Posts Tagged ‘academic administration’
August 24 - Aphorisms for Academic Affairs
By: J.A. Sheppard, PhD in Academic Leadership
Over the past few years, I have realized that most of the preparation for academic leadership is focused on how to effect institutional change and make a positive difference. These certainly are the “big ticket” items. The truth is, however, that such broad topics don’t really hit on the blocking and tackling of daily management. With that in mind, here is a little collective wisdom that may prove especially useful for those who are beginning their journey in academic affairs.
May 7 - What’s Driving Collaboration in Higher Ed?
By: Rob Kelly in Academic Leadership
Most higher education institutions are not organized to encourage, support, and reward collaboration. Yet, collaboration—across disciplines, functional units, institutions, and organizations—is a highly effective way of dealing with complex issues.
March 4 - A 10-Point Survival Guide to Being, and Staying, an Academic Leader – Part 2
By: Robert Greenstreet, PhD. in Academic Leadership
Editor’s Note: Today we feature part 2 of Dr. Greenstreet’s “10-Point Survival Guide to Being, and Staying, an Academic Leader.” If you missed part 1, please click here for yesterday’s post.
6. Talk straight: Someone once said: “Sincerity is the key to good leadership — if you can fake that, you’re in.”
March 3 - A 10-Point Survival Guide to Being, and Staying, an Academic Leader
By: Robert Greenstreet, PhD. in Academic Leadership
While entering the administrative ranks of academia might seem a formidable task, staying there presents a whole other series of challenges. The average length of stay for a dean, vice chancellor, or chancellor can often be fewer than five years and in some programs, the duration of leadership has been known to be considerably shorter.
February 19 - Academic Leadership Qualities for Meeting Today’s Higher Education Challenges
By: Mary Bart in Academic Leadership, Free Reports
It’s been said that no one dreams of someday becoming an academic administrator. It’s a tough job that’s only gotten more challenging as budgets shrink, public scrutiny rises, and responsibilities continue to grow. But what does it really take to be an effective leader?
February 1 - Three Keys to Effective Decision-making for Academic Leaders
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
Academicians who enter administration often lack the full training necessary to navigate their challenging work environment. Those who excel actively seek out opportunities to enhance the specific skills they need to succeed. This 90-minute seminar brings you an effective, low-pressure, easy-to-remember approach to important decisions.
October 26 - Five Ways to Ease the Transition for a New Chair
By: Rob Kelly in Academic Leadership
Given the rate of department chair turnover and the skills and knowledge required to do the job well, it makes sense to consider ways to smooth the transition.
October 13 - Proof a Shared Leadership Model Can Work
By: Rob Kelly in Academic Leadership
For six years, Cecilia McInnis-Bowers and E. Byron Chew served as dean-partners for the division of business and graduate programs at Birmingham-Southern College, taking shared leadership beyond a simple division of labor by working together on every decision, jointly advising students, and conducting each meeting and telephone call together.
September 8 - Tips for Implementing Your Strategic Plan
By: Rob Kelly in Academic Leadership
When John Pyle was vice president at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, one of his goals was to focus the campus’s energy on implementing the operational plan. “There was a lot of energy once the strategic plan was developed, but we kind of lost steam in implementing the operational plan,” he says.
May 19 - Academic Leadership Advice: Understanding What is Within Your Power
By: Thomas R. McDaniel, PhD in Academic Leadership
Most of us who have found our way into academic administration (surely, few of us actually plan such a career) have learned to survive the whitewater rafting experiences of academe by drawing on reserves of stoic patience and calm rationality we never knew we had. That is to say, Epictetus lives today in many an academic administrator’s office, perhaps sitting like some modern-day Jiminy Cricket on the administrator’s shoulder, saying, “Patience, my friend. Be strong and endure, for this too will pass.”
