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Are You Blue? Personality, Communication, And Leadership, Hillary Gleason
Are You Blue? Personality, Communication, And Leadership, Hillary Gleason
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This workshop will identify participants' dominant personality styles utilizing the True Colors questionnaire developed by Don Lowry in 1978. To that end, there will be a discussion on each color's communication and leadership strengths, weaknesses, and stressors. This is a fun activity that requires movement and most people enjoy. Finally, participants will be paired up with rotating partners and given a departmental chair scenario wherein they need to communicate and lead by utilizing what they have learned about dealing with the personality types of the colors. This exercise will help participants develop a strategic approach to their communication in order …
Embracing The Tension: A New/Ancient Approach To Problem Solving, Rick Olsen
Embracing The Tension: A New/Ancient Approach To Problem Solving, Rick Olsen
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This workshop will illuminate four important concepts and approaches to problem solving and problem navigation. Participants will then work individually and collectively around problems of shared interest to deepen their understanding of these concepts. The running example by the facilitator will be faculty retirements.
Community Transformation: Asian American Community Leaders, Brian Ahn
Community Transformation: Asian American Community Leaders, Brian Ahn
Adult Education Research Conference
Utilizing in-depth interviews, theories, and concepts in analysis, this study examines how a group of Asian American leaders transformed their community politically, socially, and economically.
Not Your Typical Administrator, Shaunda French-Collins, James F. Koehn, Wendy Waugh
Not Your Typical Administrator, Shaunda French-Collins, James F. Koehn, Wendy Waugh
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Presenters will examine the trend of “wearing many hats” in higher education leadership. For example, being both a department chair and faculty member. In addition, the notion of successfully managing up, the importance of understanding each role you have, and understanding your situational role and the communication we use will be discussed. Lastly, participants will engage in case study scenarios challenging participants to consider various administrative situations and identifying reasonable approaches based on which “hat” you are wearing.
Inspired Leadership: Using Spiritual Principles To Guide Department Chair Work, Kathy A. Gainor Ph.D.
Inspired Leadership: Using Spiritual Principles To Guide Department Chair Work, Kathy A. Gainor Ph.D.
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
In this workshop, participants will explore six universal spiritual principles that can be useful in guiding one’s work as a department chair in a way that upholds that mission of the department and facilitates stress reduction and mental health of the chairperson. Case studies from the experiences of department chairs will be examined.