Continuous improvement within a business school requires a commitment to establishing a sense of community within a school's learning environment. For the department chair, the challenge is to foster productive change while still being able to support and satisfy the faculty and student needs. This seminar explores ways to accomplish change that incorporates the talents of new and diverse faculty while still valuing mid-career and senior faculty. It also explores ways to increase teaching effectiveness, improve productivity, and resolve conflict.

Who Should Attend:

• Department Chairs – current and future, deans, those involved with faculty development

Learning Outcomes

• Take away practical strategies for team building with your faculty and your dean.
   
• Understand and manage the roles and responsibilities of being a department chair and leading change that can transform your department.
   
• Learn to identify forces for and against change and develop strategies to reduce resistance to change, while maintaining support of ongoing, successful programs.
   
• Acquire strategies to motivate faculty and improve teaching effectiveness.
   
• Determine how to revitalize faculty and increase student learning through industry partnering.

Facilitator

• Anthony F. Chelte is dean of the College of Business at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock