By regularly practicing the meditation and nonmeditation techniques described in this book, you deepen your focus, clarity, creativity, and compassion as a leader. These qualities help you operate more effectively in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. The book and each of the six chapters are relatively short; you can easily read the entire volume in one sitting. However, you would not get the full benefit this way. Instead, read one chapter per week and devote time each day to completing the exercises. It’s like watching an exercise video versus exercising. You don’t become healthier or more fit by watching exercise videos; you must do the work. The same is true for strengthening your ability to be a mindful academic leader.

The Department Chair

Dr. Buller is the quintessential leader and mentor. In Mindful Leadership: An Insight-Based Approach to Higher Education Administration he has once more provided academic leaders with his fresh perspective. This time he sets the stage for growth and balance by weaving in guidelines for mindful leadership by expanding focus, clarity, creativity and compassion.

Linda J. Spencer, Program Director and Chair of the MS-SLP program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo Utah

This timely book highlights the important influence of mindful leadership in higher education at all levels. Dr. Buller provides practical strategies for expanding the creativity and compassion needed to promote positive leadership to develop solutions for the complex, multifaceted challenges specific to academic leadership in our era. His advice provides an indispensable guide for all change agents in institutions of higher education, guiding leaders to reflect on their own mindful actions.

Reem Khamis-Dakwar, Associate Professor & Director of Neurophysiology in Speech-Language Pathology Lab, Adelphi University