography,
institutional size and personal background.
- If you are a current or interim community college or
district CEO and are interested in participating or learning
more, please contact scooper@ucdavis.edu.
What distinguishes the Wheelhouse Institute from other leadership
programs?
- The institute provides a high-support, high-challenge
environment for learning and leadership development, a small
cohort “space” where leaders can test assumptions and
cross-pollinate new ideas in a forward-thinking, bias-free,
protected environment.
- We emphasize contextual learning through diverse and
stimulating inputs and case studies, drawing from a broad range
of experts both within and beyond the field of education.
- We provide a unique focus on challenges and
opportunities that face leaders in the California context.
What does the Wheelhouse Institute on Leadership aim to instill?
- Leadership acumen and capabilities for resilient and
long-term stewardship.
- The importance of research and actionable
strategies/frameworks for decision-making and institutional
transformation.
- One-on-one and group feedback-seeking techniques and
practices to enhance personal and organizational receptivity to
change.
- Ongoing and supportive problem-resolution communications with
peers, colleagues, researchers and policy advocates external to
CEOs’ home institutions.
- Commitment to facilitating systemic and lasting institutional
change – positive disruption.
How do leaders and their organizations benefit from the
Wheelhouse Institute on Leadership?
- Development of individual leadership capabilities and
organizational capacity for change.
- Strategies for creating a collective intelligence with senior
level reports and a college-wide energy for innovation and
growth.
- Models and case study references for responding to emerging
organizational challenges and issues.
- Access to a community of trusted colleagues and advisors
within Wheelhouse and among the Institute cohort.
- Knowledge and skills necessary to support longevity in
leadership positions that will ensure the lasting impact of CEO
commitment to a college or district
