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Helps academic/research leaders and aspiring leaders to accept and embrace the qualities of their 'cats' so they can achieve demanding goals with agility.

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Gestion et management

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Publié par	Triarchy Press
Date de parution	20 juillet 2021
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781913743369
Langue	English

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Praise for Herding Cats Revisited
Many thanks for letting us see your updated volume. It is full of EVEN MORE insight and wisdom! Many congratulations.

Mark Dodgson, Emeritus Professor, Univ. of Queensland, Australia Sheridan Ash, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, UK
Reading this new edition was a most enjoyable task. The additional material is very fresh and relevant and I chuckled frequently at the many incisive observations….

Ian Steadman, formerly Dean of Arts, Univ. of the Witwatersrand, RSA; and Director of Development at the Open University and at Oxford Brookes University, UK
In an era of hype and inflated claims about the secrets of successful leadership , Herding Cats Revisited bucks the trend by delivering the distilled, hard-earned experience of individuals who have led with high impact in the unbridled world of research and academia. The genius is that it actually provides a much broader roadmap for leading in ‘today’s’ crazy world of work. A must read, reflect and apply.

Ian Dean, International leadership coach, Stellenbosch, RSA
Usually, I am not drawn to books about work ethics or strategy, perhaps because I am instinctively inclined to learning from the school of hard knocks. But in this case, I … found an easy howto guide that covers absolutely every aspect of an effective career in academic teaching, research and leadership. It’s a lifetime of learnings laid out, coming one after another like tasty morsels in a degustation menu. It’s a way to graduate from the school of hard knocks without suffering the pain.

Alan Finkel, formerly Chief Scientist, Government of Australia and Chancellor, Monash University, Australia
This 10-year anniversary edition is a great read and even more relevant in these challenging times: as we emerge into a post-Covid world, we need more leadership not less, particularly in our university sector ... all of my new senior leaders will be receiving a copy of Herding Cats Revisited when they join our university!

Prof Alex Zelinsky, Vice-Chancellor, Univ. of Newcastle, Australia
…and for its predecessor, Herding Cats , when it was first published in 2010
This short book is lively, good fun but full of wisdom, eminently readable, great common sense and filled with really good quotes… a useful roadmap for any leader embarking on this tough enterprise.

Sir Gustav Nossal, FRS, University of Melbourne, Australia
I loved Herding Cats – the 12 Cs are a terrific organizing principle; the manuscript is exuberant which is a great achievement as sometimes the topic can be disheartening for people setting out…A wonderful read.

Prof. Mandy Thomas, formerly Pro Vice Chancellor, Australian National University
After reading Garrett and Davies’ excellent little book, the aspiring university leader will know that s/he has to be: accountable, balanced, confident, decisive, ethical, fearless, generous, hardworking, imaginative, joyful, knowledgeable, likeable, mature, non-egotistical, optimistic, prudent, quick, reliable, scholarly, tenacious, unflappable, versatile, witty, xenian (it means hospitable), young at heart, and zestful. (An A to Z of herding practical cats, with apologies to Old Possum.)

Prof. Sir David Watson, formerly Vice-Chancellor, University of Brighton and Principal, Green Templeton College, Oxford, UK
I have just finished reading Herding Cats – it’s a masterpiece! I think the lessons are applicable to our day-to-day life as well and I must say that this book is the mantra for ‘the way of life’!

Sushil Borde, research engineer, Pune, India
This book is great!... It makes great common sense and is good reading for a broad spectrum of people – not only academics... I think King Solomon could not have done a better job.

Dr Stephen Akers, Consultant, Mollis, Switzerland
A nice piece of valuable thinking! This book should reach all leaders and managers in academia!

Dr Erkki Leppavuori, President and CEO, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland
I am most impressed by the insights gathered. While an evening across the table from a wise man may be better than a month of study, it takes two to make a conversation worthwhile. The authors have proved great conversationalists, generously attributing wisdom to those they interview when it is the questions asked, and the integration of the answers, that makes this work so intriguing and worthwhile.

Prof. Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor, Univ. of Melbourne, Australia
I've used your little book on many occasions for the right individuals, a great way of sending a message and always a buzz when I see the light bulb go on!!

