What are the demands of being a dean? What leadership development
do deans need as they progress through their academic careers? How
are their responsibilities changing? What are institutions looking
for in applicants? This book identifies the range of leadership
skills required, and illuminates the process of building leadership
capacity, by drawing on interviews with over 50 sitting deans, both
women and men; on the insights derived from conducting professional
development seminars for several hundred deans; and on the authors'
48 years of collective experience in eight different deanships. The
abundant examples and accounts of individual deans' leadership
successes and failures, and the competences they developed along
their career paths, give the reader a taste of what the deanship is
really like and how the role changes over time. In the process of
gathering their data, and tracing their own and others',
administrative journeys, the authors found similarities in how
deans progress as leaders, in the common rites of passage they
encounter, and in the evolution of their role. They describe the
stages or "seasons" of the deanship, ranging from getting started -
the first three years of deanship (springtime), to hitting your
stride - years four to seven of deanship (summer), and keeping the
fire alive - eight years and beyond of deanship (fall), through to
planning to step down and leaving the role (winter). What also
emerged from the authors' research is that most deans come to their
positions without leadership training, without prior executive
experience, without a clear understanding of the ambiguity of their
new role, or its responsibilities. This book fills a void by
offering guidance on applying for a deanship, preparing for the
role, and purposefully building the needed skills and knowledge.
For anyone considering taking on a deanship, this book offers a
unique window into the role. For sitting deans, it offers a compass
for shaping the trajectory of their careers.
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