Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 237 mm x 159 mm, Gewicht: 562 g
A Guide for Academic Leaders
Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 237 mm x 159 mm, Gewicht: 562 g
Reihe: J-B Anker Resources for Department Chairs
ISBN: 978-1-118-76162-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
The conflict management guide academic leaders have been searching for
Communication Strategies for Managing Conflict gives academic leaders the tools and insight they need to effectively manage conflict affiliated with leading change and problematic faculty performance. Using case studies that bring typical issues to light, this book guides you through difficult situations with strategies and analyses of key issues, variables, and options. The real-life examples show you effective conflict management at work, and provide direct application to your own tricky leadership situations. You'll learn how to deal with difficult people, how to have difficult conversations, and how to successfully manage change in the face of departmental resistance. Written by an experienced academic leader, consultant, and writer, this practical guide provides the leadership training academics wish they already had.
Successful conflict management is essential not just to departments, but to the entire institution. Senior leaders, faculty, and students all rely on you to smooth the change process and keep the department running smoothly. This book gives you a foundation in the critical skills for managing conflict when leading change and managing problem performance, and the insight to apply them appropriately.
* Communicate more effectively with students, parents, and faculty
* Navigate difficult conversations with tenured faculty more successfully
* Lead change more effectively
* Mentor and manage problem performance more effectively
* Keep faculty performing well and focused on the right priorities
Most academic leaders come into their position reluctantly, with little or no preparation for the role, receive very little training or coaching, and are thus not equipped to manage conflict when it arises. Communication Strategies for Managing Conflict is a lively, readable, and practical guide that will prove useful in the most difficult and common departmental situations.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung Konflikte, Gewalt, Mobbing: Prävention und Bewältigung
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
- Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
Weitere Infos & Material
About the Author
Introduction
Index of Cases by Higher Education Issues and Administrative Tasks
Part I: Managing Conflict when Addressing Changing Conditions and Leading Change
Chapter 1: Communicating with Today's Students and their Parents
Chapter 2: Leading Curriculum Revision
Chapter 3: Revising Organizational Structures
Chapter 4: Developing a New Program without Faculty Support
Chapter 5: Managing Resistance when Hired to Lead Change
Part II: Managing Conflict when Addressing Problem Faculty Performance
Chapter 6: Managing an Unsuccessful Promotion Application
Chapter 7: Mentoring a Seasoned Professional Hired into an Untenured Faculty Position
Chapter 8: Managing the Dismissal of a First-Year Tenure Track Faculty Member
Chapter 9: Managing Inappropriate Behaviors of Tenured Faculty
Chapter 10: Managing the Dismissal of a Tenured Faculty Member
Postscript
Cited References
Index
