Stone, Tammy, 1961-

Leading from the middle a case-study approach to academic leadership for associate deans / [electronic resource] : Tammy Stone and Mary Coussons-Read. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011. - xi, 190 p. - American Council on Education series on higher education . - American Council on Education series on higher education (2009) .

"Published in partnership with the American Council on Education."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Academic leadership for associate deans: a case study approach and this book as a toolkit -- Are you ready to visit the dark side: becoming an associate dean -- Stepping up to leadership with your head and your heart -- Working with the realities of your dean's leadership and management style -- Changing behavior in an atmosphere of no accountability -- Something old, something new: working with department chairs and the faculty as an associate dean-- Communicating effectively: say what you mean and mean what you say -- Dealing with conflict between and within units -- Trouble in paradise: dealing with departmental dysfunction acting as a caretaker of a stable unit -- The inmates are running the asylum: getting hostile and unproductive faculty and staff on board -- I know your parents think you are brilliant but you still have to follow the rules: working with students in an atmosphere of entitlement -- Call me when the fire trucks have left: defining and responding to crisis -- Meet and greet: making connections outside your school -- Adapting to change while keeping your sense of humor -- Burning from both ends: drawing boundaries and defending balance -- Moving on: life after being an associate dean -- Lessons learned: distillation of principles of leading from the middle.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Deans (Education)--Case studies.
Universities and colleges--Administration--Case studies.


Electronic books.

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