The Essentials for New Department Chairs E-Book

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Bildung
• Serie: The Department Chair
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 164

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

As a new department chair, you face many challenges?chief among them that you likely received little or no formal training in academic leadership. You may feel that you face these challenges alone, but in fact a wealth of information and time-tested techniques have been collected over the years from experienced academic administrators. For the first time, this booklet brings together some of the best guidance and strategies that have appeared in The Department Chair, resulting in a collection that is highly relevant to a new chair?s work. The advice contained in these pages can help you build the skills necessary to successfully lead your department. This booklet is full of practical advice that can be put to use immediately, and each article is concisely written so you won?t have to spend valuable time searching for a solution or technique. Whether you?re looking for information on how to work more effectively with your dean, how to better manage your time, how to conduct successful department meetings, or how to best facilitate change, this booklet will help?it covers all these topics and more, from the basics to the specifics. This booklet is structured to provide guidance in four critical areas: chair as leader, getting started, managing conflict, and helping faculty and students thrive. The articles were selected to provide you with timely, comprehensive information. They detail effective practice and represent the best, most innovative thinking on topics and situations you will regularly encounter. This essential resource will become your personal guide as you navigate the responsibilities of your new role as department chair.

Leseprobe

Contents

Introduction

Section One: Chair as Leader

Learning to Lead

Shifting Thinking

Building Relationships

Understanding Culture, Structure, and Governance

Learning Administrative Tasks

Reflecting with a Trusted Partner

Conclusion

The Essentials of Chairing Academic Departments

Personal Credibility

Effective Communication

Framing Critical Issues

Supporting Department Success

Continuous Unit Improvement

External Visibility

Future Progress

Delegation

Professional Development

Next Steps

Conclusion

When Leadership Precedes Tenure: Advice for Untenured Chairs

Interact Frequently and in Person

Be Candid About Mistakes

Present Change in a Positive Light

Conclusion

Leading Departmental Change: Techniques for Positive Impact

Key Terms

Assumptions About Change

Change Resistance

Minimizing Resistance to Change

Forces for Change

Conclusion: How to Be a Positive Force in Change

Coexisting with a Former Chair

Working Effectively with the Dean

Section Two: Getting Started

Time Management for More Effective Results

Organizing the Workspace

Managing Workflow

Planning

Conclusion

Managing Tight Budgets

Share a Position

Revise the Curriculum

Eliminate Unnecessary Work

Form Partnerships

Use Technology

Analyze Course Enrollment

Conclusion

Conducting a Department Meeting: The Facilitator Chair

The Top Ten Things a Dean Wishes Chairs Would Remember

1. Take Budget Constraints Seriously

2. When Dealing with People, Good Communication Is Crucial

3. High on Your Job Description: Morale Officer

4. Dean as Consultant, Not the Answer Person

5. High-Maintenance Chairs May Get High-Maintenance Assignments

6. Make the Advancement Process Clear to Junior Faculty

7. Be Sure You Know Your Faculty

8. Dean as Advocate, Not Adversary

9. Delegate, Delegate, Delegate

10. Be Passionate About Your Department

Section Three: Managing Conflict

The Chair’s Role in Resolving Departmental Conflict

What Makes Academic Departments Different?

Conflict in a Department

What a Chair Can and Can’t Do

Strategies for Managing Difficult Personalities

Legal Issues in Dealing with Challenging Colleagues

What Standard of Conduct Is Appropriate for Faculty?

Conflicts with Administrators

Conflicts with Colleagues

How to Respond to Challenging Colleagues

Mediating in the Academic Bully Culture: The Chair’s Responsibility to Faculty and Graduate Students

The Chair as Mediator

Faculty Incivility and Graduate Students

Conclusion

Section Four: Helping Faculty and Students Thrive

Building Faculty Resilience: The Key to Successful Change in the Academic Department

In Search of Resilience

Five Factors Influencing Resilience

Connection: Relating to Others

Control: Assuming Responsibility

Challenge: Seizing Opportunity

Creativity

Competence

Conclusion

Creating Time and Space for Faculty Reflection, Risk-Taking, and Renewal

Identifying the Need

Creating Time for Faculty

Creating Space for Faculty

Promoting Intellectual Community, Program Innovation, and Faculty Renewal

Conclusion

Mending a Fractured Department: Strategies for New Chairs

Communicating Like Crazy/Listening Loudly

Family First

Benching the Chair

Sharing the Responsibility

Advocalization

Little Giants

Picking the Right Kinds of Fruit

Making Work Meaningful

Conclusion

Administrator as Interposer: Helicopter Parents Versus Alleged Malevolent Professors

Assessing the Magnitude of the Complaint

Helicopter Parents May Embroider Details

Be Prepared for Complaints

Corrective Measures and Desired Outcomes

Conclusion

Student Recruitment and Retention and Faculty Professional Development

Enrollment Management Plan

Considering Student Attributes

A Multimedia Approach

The ROCK Method

Conclusion

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Introduction

As a new department chair, you face many challenges—chief among them that you likely received little or no formal training in academic leadership. You may feel that you face these challenges alone, but in fact a wealth of information and time-tested techniques have been collected over the years from experienced academic administrators. For the first time, this booklet brings together some of the best guidance and strategies that have appeared in The Department Chair, resulting in a collection that is highly relevant to a new chair’s work. The advice contained in these pages can help you build the skills necessary to successfully lead your department. This booklet is full of practical advice that can be put to use immediately, and each article is concisely written so you won’t have to spend valuable time searching for a solution or technique. Whether you’re looking for information on how to work more effectively with your dean, how to better manage your time, how to conduct successful department meetings, or how to best facilitate change, this booklet will help—it covers all these topics and more, from the basics to the specifics.

This booklet is structured to provide guidance in four critical areas: chair as leader, getting started, managing conflict, and helping faculty and students thrive. The articles were selected to provide you with timely, comprehensive information. They detail effective practice and represent the best, most innovative thinking on topics and situations you will regularly encounter. This essential resource will become your personal guide as you navigate the responsibilities of your new role as department chair.

SECTION ONE

Chair as Leader