The Leadership Tech program focuses on developing five levels of leadership capacity:

• Individual (personal / self)
• Interpersonal
• Team
• Networked Communities
• System and Sub-System

Changes in our internal culture and external environment necessitate distributive leadership to accomplish the four goals of Arkansas Tech’s strategic plan. More complex thinkers and action-oriented implementers are needed. Competencies of leaders we need at Tech are evolving beyond just the traditional leadership skills of communication and influence. Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Self-awareness and personal mastery
• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Networked relationships
• Partnership across boundaries
• Traditional vertical and expanded horizontal leadership capabilities
• Accountability practices requiring initiative and ownership
• Internal and external service excellence
• Broader understanding and knowledge of Tech
• Broader understanding and knowledge of higher education and Tech’s place within it – local, state, and federal