1. The need to re-envision community college leadership : Challenges of community college leadership --Traditional thoughts on leadership -- Case studies and methods -- Looking forward -- 2. Multidimensional leadership : Leadership in the community college context -- A brief overview of leadership philosophies -- Multidimensional leadership -- Conclusion -- 3. Learning to lead : Career pathways -- Leadership development -- Learning styles -- Leadership development from a multidimensional perspective -- 4. Communicating and framing information on campus : Communicating as sensemaking -- Framing the message -- Role of the messenger -- Getting the message across -- Communicating as an element of multidimensional leadership -- 5. Leadership competencies : AACC's list of six competencies -- Cultural competency -- A holistic perspective of leadership competencies -- Role of competencies in multidimensional leadership -- 6. Gender, leadership, and the community college : Social construction of gender -- Gendered organizations -- Gendered communication and leadership -- Gender and multidimensional leadership -- 7. Planning for the future : Revisiting the propositions -- Multidimensional leadership model -- Succession planning -- Next steps for community college leadership -- Conclusions.