What is the Chair

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What is the Chairs Role?
Manager
Leader

• Chairpersons Meeting
• March 19, 2008

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Manager vs. Leader

• Manager

• Leader

• Doing Things Right
• Inspires and develops people
• Plan details
• Makes decisions
• Provide structure and measure output
• Manage things, work or tasks
• Manage money, time, paperwork, material,
  equipment
• Have Subordinates

• Doing the Right Things
• Champion Change
• Visionaries
• Sets direction
• Facilitates decisions
• May or may not manage people
• Lead and influence people
• Build relationships
• Achievement-focused
• Have followers

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Primary Attributes
Manager
Leader

• Plans
• Organizes
• Controls
• Coordinates
• Directs

• Persuades
• Inspires
• Motivates
• Listens
• Counsels
• Coaches
• Teaches
• Mentors
• Encourages

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Are there other roles?
Faculty Developer

Scholar
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Activity

• What responsibilities occur under Manager?
  Leader?
• Faculty Developer? Scholar?

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The Chairs Roles
Manager Leader Fac. Developer Scholar









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Responsibilities
Manager
Leader

• Conduct Department Activities (Academic or
  Tactical Plan)
• Prepare Budget
• Assure the maintenance of accurate department
  records
• Assign duties to faculty
• Supervise Non-Academic Staff
• Maintain finances, facilities and equipment
• Recommending promotions and salaries
• Ensure that students are recruited and advised
• Meet with dean to review both department and
  individual faculty activities for the year

• Develop long-term direction and vision (Strategic
  Plan)
• Solicit Ideas to improve the department
• Plan and evaluate Curriculum development
• Plan and Conduct Dept. Meetings
• Participate on Committees Internal and External
• Keep Faculty Informed of External Concerns
• Help Others Develop Professional Skills
• Enhance Faculty Morale

From Understanding the Challenges of Department
Chairs by W.H. Gmelch V.D. Misking Leadership
Skills for Department Chairs Anker Publishing,
Inc.
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Responsibilities
Faculty Developer
Scholar

• Recruitment, selection and evaluation of faculty
• Providing informal leadership to enhance faculty
  morale and their professional development
• Encourage faculty research and publications

• Continuing need to teach
• Keep current in academic discipline
• Maintain an active research program
• Obtain grants to support research
• Teach and advise students

From Understanding the Challenges of Department
Chairs by W.H. Gmelch V.D. Misking Leadership
Skills for Department Chairs Anker Publishing,
Inc.
9

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Time Management

• Plan, Plan, Plan
• Develop Plan with Team
• Use Tool like Priority Grid
• Admit you do not know how to do something
• Ask and You Shall Receive, Seek and You Shall
  Find
• Delegate, Delegate, Delegate
• Meet When Necessary
• Set Me Time

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Managing Your Time

• Determine how you spend a typical day
• Use Technology
• "To Do" list
• Write down things you have to do using your To Do
  List in your email software
• Prioritize
• What to do right now
• What to do later how much later
• What to give to someone else to do (Follow-Up)
• Daily/weekly planner
• Write down appointments, classes, and meetings
• Use the Calendar in your email software include
  To Do on Calendar
• First thing in the morning, check your calendar
  for todays schedule
• Use calendar to plan ahead
• Set Reminders in To Do and Calendars

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Other Methods of Managing Time?

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