A look at Complexity and Chaos as a higher education leader.

3.  1963 Edward Lorenz
 Physics professors proved it was accurate in
1990s
 Now known as Law of Sensitive
Dependence on Initial Conditions
 Everything you do matters and affects
someone or something in some way, shape,
or form.

4. “Explanation of the behavior of a sysyem that
can be described by nonlinear equations where
the output of one calculation is taken as the
input of the next.” (Burns, 2002)

5.  Leadership is a complex process
 There is no one “right” way to be a leader
 We are ever changing
› Have to adapt
› Have to be open-minded
› Have to reflect in order to grow

6.  We often choose power over productivity
› Leaders assume they need to take control
› Trying to alleviate chaos
 You cannot control chaos from the top
› This only disempowers and creates more chaos
 Self-management increases productivity by at
least 35%!
 Trust is Key!

7.  Use power as a way to influence not control
› Collaborate
› Teamwork
› Self-management
 Look at chaos as a building block
 Educators need to forget the predictability
and control promised from theories on linear
models.