Academic Leadership and Management Institute 2023
Academic Leadership and Management Institute 2023
Greetings and welcome to the Academic Leadership and Management Institute (ALMI) program presented by the National Center for Principled Leadership & Research Ethics (NCPRE). Our goal is to support your growth as an early career faculty member.
NCPRE creates and shares resources to support better ethical and leadership practices in academic and other professional contexts. Leadership—and particularly ethical leadership—is central to creating a culture that establishes healthy and productive professional interactions. We equip you with evidence-based tools to support intentional leadership development and institutional integrity.
Your cohort’s presenters are C. K. Gunsalus, Robert Easter, and Lloyd Munjanja.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Jacob Ryder, jjryder2@illinois.edu
Recommended Reading: The Young Professional's Survival Guide
Session Five: Capstone Project
Session Date: April 19, 2023
The leadership institute will conclude with the faculty using the knowledge gained throughout the series to develop a comprehensive lab manual/research group handbook.
Reference Materials:
- Stone, Patton, and Heen's Three Conversations
- Lab Manual resources from the Open Science Framework (OSF)
Slide Deck (Personal use only)
Session Four: Managing Progress and Role Transitions
Session Date: April 4, 2023
This session will dig deeper to understand why the new faculty chose a career in academia as a career. Understanding one's values and priorities will accept commitments that propel their career forward and say no to those that don't align with your values and career goals. Topics in this session include: "The art of saying no (effectively screening opportunities)” and “Managing competing priorities (Long vs short term goals).”
Reference Materials:
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
- The Coaching Habit (Book)
- Active Listening Techniques (Book)
- The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure--Without Losing Your Soul
Slide Deck (Personal use only)
Homework assigned
- Complete the session 4 feedback form: Managing Progress and Role Transitions
- Locate at least two people to be on your No Committee and use it to filter every service request you receive this week. Note how you feel about bringing others into your decision-making process.
Session Three: Solving Challenges Through Negotiation
Session Date: February 28, 2023
Negotiation is a topic that has been intensely studied and about which a great deal is known. There are teachable, learnable skills that, when applied to your work, can reduce conflict and help you be successful. This program is tailored around knowledge other faculty members find helpful for problem-solving and successful collaborations.
Reference Materials:
- Negotiation Preparation Form
- Negotiation Summary
- Negotiating rationally: the power and impact of the negotiator’s frame, Bazerman & Neale, Academy of Management Executive, 1992 Vol. 6 No. 3DOI: https://doi.org/10.5465/ame.1992.427418
Leadership Collection Resources:
- Negotiation Quick Tips
- Listening and Asking Questions Quick Tips
- Data and Managing Up (video below)
Rob Rutenbar, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Pittsburgh, talks about the use of data in discussions with decision-makers.
Slide Deck (Personal use only)
Homework assigned
- Consider interactions you have that you now see as negotiations: what can you do to improve your preparation for these conversations? Record them in your journal.
- Review the resources provided on the cohort website
Session Two: Managing Relationships for Career Success
Session Date: February 15, 2023
Success in academia requires building relationships with colleagues, staff, and trainees. We will also discuss how new faculty can receive feedback from their trainees, colleagues, and staff. Topics in this session include: "Managing conflict with confidence," "Building a peer network," and "Giving/receiving feedback and doing performance reviews."
Reference Materials:
Mental Health Resources
- https://wellness.illinois.edu/
- https://odos.illinois.edu/community-of-care/resources/students/kognito/
- https://odos.illinois.edu/community-of-care/resources/campus/
- Kognito
Growth Mindset
- The Role of STEM Professors’ Mindset Beliefs on Students’ Anticipated Psychological Experiences and Course Interest
- STEM faculty who believe ability is fixed have larger racial achievement gaps and inspire less student motivation in their classes
Handouts
Slides
Session One: Orientation to Academia as a New Faculty
Session Date: February 1, 2023
This introductory module will overview the program, including discussing academia's written and unwritten rules. The new faculty will be able to consider their leadership strengths and areas of improvement. The topics in this session will include: “Becoming a lab leader in an academic environment” and “Managing yourself first/emotional intelligence.”
Homework Assigned
- Complete the Mentoring Philosophy Handout
- Fill out the Mentoring Network chart with some names of your mentors
- Explore the resources available on the web page
Reference Materials:
Mentoring
- AAMC Mentoring Compact
- Mentoring Compacts for Research Supervisors
- Mentoring Philosophy
- Mentoring Alignment
- Student-Mentor Expectation Scales
- Process Questions for Faculty and Graduate Students
Tools and Skills
- Decision-Making Framework (DMF) Summary
- Decision-Making Framework (DMF) Quick Tips
- TRAGEDIES - 9 Pitfalls of Research Misconduct
- Lab Dynamics: Management and Leadership Skills for Scientists, Third Edition by Carl M. Cohen and Suzanne L. Cohen
Policies
Slides