Leading and Influencing as a Department Chair
Leading as an academic Chair is difficult under the best of circumstances. You need to balance the competing interests of faculty and administration and stretch limited resources, all while maintaining your own scholarship and teaching loads. Add to this the uncertainty and complexity of leading through an ever-changing higher ed landscape, and it becomes clear that the current environment can test even the most seasoned leaders. Join us online for this six-week leadership bootcamp designed specifically for department chairs to discover or reconnect with the most effective ways to lead in a variety of situations and circumstances. We’ll explore your leadership style and how it changes under stress, as well as how you can more effectively communicate and collaborate with colleagues, resolve conflict with faculty and staff, and grow your influence. You will leave this bootcamp with a set of proven strategies and tactics for leading in a changing academic context. What You Will Get