Diverse and representative leadership at all levels in higher education is critical to meeting the challenges currently facing the sector. New Bills and approaches from Governments will see the landscape change and institutional strategies, leadership and governance will need to be prepared both for the challenges and the opportunities their operating contexts present.
By investing in the development of approaches and the current and future leaders across all areas of your institution you are ensuring that your leadership team has the skills, flexibility and resilience needed to deliver your current and future goals.
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Why work with Advance HE?
We are sector-owned, and HE is our world. Advance HE delivers lasting value in HE by providing the expertise and evidence-based insights to sector challenges. We have been working with leaders in higher education for over 20 years. Many of the leaders in the sector have taken part in development programmes with us, which have helped shape their career trajectories.
Our solutions
High-impact staff development programmes
We have worked with institutions all over the world to build and deliver effective programmes that address challenges and enhance operations.
Developing your strategies
We can support you to both develop and adapt a visionary strategy robust enough to withstand uncertainties in the external environment.
Insights
Enhanced insights and analysis services to the sector and institutions to help identify strengths and challenges and the impetus for change.
Culture Reviews
Using our Transforming Culture Cycle, we work with you to review your cultures and transform behaviours and values.
Coaching
Advance HE offers a dedicated one-to-one executive coaching service with a pool of highly skilled and diverse coaches.
Academic Leadership Programme
The Academic Leadership Programme is designed to develop effective heads of department and heads of academic sections with an emphasis on future leadership.
She Leads: Developing women leaders of the future
A programme aimed at developing confident women leaders and support them to evolve their awareness, choices and actions for doing leadership to meet and shape their multiple operating contexts.
Research Leadership Development Programme
The programme addresses the challenge of contemporary research leadership by developing confident and authentic leaders who are equipped with the knowledge and skills required to promote effective research culture.
Tailored solutions
If you have a specific challenge you would like our support with, please complete the form below and a member of the team will be in touch.
Our experts
Working with us means drawing on the expertise of highly experienced colleagues who are active leaders in their fields with significant track records in supporting institutions to deliver their objectives. We also work with a vast group of highly experienced and skilled associates.
Joanne Coysh
Senior Consultant in the Leadership, Organisational Development and Research
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Advance HE
Project Success Stories
Useful resources and links
With over 15 years of resources to access and as convener of current thinking, knowledge and insight into the key sector opportunities and challenges, Advance HE exists to help higher education shape its future. Examples of our publications to support leaders include:
- Leadership Survey for Higher Education
- Leadership and management development: what do the Australian and New Zealand Higher Education sectors want and need?
- Inclusive institutions enabling and supporting culture change: capstone report
- Hybrid Higher: Hybrid working and leadership in higher education
- Sustainability for Everyone: Perspectives from Higher Education Leaders
- Leadership Journeys: Tracking the impact and challenge of the Top Management Programme
- Transforming organisations from student to board: reflective guide