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The department chair : a practical guide to effective leadership / Christopher J. Jochum.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jochum, Christopher J., 1976- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- College department heads--United States.
- College department heads.
- College department heads--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Educational leadership--United States.
- Educational leadership.
- Educational leadership--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Universities and colleges--United States--Departments--Administration--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Universities and colleges.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (207 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2022]
- Summary:
- This book offers a personal and practical approach to leadership within the context of serving as a department chair.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- A Postscript of Personal Advice
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Becoming a Department Chair
- Leaders Are in the People Business
- Where Do Department Chairs Come From?
- Avoid the Foolish Four-Why Not to Lead
- Reason 1: No One Else Wanted the Job
- Reason 2: Power and Control
- Reason 3: The Money
- Reason 4: Entitlement
- What's Your Mission Statement?
- Define Reality for Yourself and Others
- Are You Willing to Start Over?
- Chapter 2: People Are Your Business
- Welcome to the "People Business"
- Developing Relationships
- Chapter 3: It's Not All about You
- Your Daily Agenda
- Powerful Questions to Guide the Day
- How to Lead Your Daily Agenda
- Your Personal Life Isn't Personal
- Questions to Consider
- Chapter 4: Leadership Requires Courage
- Leadership Requires Courage
- Being a Courageous Chair
- Compliment Courageously
- Chapter 5: Culture Matters
- The Importance of Organizational Culture
- Culture Reflects the Leader
- Dark Triad of Toxic Behaviors
- Chapter 6: The Culture You Inherit
- Give Credit and Move On
- Listen and Learn
- Know Your Roster
- Keep Asking Questions
- Culture-Keepers and Culture-Killers
- Because of or In Spite Of?
- Chapter 7: The Culture You Create
- Getting Started
- Culture Considerations
- Chapter 8: Conflict Preparation
- Conflict and Drama
- The Life Cycle of a Problem
- Preparing to Address Conflict
- Chapter 9: Addressing Conflict
- Get It Right vs. Being Right
- Address the Problem, Not the Person
- Be Direct with Your Intentions and Words
- Don't Beg or Borrow
- Avoid the Coward's Cove
- Negotiating Conflict
- Resolution vs. Retribution
- Group Reprimands
- All's Well That Ends Documented
- Final Considerations
- Chapter 10: Conflict Scenarios
- Scenario A Description.
- Scenario B Description
- Scenario C Description
- Chapter 11: Crisis Leadership
- Confront and Define Reality for Yourself and Others
- Put People First and Communicate
- Acknowledge What You Know and Don't Know
- Blacklight as a Spotlight
- Chapter 12: The Importance of Hiring: Part I
- The Hiring Process
- Chapter 13: The Importance of Hiring: Part II
- Great Questions Reveal Great Candidates
- The Interview Process
- Onboarding
- Onboarding Process
- Academic Department Onboarding
- Offboarding
- Chapter 14: Student Leadership
- Review Your Mission Statement
- Be Visible
- Be an Advocate
- Address Student Conflict
- Student Conflict Considerations
- Student Conflict Scenario A
- Student Conflict Scenario B
- Student Conflict Scenario C
- Student Conflict Scenario D
- Chapter 15: Mentoring and Moving On
- Revisit Your Purpose
- Courage, Character, and Relationships
- Acknowledge Your Patterns
- Assess Your Investments
- Consider Your Legacy
- The Next Step
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-42433-8
- 1-4758-6253-9
- OCLC:
- 1285168606
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