Bob Gee, Deputy Police Commissioner, Queensland, Australia
This book is a valuable addition to our understanding of leadership in the research environment. So much of value, drawn from deep experience, is packed into a pithy text, with the use of concepts and language that academics and researchers can relate to – so often a problem with ‘management’ texts.

Prof. Sharon Bell, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
I just want to say to you that your book is very well received by the scientific community, namely the Institute and Lab Directors and scientific administrative people. It is my hope that it will help enhance scientific management in China.

Jinghua Cao, Deputy Director, Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (on the Mandarin version)
Herding Cats is absolutely terrific.

Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, Egon Zehnder International, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Thank you very much for your wonderful book… It has given me more insight into how to approach my current position. I think it is a must read for academic administrators.

Prof. Mkhululi Lukhele, Head of Dept of Orthopaedics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, RSA
Herding Cats is absolutely well done. This was no minor undertaking... the focus of the book is quite obviously very practical and down to earth.

Dr Rich Adams, Senior Vice President, Battelle, USA
I am not sure if Herding Cats has gone to a second edition yet but we have decided to make a bulk purchase of 50 in the first instance with the idea of giving a copy to new VCs when they take up the post or for visitors.

Prof. John Wood, Secretary General, The Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK
While I was recently acting for [the Secretary and our CEO], I saw your book on her desk so I took it home and read it. I really enjoyed it and have now recommended it to everyone I know.

Sandra Parker, Deputy Secretary, Workplace Relations and Economic Strategy, Dept. of Employment, Government of Australia
You will be glad to know that Herding Cats is one book that has survived my cull before the move!

The Hon. Ian Walker, Minister for Science, IT, Innovation and the Arts, State Government of Queensland, Australia
Great little book! It’s doing the rounds here. You’ve pitched it just right, I reckon.

Jeremy Evans, Head of Business Development, Macauley Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland
I will certainly request my institutional heads to read this and acquire not only the book but also the skills, if possible. I really wish that I had this book in ’96 when I was appointed as the Director, CLRI. Frankly, I remain puzzled as to how I survived in the kind of jobs that I have been doing for the past 14 years...

Dr. T. Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, India
A wonderful compilation. I enjoyed the read greatly....

Dr Mike Battaglia, Theme Leader, CSIRO, Australia
…a stimulating, engaging, and insightful narration of many years of diverse experience by the authors. I have bought another copy for my son in India... We talk much about management and we often find much in common between managing science (my experience) and his challenge as a young CEO managing a big international business. The style used in constructing and narrating the book is novel and brave. Congratulations!

Dr Sadanandan Nambiar, former senior Research Group Leader, CSIRO, Australia
Well done... superb! I love the [bit about] getting out of the way! Very glad somebody who knows how to do these things has written them down in what seems to be a very accessible way.

Prof. Renfrew Christie, Dean of Research, Univ. of the Western Cape, RSA
I have just been reading Herding Cats. It is fantastic. So much wisdom and so relevant. A great book.

Dr Clare Nourse, Associate Professor, Faculty of Paediatrics, University of Queensland, Australia
Compulsory reading.

Dr Bruce Hobbs, formerly Chief Scientist, State Government of Western Australia

Published in this first edition in 2021 by:
Triarchy Press
Axminster, UK
www.triarchypress.net
Copyright © Geoff Garrett and Graeme Davies, 2021
The right of Geoff Garrett and Graeme Davies to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBNs:
Print: 978-1-913743-35-2
ePub: 978-1-913743-36-9
PDF: 978-1-913743-37-6
Cover artwork: Walter Pichler
Printed by TJ Books, Padstow, Cornwall
Cats will not be commanded and can choose their owner
Valeria Manferto De Fabianis (ed.)
Cats
(White Star Publishers, 2007)
For Janet and Svava – caring and staunch supporters throughout all our professional ups and downs
CONTENTS
Authors’ Foreword
Acknowledgements
How to use this book
How the book works
Introduction
A: UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE
1. Aspects of the CULTURE
Cats will not be commanded
Learning from history
Why are we here?
The political bia