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A New Solution to an Aging Problem

by WALTER G. BUMPHUS AND PHILLIP NEAL , November 13, 2008

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Leadership development is a journey with no “finish line.” There is always the opportunity for continued development and improvement as the journey for leadership development progresses. While the terrain may sometimes be rocky and other times relatively flat, as long as the organization continues to provide personal and professional growth opportunities and scenarios in which the employees can practice implementing real-time learning, research has proven that that knowledge will have a lasting impact on community and technical college education.

— Dr. Walter G. Bumphus is a professor and chairman of the Department of Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Phillip Neal is provost at Bowling Green Technical College (Ky.). The forum is sponsored in partnership with the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) at The University of Texas at Austin.

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