Balancing Acts of Academic Leadership

Jeanne A.K. Hey is associate provost, professor of political science, and dean emerita at the University of New England. She writes and speaks on leadership in the higher education.

The Balancing Acts of Academic Leadership is an essential book for every department chair's personal library. As the “front line” of academic leadership, both new and veteran chairs will benefit from the critically important toolkit that Professor Hey provides. The combination of practical tools, experiential insights and guidance affords every chair the opportunity to assess their own readiness for leadership, the qualities they bring to the work and the additional support they will need from the dean or provost. As we address higher education’s existential moment, tools such as those Professor Hey provides become that much more indispensable.

• Foreword by Walt GmelchPrefaceIntroduction: Embrace your Leadership!Chapter I: The Seesaws of Academic Leadership: A Framework for Fine-tuning your Leadership ChoicesChapter II: Professional IdentityChapter III: Professional Role, or “Whose Team am I On?”Chapter IV: Leadership Comfort ZoneChapter V: Decision-making StyleChapter VI: Management StyleChapter VII: AvailabilityChapter VIII: Focus of AttentionChapter IX: FeedbackChapter X: Balance the Seesaws and Tailor your LeadershipBibliographyAbout the Author