The Effect of Departmental Leadership in High Educational Institution: A UK Case

This paper aims to analyse the reasons behind the turnaround of a UK university´s Department financial crisis using leadership theories and reflective analysis approach, then presents the importance of developing an effective departmental leadership in High Educational Institutions (HEIs). It proves to be clear that the effective departmental leadership in the HEIs should have: i) A straightforward value that are related with individual and organisational benefits. ii) A strong influence that can effectively motivate department staffs to fulfill the department´s value. iii) A far-sighted vision that can correctly guide the healthy development of department.