Jeffrey L. Buller

Academic Leadership Day by Day (eBook, ePUB)

Small Steps That Lead to Great Success

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Produktbeschreibung

It can seem at times as though all of academic administration today is focused only on the need for continual change and the endless pursuit of "e;the big idea."e; But most academic leaders, from department chairs and program directors through university presidents and chancellors, are far too busy helping their institutions flourish for them to divert critical energy and resources to yet another untried theory or management principle. Academic Leadership Day by Day takes an entirely different approach to developing your proven academic leadership: It introduces one practical and field-tested idea each day for an entire academic year. Rather than requiring you to devote days or even weeks to administrative training (which may prove to be of little use in the end), this manual gives you no-nonsense suggestions that you can consider on even your busiest days. Experiment with the suggestions made each day, discover what works for you, and then build on your successes for the benefit of your institution and its programs. Significant improvements often result from small, gradual, and consistent efforts, and Academic Leadership Day by Day is your guide to becoming a more accomplished, confident academic leader a few minutes at a time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470907962
• Artikelnr.: 38207057

Autorenporträt

THE AUTHOR JEFFREY L. BULLER is dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University and author of The Essential Department Chair, The Essential Academic Dean, and The Essential College Professor.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xiii
September 1
1 Take advantage of new beginnings 3
2 Know your limits 4
3 Read the biography of an exemplary leader 5
4 Attend a meeting just to listen 6
5 Review your program's publications 6
6 Reorder your tasks 7
7 Be a coach 8 8 Waste time 9
9 Learn from a bad decision 10
10 Reflect on respect 11
11 Provide an outlet for dissent 12
12 Tell your supervisor what you need 13
13 Learn more about today's college students 14
14 Convey some good news and some bad news 15
15 Describe your supervisor 16
16 Stop-at least for a moment 17
17 Remember that it's not all about you 18
18 Share someone else's dream 19
19 Learn from what others teach 19
20 Evaluate without making value judgments 20
21 Be the change you want to see 21
22 Respect other people's time 22
23 Consider the first thing you do at work every day 24
24 Find the weakest link 25
25 Go back to the future 26
26 Lead by serving 27
27 Simplify something 27
28 Study interactions 28
29 Seek your own satisfaction 29
30 Read a boring book 30
October 33
1 Take stock 35
2 Ask questions 36
3 Exhibit candor 37
4 Remove one obstacle 38
5 Look around you 39
6 Have confidence 40
7 Attend a campus event 41
8 See people, not tasks, as your first priority 42
9 Nominate someone for an award 42
10 Discover new ways to manage stress 43
11 Move on 44
12 Assess your telephone style 45
13 Learn from a case study 46
14 Practice self-doubt 47
15 Speak to a chronic latecomer 48
16 Put agendas on your agenda 49
17 Recommend a good book 50
18 Raise awareness 51
19 Plot an escape 52
20 Be unique 53
21 Show someone you care 54
22 Question an assumption 55
23 Define leadership 56
24 Stay on message 57
25 Celebrate something 58
26 Open yourself to persuasion 59
27 Ask, ''Why?'' 60
28 Make time fly 61
29 Become your own life coach 63
30 Decide how you make decisions 64
31 Be frightened 65
November 67
1 Do something that really matters 69
2 Spend time with your best faculty members 69
3 Use only positive words 70
4 Discourage end runs 71
5 Know your legislators 72
6 Improve your telephone log 73
7 Envision a better future 74
8 Think holistically 75
9 Learn something new about academic freedom 76
10 Raise the bar 77
11 Expand access 78
12 Stop and smell the roses 79
13 Think like a novice 80
14 Seek common ground 81
15 Don't take it personally 83
16 Establish boundaries 84
17 Accommodate differences 85
18 Identify your biggest challenge 86
19 Make the first move 87
20 Reflect on the relationship between students and faculty members 88
21 Examine workload carefully 89
22 Discover new sources of administrative insight 91
23 Glow with pride 91
24 Embrace your greatest frustration 92
25 Build a team 93
26 Share your story 95
27 Clarify responsibilities 96
28 Change your environment 97
29 Take a chance on someone 98
30 Provide context 99
December 101
1 Prepare for the home stretch 103
2 Identify an opportunity 104
3 Remember that having fun matters 105
4 Don't sell beyond the close 106
5 Learn something new about tenure 107
6 Embrace uncertainty 108
7 Stop being busy 109
8 Notice where the shoe pinches 110
9 Redouble your efforts 112
10 Think like a student 112
11 Bookend your day 114
12 Consider the law of unintended consequences 115
13 Mix it up 116
14 Build flexible time into your schedule 117
15 Remember that you're a symbol 118
16 Identify your favorite word 119
17 Simplify your focus 120
18 Support those who support you 121
19 Identify your brand 122
20 Write an article on academic administration 123
21 Explain the system 124
22 Associate with someone you admire 125
