In this concise, highly practical book, Christian Hansen draws on his years of research on time management for department chairs. He shows department chairs how to set priorities, create a time budget and log, harness technology to assist in time management, and make self-care a priority.
In this concise, highly practical book, Christian Hansen draws on his years of research on time management for department chairs. He shows department chairs how to set priorities, create a time budget and log, harness technology to assist in time management, and make self-care a priority.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Christian Hansen, Ph.D., is associate dean of computing and engineering sciences and former department chair at Eastern Washington University. During the last eight years, he has focused much of his research on time management.
Inhaltsangabe
The Author ix Acknowledgments xi 1 It's About Time: The Highly Effective Department Chair 1 The Need for Balance 3 You Are Already Doing a Great Job 3 Personal Time Versus Department Time 5 Differences in the Department Chair Role 6 Organization of This Book 7 Part One: Working with Limited Resources 9 2 Getting to the Point: Managing Your Priorities 11 Managing Your Master To-Do List 12 First Things First 13 Scheduling Your Priorities 17 What If There Is an Emergency? 18 Maintaining the P/PC Balance 19 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 20 3 The Art of Enough: Managing Your Resources 22 Scarcity Versus Abundance Mentality 24 How Much Is Your Time Worth? 28 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 28 4 Knowing Where You Stand: Analyzing Your Use of Time 30 Where Have All the Hours Gone? 31 Budgeting Your Time 41 Preparing for the Week Ahead 47 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 48 5 Keeping It All Straight: Getting and Staying Organized 50 Signs of Disorganization 50 Organizing Your Office 52 Organizing Your Department Filing System 55 Organizing Your Computer 58 Organizing Your E-Mail 62 Organizing Your Calendar 64 Overcoming Procrastination 65 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 66 Part Two: Working with People 69 6 You Can't Do It All: Delegating 71 Delegating and Referring Decisions 72 Delegating Tasks to Faculty 74 Delegation from Faculty to Chair 75 Delegating Tasks to Staff 78 Delegating Acting Chair Responsibilities 80 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 83 7 Taking Charge: Making Meetings Work 84 The Cost of Meetings 85 When to Call a Meeting 86 Agendas 86 Running a Meeting 89 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 91 8 The Artful Leader: Working with Faculty and Students 95 Hiring Faculty 96 Contents vii Empowering Faculty 98 Dealing with Faculty Conflicts 100 Working with Students 103 Counseling Current and Prospective Majors and Minors 104 Helping Students with Enrollment Issues 104 Advising Students with Instructor or Course Issues 106 Dealing with Students Charged with Misconduct or Violations of Academic Integrity 107 Taking Care of Your Own Students 108 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 109 9 Managing Up and Out: Administration and External Relations 111 Working with the Dean 111 Working with Other Administrators 114 Working with Accreditation Agencies 115 Working with Local Schools and Businesses 117 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 118 10 A Fine Balance: Managing Work-Life Balance 120 Taking Time Management Home with You 123 Winning the Time Lottery 125 Managing Your Stress 126 Claiming Your Reward for a Job Well Done 127 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 128 References 131 Index 135
The Author ix Acknowledgments xi 1 It's About Time: The Highly Effective Department Chair 1 The Need for Balance 3 You Are Already Doing a Great Job 3 Personal Time Versus Department Time 5 Differences in the Department Chair Role 6 Organization of This Book 7 Part One: Working with Limited Resources 9 2 Getting to the Point: Managing Your Priorities 11 Managing Your Master To-Do List 12 First Things First 13 Scheduling Your Priorities 17 What If There Is an Emergency? 18 Maintaining the P/PC Balance 19 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 20 3 The Art of Enough: Managing Your Resources 22 Scarcity Versus Abundance Mentality 24 How Much Is Your Time Worth? 28 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 28 4 Knowing Where You Stand: Analyzing Your Use of Time 30 Where Have All the Hours Gone? 31 Budgeting Your Time 41 Preparing for the Week Ahead 47 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 48 5 Keeping It All Straight: Getting and Staying Organized 50 Signs of Disorganization 50 Organizing Your Office 52 Organizing Your Department Filing System 55 Organizing Your Computer 58 Organizing Your E-Mail 62 Organizing Your Calendar 64 Overcoming Procrastination 65 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 66 Part Two: Working with People 69 6 You Can't Do It All: Delegating 71 Delegating and Referring Decisions 72 Delegating Tasks to Faculty 74 Delegation from Faculty to Chair 75 Delegating Tasks to Staff 78 Delegating Acting Chair Responsibilities 80 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 83 7 Taking Charge: Making Meetings Work 84 The Cost of Meetings 85 When to Call a Meeting 86 Agendas 86 Running a Meeting 89 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 91 8 The Artful Leader: Working with Faculty and Students 95 Hiring Faculty 96 Contents vii Empowering Faculty 98 Dealing with Faculty Conflicts 100 Working with Students 103 Counseling Current and Prospective Majors and Minors 104 Helping Students with Enrollment Issues 104 Advising Students with Instructor or Course Issues 106 Dealing with Students Charged with Misconduct or Violations of Academic Integrity 107 Taking Care of Your Own Students 108 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 109 9 Managing Up and Out: Administration and External Relations 111 Working with the Dean 111 Working with Other Administrators 114 Working with Accreditation Agencies 115 Working with Local Schools and Businesses 117 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 118 10 A Fine Balance: Managing Work-Life Balance 120 Taking Time Management Home with You 123 Winning the Time Lottery 125 Managing Your Stress 126 Claiming Your Reward for a Job Well Done 127 Questions to Consider and Practical Tips 128 References 131 Index 135
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