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Academic Leadership in a Time of Crisis

The Coronavirus and Covid‐19

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ID23328264
AuthorsAntonio Arturo Fernandez (Barry University), Graham Shaw (0000-0002-9327-4742, Barry University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume14
Issue1
Pages39-45
Publication date2020-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Leadership Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1935-2611 • E-ISSN: 1935-262X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jls.21684
OpenAlexW3014552988
LanguageEN
Citations received69
References cited7

The novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID‐19 is one of the most unpredictable global public health crises in recent times. Academic leaders across the United States have responded by moving their educational and associated activities online; as a sense of immediacy swept the nation. The decision to pivot to remote learning was made swiftly, particularly by those institutions operating a shared leadership model, benefitting from a greater degree of agility, innovation, and collaboration. The current article highlights three of the leadership best practices for navigating unpredictable adaptive challenges such as that posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Firstly, by utilizing a type of servant leadership, that emphasizes empowerment, involvement, and collaboration, academic leaders with emotional intelligence and emotional stability should place the interests of others above their own. Secondly, academic leaders should distribute leadership responsibilities to a network of teams throughout the organization to improve the quality of the decisions made in crisis resolution and thirdly, leaders should communicate clearly and frequently to all stakeholders through a variety of communication channels. Looking forward, the rise of the flexible “allostatic leader” with the adaptive capacity to learn and evolve in crisis, to emerge better able to address future crises, is described.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Crisis management · Immediacy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Psychology

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