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Top10 Mistakes Deans Make…

Oops!. Top10 Mistakes Deans Make… . And live to talk about. An Innovative Educator Webinar Dr. Geri J. Anderson geri.anderson@cccs.edu. Ordinary is a Leadership Killer!. #10-They continue to do what They’ve always Done. Ideas: Making Changes Semester/Quarter De-Briefs

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Top10 Mistakes Deans Make…

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  1. Oops! Top10 Mistakes Deans Make… And live to talk about An Innovative Educator Webinar Dr. Geri J. Anderson geri.anderson@cccs.edu

  2. Ordinary is a Leadership Killer! #10-They continue to do what They’ve always Done

  3. Ideas: Making Changes • Semester/Quarter De-Briefs • Conduct “Stay” Interviews: • What is the favorite part of your job? • What excites you about coming to work? • What is one thing we could change to make your job just a little better? • The 100 Great Ideas Conference • College Scavenger Hunt • Brownbag Share Session

  4. Be An Original #9 They Mimic Rather Than Create

  5. Alice in Wonderland! You! Red Queen White Queen The Cheshire Cat TweedleDee & TweedleDum Mad Hatter The White Rabbit ALICE

  6. #8 they don’t Manage The Data(which means they don’t manage the $$)

  7. Learn More Dean Online Survey… • What Do You Need To Know? • What Do Others Expect You to Know? • Data Set: • Enrollment by Section • Retention • Grade Distribution • Student Evaluations

  8. Be A Great Cheerleader #7 They don’t manage morale and momentum

  9. A – Always do the right thing even if its not the easiest thing B – Be one person’s role model C – Conserve & recycle: Earth is worth saving D – Don’t lie—it can kill you E – Eat healthy – you only get one body and if it wears out before you do it’s a bummer F – Focusing on the small stuff may mean you loss track of the real goal G – Give – not always big but with a big heart H – Hold hands and look both ways before crossing the street—all the things you learned in kindergarten are good for a lifetime I – Imagine a great dream in the middle of the night and then put an implementation plan in place to achieve it in the morning J – Jealously, hate and anger are a huge waste of time & energy; please make Joy your “J” word K – Knowledge is power---keep learning L – 1 word..LAUGH! M – Mean people suck so don’t be mean O – Open your mind to new and diverse ideas N – Never harm a student P – ‘nough said…think about it. Q – Quiet time is an important part of life; even migrating birds stop to rest R – Rhapsody in the key of you! Don’t forget your creative and wild side S – Stop smell the roses, daisies or flower of your choice unless you have allergies then run like crazy to avoid coughing, itchy eyes and nasal drip! T – TUCKER Every DAY! U – Under every rain cloud there is a silver lining –but its ok to cry when you are under the cloud V – vote, always! No matter what they say…it matters W – Work Hard first and then play hard X – X-man; X-ray Accept Uniqueness Y – You are a VIP – Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise And finally, the Z’s Get plenty of ZZZ because it’s hard to conquer the world if you are tired!

  10. #6 They Don’t lead with ideas

  11. #5 they Sweat the small stuff

  12. #3 they don’t invest enough in personal leadership development

  13. Professional Development Plan • Evaluate Your Needs • My Dean Leadership Profile • Successful Completer • The Learning Process • The Teaching Process • Diverse Perspectives • Institutional Goals • Institutional Culture • Assessment of Student Learning • Institutional Improvement • Professional Development • Integration of Staff Evaluation, Prof. Dev., & Institutional Improvement Organization, Resources, and College Procedures • Community Partnerships • Innovative Educator Webinars • ACE Leadership Series • Journal

  14. #4 They Focus on tasks vs. results

  15. Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion, or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. . It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle, or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better start running. -African Proverb

  16. #2 they hire fast and fire slow

  17. #1 they practice MBWA over LBSA

  18. Transformation Exercise • Which of the ten mistakes have you made? • Which of the ten do you make most frequently? Why? • What two or three things can you begin doing now in order to avoid making some of the mistakes your listed in number 2 above? • Choose to focus on the positive. Finish 3 of the sentences below: • To be a better dean I need to: • Practice LBSA over MBWA by…. • Hire slow and fire fast by…. • Invest in my personal leadership development by…. • Focus on results over tasks by…. • Be a leader/manager by…. • Create and lead with ideas by…. • Be a great cheerleader by…. • Manage the data by…. • Be original by…. • Do things differently (or refuse to be ordinary) by….

  19. Final Thought: Friends don’t let friends do ordinary…. challenge your peers

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