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The rational for equality: how vice-chancellors are leading change Vitae conference 26 January 2015 Gary Loke, ECU Background Research aims: Reasons why senior leaders in HE believe that Equality & Diversity are of value to their

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The rational for equality: how vice-chancellors are leading change Vitae conference 26 January 2015 Gary Loke, ECU

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Background

Research aims:

  • Reasons why senior leaders in HE believe that Equality &

Diversity are of value to their institutions

  • Motivations & drivers that prompt senior leaders in HE to

become visible & active champions of E&D

  • Evidence that supports these beliefs
  • Outcomes of senior leadership that champion

CUC

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Participating institutions

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A strong rationale

STAFF STUDENTS SOCIETY

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STUDENTS

  • Widening access & releasing

potential

  • Attracting students

domestically & globally

  • Increasing satisfaction with

student experience

  • Modernising delivery of the

curriculum

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STAFF

  • Fair treatment & releasing

potential

  • Attracting the best talent

domestically & globally

  • Increasing staff engagement
  • Greater diversity of thinking
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SOCIETY

  • Releasing potential from

disadvantaged communities

  • Acting as an agent for

regeneration & social mobility

  • Equipping UK to succeed in a

globalised economy

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A strong rationale

STAFF STUDENTS SOCIETY

PERSONAL BELIEFS & VALUES & THE MISSION OF THE HEI

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Personal drivers for leaders

  • Underlying motivations & personal values drive

leadership

  • Being fair & inclusive matter deeply
  • Values led leadership & a ethical/social case for change
  • Walk the talk
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Hallmarks of leadership on E&D

  • Fluent in explaining “rationale” of E&D
  • Making values visible
  • Flex leadership styles
  • from coaching to directive
  • Inclusive decision making
  • Personal and engaging communication
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Implications for us as change agents?

  • 1. Practise fluency in explaining the rationale - and making the

underlying values (our organisation’s and our own) more visible

  • 2. Reflect on how we lead – exploring our own leadership styles and how

to flex our own style

  • 3. Reflect on our own wider system of influence
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Contact

= gary.loke@ecu.ac.uk = Research report - http://bit.ly/1IIqtrp