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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext EVERY DAY ACADEMIC LEADERS face desks, inboxes, and schedules stuffed full of meetings, emails, complaints, committees, requests, and the occasional crisis--all competing for scarce time and attention. It's all too easy to lose the forest for the trees--or vice versa--and there are few resources that help leaders rise above the noise of busy lives in the academy. Academic Leadership Day by Day is a hands-on resource designed to give busy, over-scheduled, and over-worked academic leaders at all levels a chance to pause a few moments for useful, wise, and warm-hearted advice. The book is filled with practical insight and suggestions for meeting the challenges of academic administration in a way that reflects how leaders really work. Drawn from both Jeffrey Buller's many years of experience as a department chair, dean, and vice president for academic affairs and feedback from his popular workshops, this handy resource offers both new and seasoned leaders one good idea each day, ideas that can be put into practice immediately. Jeffrey Buller presents suggestions that are designed to encourage leaders to experiment with and discover what works best for them. In just a few minutes each day, leaders can see how significant improvements result from small, gradual, and consistent efforts. From grappling with budget management to thinking about career advancement to navigating the tricky waters of institutional politics, Academic Leadership Day by Day is a daily companion to carry with you in the trenches of academic life. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
