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Mini 08: The WOW Factor for Women – The Make it or Break it Factor for Moving Ahead in Your Career *
No full textYou’re smart! You’re educated! Your resume is packed with stunning accomplishments. Then why are you not getting ahead in your career? Chances are you may need to hone in on personal traits to enhance your “Executive Presence”. In an increasingly diverse workplace where looks and degrees are no longer “everything” what does it take to create a commanding executive presence? The right clothes, a firm handshake, an impressive degree? These all matter but they don’t tell the whole story. In a recent survey of CEOs, executive presence was rated second for the top leadership traits that make a difference (technology skills ranked 12th). Dr. Marilou Ryder, author of the Rules of the Game: How to Win a Job in Educational Leadership will share traits that professionals with strong executive presence display and help women leaders to start managing their own executive presence in the work force. Participants will familiarize themselves with qualities of executive presence and manage practical tools increase their executive presence.
Participants will: Explore why developing good executive presence matters Discover how developing executive presence can impact career advancement Identify traits that professionals with strong executive presence display Learn tools to increase professional executive presenc
Mini 12: Teach or Work Administratively in the California Community College System
No full textIf you aspire to teach or work administratively in the California Community College system, this presentation will give insight into the culture and needs of CCCs and what they look for in part- and full-time faculty and administrators. Learn about the hiring processes, qualifications and how to use your dissertation to enter and succeed in the CCC system. The presentation will discuss specific areas, including community college culture, minimum qualifications, the application process, resume pointers and where to find open positions. Time will be available for Q&A and discussion. Presentation is delivered from BU EdD grad and CCC full-time Faculty and Department Chair
Mini 13: Track Changes (CANCELED)
No full textWorking with Track Changes can be overwhelming to say the least. Many students struggle with how to make changes to their work based on feedback from faculty, peers and cohort mentors. Please Join Dr. Carlos V. Guzman in learning the essentials of Track Changes using Word.
This will be a hands-on session where you will learn: How to work with the Track Changes and New Comment functions How to properly edit papers as a peer-reviewer How to use the Delete, Previous, Next and Balloons functions and the Show Markup tracking feature How to use the Accept and Reject comment feature
Becoming Leaders: A Phenomenological Study of How Mid-Level Leaders in Christian Universities Develop Leadership Skills
No full textPurpose: This qualitative study describes participants’ perspective of how participation in the Leadership Development Institute through the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities supports the development of leadership skills within mid-level Christian university leaders.
Methodology: A phenomenological research approach explored the lived experiences of LDI participants and used semi-structured interviews to illustrate study participants’ perspectives. Interviews were triangulated through observations and artifacts.
Findings: Data analysis led to findings that mid-level leaders in higher education develop leadership skills through a broad network of professional relationships, time for self-reflection about leadership, affirmation in leadership potential, interactions with senior leaders, pertinent feedback, and provision of clear leadership plans.
Conclusions: Research findings led to the conclusions that successful leaders in higher education are intentional about broadening their professional network, designing time and space for reflection is a critical element of leadership development, affirmation creates confident leaders and promotes employee engagement, interactions between senior leaders and emerging leaders strengthens the pipeline of prepared candidates, feedback raises awareness that builds confidence and presence, and clear leadership plans guide development necessary for leadership success.
Recommendations: Recommendations apply to a wide spectrum of stakeholders. Implications for actions by higher education leaders include scheduled reflection time, leadership coaching, 360° evaluations and senior leader engagement. Institutional recommendations include cross-campus and institutional collaborations, virtual professional networks, gamification for leadership development, and employment of a chief learning officer to broaden leadership development institution-wide