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.
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction 1
Chair as Leader
Learning to Lead 2
by Anne V. Massaro
The Essentials of Chairing Academic Departments 8
by N. Douglas Lees, David J. Malik, and Guatam Vemuri
When Leadership Precedes Tenure: Advice for Untenured Chairs
14
by Jeffrey L. Buller
Leading Departmental Change: Techniques for Positive Impact
19
by Joseph P. Linskey
Coexisting with a Former Chair 25
by Jeffrey L. Buller
Working Effectively with the Dean 30
by David J. Malik and N. Douglas Lees
Getting Started
Time Management for More Effective Results 36
by George Crandell
Managing Tight Budgets 41
by Mary Lou Higgerson and Barry Mc Cauliff
Conducting a Department Meeting: The Facilitator Chair 45
by Christopher O. Lynch
The Top Ten Things a Dean Wishes Chairs Would Remember 49
by William Richardson
Managing Conflict
The Chair’s Role in Resolving Departmental Conflict 55
by David Matz
Strategies for Managing Difficult Personalities 62
by Harry Petersen
Legal Issues in Dealing with Challenging Colleagues 66
by Barbara A. Lee
Mediating in the Academic Bully Culture: The Chair’s
Responsibility to Faculty and Graduate Students 71
by Barbara M. De Luca and Darla J. Twale
Helping Faculty and Students Thrive
Building Faculty Resilience: The Key to Successful Change in the
Academic Department 78
by Cynthia Schubert-Irastorza and Suzanne Evans
Creating Time and Space for Faculty Reflection, Risk-Taking, and
Renewal 83
by Deborah Chang Lechuga and Roger G. Baldwin
Mending a Fractured Department: Strategies for New Chairs
89
by Randall Mc Clure
Administrator as Interposer: Helicopter Parents Versus Alleged
Malevolent Professors 95
by H. W. Elmore
Student Recruitment and Retention and Faculty Professional
Development 100
by Katherine Frank, Maureen Murphy, William
Withers, and Winnie Yu
Circa l’autore
Carolyn Allard is the editor of The Essentials for New Department Chairs, published by Wiley.
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