Academic leadership day by day : small steps that lead to great success

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    • Buller, Jeffrey L.

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Academic leadership day by day : small steps that lead to great success

Jeffrey L. Buller

Jossey-Bass, c2011

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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 "the big idea." 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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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 resume 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

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