Leader Self Transformation to Manage Waldroop and Butler's Six Problem Behaviours Model in Private Universities

Abstract

The progress of an HEI is determined by the effectiveness of leadership. Waldroop and Butler identified six problematic behaviours that often hinder effective leadership, namely The Heroic Manager, The Meritocrat, The Bulldozer, The Pessimist, The Rebel, and The Home Run Hitter. This research examines strategies that leaders can implement to manage and overcome these six problematic behaviours. The research problems are. 1). How do the six problematic behaviours according to Waldroop and Butler affect leadership in private universities? 2). What strategies can be applied to manage and overcome the six problematic behaviours? The research method used is mixed methods. Based on the data and discussion, it can be concluded that every leader certainly experiences six behaviours according to Waldroop and Butler, in this study according to the research objectives, namely: 1). Six problematic behaviours according to Waldroop and Butler affect leadership in higher education. This is indicated by the average data score of the statement from the questionnaire which is 4.0 or the category agrees that the six behaviours occur in college leadership. 2). Strategies that can be applied to manage and overcome these six problematic behaviours in an agency are: 1). Delegating tasks and building strong teams to avoid heroic manager behaviour. 2). Improve emotional intelligence and interpersonal communication to overcome meritocrats and bulldozers. 3). Build a culture of positive thinking and innovative solutions to overcome pessimists and rebels. 4) Develop sustainable strategic planning to avoid home run hitters. Leaders must be able to transform themselves in managing and overcoming the six problematic behaviours identified by Waldroop and Butler. By implementing effective leadership strategies, universities can improve.