Posts Tagged ‘effective leadership’
September 3 - Eight Things Campus Leaders Can Do to Support Academic Departments
By: Doyle D. Carter, EdD in Academic Leadership
As a department head, I initiate or respond to seemingly endless phone calls, emails, and letters to and from almost every corner of the campus, the community, state agencies, etc. Our department’s office coordinator is swamped by similar interactions. Our faculty members, while working mostly with students, also interact with many others each day. We must all be well-versed in the “who does what” and “how things get done” on our campus and beyond.
August 12 - Setting the Tone by Listening
By: Barbara McMillin in Academic Leadership
My responsibilities as associate provost and dean of instruction position me to serve as a sort of academic ombudsman, a person who receives concerns raised by both faculty and students and who, when necessary, facilitates the proper execution of the university’s grievance procedures.
March 25 - Top 10 Traits of an Effective Academic Leader
By: Willis M. Watt, PhD in Academic Leadership, Teaching Careers
Despite all that has been written about leadership, the question still remains: What does it take to be an effective academic leader? At the risk of being redundant, and with apologies to David Letterman, here are the 10 characteristics that I have found to positively contribute to effective leadership.
