As the head of a department, you have several leaders within the department of highly variable skills. Also, you have some young and enthusiastic faculty members who are clearly ambitious and are likely leaders of the future. How do you make your current leaders more effective and how should you make the next generation of … Continue reading Leadership Development
Your agenda for change is underway. While some things are going well, others seem to have made no progress, and everything is taking longer than you thought. Your CEO, who has an MBA, suggests you need to learn about Change Management. Can the business world provide you any guidance as you struggle to accomplish your … Continue reading Change Management
As head of the department, you want to take stock of your faculty members. You want to ensure that the faculty are performing at their maximum potential. The current system doesn’t seem to have a real handle on performance and, if anything, seems to have led to disenfranchisement. How do you create a system that … Continue reading Performance Management
In your department, there are leaders who report to you. Many have been leaders for a long time. Several of the groups are restless for change and others have longstanding disagreements among members. How do you gain an understanding of how well the leaders and/or groups are functioning? This post deals with how to evaluate … Continue reading Reviewing Leaders
You have developed a shared agenda for change and the department seems enthusiastic about effecting real improvement. However, there appears to be an overwhelming amount of work for you alone and you are worried if you try to lead everything, everyone will find fault in some aspect of every effort. How do you distribute the … Continue reading Teams & Task Forces
As you plan for your agenda for change, you begin to wonder about the current organizational structure in your department. Several key roles within the department have been created specifically to meet the skill mix of the incumbents and to basically find a place for them. If your agenda for change is to be successful, … Continue reading Organizational Structure & Committees
