What is the Chair’s Role?

1. Manager Leader Chairpersons’ Meeting March 19, 2008 What is the Chair’s Role?

2. Manager vs. Leader Manager Leader 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 • 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

3. Plans Organizes Controls Coordinates Directs Persuades Inspires Motivates Listens Counsels Coaches Teaches Mentors Encourages Primary Attributes Manager Leader

4. Are there other roles? Faculty Developer Scholar

5. Activity What responsibilities occur under Manager? Leader? Faculty Developer? Scholar?

6. The Chair’s Roles

7. 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 Responsibilities Manager Leader From “Understanding the Challenges of Department Chairs” by W.H. Gmelch & V.D. Misking Leadership Skills for Department Chairs; Anker Publishing, Inc.

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

9. Got My Roles … How Do I Manage My Time?

10. 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

11. 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 today’s schedule • Use calendar to plan ahead • Set Reminders in To Do and Calendars

12. Other Methods of Managing Time?

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