1. New Deans and Directors Session
National Association of Deans and Directors of Social Work Annual Program Meeting 2013
Marilyn Flynn, PhD

2. Leading
Let the music begin…

3. Your Ceremonial Role Deaths, Births Marriages Transitions, Endings
Gifts, Dedications, Honors

4. Your Role As Healer Conflict management Creating history
Eliminating the “they”

5. Your Governance Role
Shared leadership
Boundaries
Friendships
Saying “no”
Faculty meetings

6. Your Networking and Collaboration Role
Colleagues
University officials
Community leaders
Nat’l organizations
Other sectors

7. Your Role As Communicator
Communication planning
Choice of media
Meetings
Speeches

8. Effective Meetings (a diversion)
Send materials ahead
Agenda with clock
Bell-shaped discussion
Avoid reworking
Decision culture

9. Transactional Transformative Strategic Inspirational
Your Leadership Role
Transactional
Transformative
Strategic
Inspirational

10. Your Role As Program Evaluator
Reaffirmation
Audits
University reviews
Internal reporting

11. Your Development Role
Faculty and Staff
Resources
Ideas

12. Your Fiscal Role
Budget planning
Expenditures
Space, IT

13. Your Formal Personnel Role
Recruiting
Hiring
Orienting
Evaluating
Promoting
Terminating

14. Major Role Changes Specialist to generalist Analyst to Generalist
Tactician to Strategist
Bricklayer to Architect
Problem Solver to Agenda Setter
Warrior to Diplomat
Supporting Cast to Lead

15. Enjoying Your role Nothing is personal Follow your passions Delegate
Get advice
Relax

16. NOT THE END… BUT THE BEGINNING