The Essential Department Chair

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This second edition of the informative and influential TheEssential Department Chair offers academic chairs and departmentheads the information they need to excel in their roles. This bookis about the "how" of academic administration: for instance, how doyou cultivate a potential donor for much-needed departmentalresources? How do you persuade your department members to worktogether more harmoniously? How do you keep the people who reportto you motivated and capable of seeing the big picture? Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, this classic resourcecovers a broad spectrum of timely topics and is now truly more thana guide--it's a much-needed desk reference that tells you"everything you need to know to be a department chair." TheEssential Department Chair contains information on topics such asessentials of creating a strategic plan, developing and overseeinga budget, key elements of fundraising, preparing for the role ofchair, meeting the challenges of mentoring to increaseproductivity, and creating a more collegial atmosphere. The bookalso explores the chair's role in the search process, shows how toconduct a successful interview and what to do when it's time to letsomeone go. And the author includes suggestions for the bestpractices to adopt when doing an evaluation or assessment. The Essential Department Chair, Second Edition, contains awealth of new, realistic case studies to equip leaders in thispivotal position to excel in departmental and institutionallife.

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Jeffrey L. Buller

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