23 Have a meeting standing up 126
24 Trust your instincts 127
25 Take a day completely off 128
26 Make a wish 129
27 Count your blessings 130
28 Reflect on your achievements 131
29 Share credit 132
30 Identify the first major task you'd like to tackle in the new year 133
31 Consider why students leave 134
January 135
1 Do an anonymous good deed 137
2 Create a leadership journal 137
3 Thank someone 138
4 Document your successes 139
5 Stop procrastinating 140
6 Listen to an opposing view 141
7 Learn something new about assessment 142
8 Reread a favorite book 143
9 Pay a visit 144
10 Discover time puddles 145
11 Continue reinventing yourself 146
12 Improve one policy 147
13 Find a way to say yes to someone 148
14 Talk about research 149
15 Balance your life 151
16 Set your priorities 152
17 Let a student gush 153
18 Attack your ignorance 154
19 Demonstrate good stewardship 155
20 Review your institution's mission statement 156
21 Expand your resources 157
22 Dare to dream 158
23 Focus on your lowest priorities 159
24 Get back in touch with someone who made a difference 160
25 Share a meal 160
26 Release one frustration 161
27 Solve a problem 162
28 Be distinctive and concise 163
29 Set short-term goals 164
30 Reach out 165
31 Enjoy a sense of accomplishment 166
February 167
1 Plan for spontaneity 169
2 Think metaphorically 170
3 Praise sincerely 171
4 Identify a
possible successor 172
5 Update your résumé 173
6 Return to the classics 174
7 Contact the parent of a student 175
8 Immerse yourself in history 176
9 Assess your job satisfaction 177
10 Celebrate someone else's good news 178
11 Study your competitors 179
12 Offer encouragement 180
13 Review your evaluation 181
14 Think about potential donors 182
15 Let a faculty member reminisce 183
16 Continue your education 184
17 Track your use of time 185
18 Write yourself a letter of recommendation 186
19 Imagine if money were no object 187
20 Offer to be someone's mentor 188
21 Apologize to someone 188
22 Write a note to a prospective student 189
23 Consider the needs of an employee 190
24 Manage your workload 191
25 Articulate your vision 192
26 Review patterns of expenditure 193
27 Decide what you would change 194
28 Read the job listings 195
29 Take advantage of a rare gift 196
March 199
1 Be a philosopher 201
2 Think of something outrageous 202
3 Reread your institution's strategic plan 203
4 Invite a member of the staff to lunch 204
5 Describe a ''typical'' student 204
6 Take a personality test 206
7 Analyze trends 207
8 Be your own consultant 207
9 Envision your dream job 208
10 Explore your faculty's scholarship 210
11 Reallocate 5 percent of your budget 211
12 Identify your most wasteful practice 212
13 Think big Really big 213
14 Develop five new interview questions 214
15 Challenge your own leadership style 215
16 Recall a poor judgment 216
17 Relax. You've earned it 216
18 Identify a pressure point 217
19 Remember good administrative advice 219
20 Make your environment more accessible 219
21 Review your computer files 220
22 Learn something new about strategic planning 222
23 Identify a bad habit 223
24 Empower others 224
25 Find a hot-button issue 225
26 Increase opportunities for research 225
27 Reflect on your proudest accomplishment 227
28 Improve your public presentations 227
29 Examine your use of pronouns 228
30 Explore a few other best practices in higher education 229
31 Finish something 230
April 233
1 Do something foolish 235
2 Audit your committees and meetings 235
3 Reread your institution's disaster plan 236
4 Reward yourself 237
5 Define your purpose 238
6 Assess faculty and staff morale 239
7 Sort through a stack of papers 240
8 Expand your knowledge of higher education law 241
9 Build a bridge 242
10 Learn a new software application 243
11 Overplan your day 244
12 Chart your progress 245
13 Check a blind spot 246
14 Slow down 247
15 Explore your insecurities 247
16 Remember your favorite professor 248
17 Get excited 249
18 Identify a significant problem 250
19 Think like a pilot 251
20 Jot a note to a member of the staff 252
21 Chat with a colleague 253
22 Outline a plan 254
23 Walk through your facilities 255
24 Live in the moment 256
25 Remove your mask 257
26 Ask someone about his or her vision 258
27 Ask, ''What if?'' 259
28 Indulge your creative side 260
29 Study your students 261
30 Identify your Achilles' heel 262
May 265
1 Start something 267
2 Evaluate yourself 267
3 Fill a need 268
4 Engage in hero worship 270
5 Spot an elephant 271
6 Listen actively 272
7 Share a treasure 273
8 Reward others 274
9 Reorganize a drawer 274
10 Reflect on the law of reciprocity 275
11 Use your resources 276
12 Describe your coworkers 277
13 Become disillusioned 279
14 Learn something new about budgeting 280
15 Make up for lost time 281
16 Audit your organizational structure 282
17 Practice concision 283
18 Brag about someone 284
19 Read about academic leadership 285
20 Resist the temptation to be cynical 286
21 Be a good public citizen 287
22 Define who you are 288
23 Pay it forward 289
24 Take a calculated risk 290
25 Assess your network 291
26 Set a clear development goal 292
27 Change your inner voice 293
28 Learn from the fragments of broken promises 294
29 Build outward from individual successes 295
30 Reinvent the wheel 296
31 Start your own daily guide 297
The Author 299
Index 301