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Conflict Management and Decision-Making in an Economic Crisis
At the end of the present economic turmoil – whenever that may be – you’ll want to be able to say this: “I’m proud of how our institution responded.”
However difficult the times, you want your school’s
challenges met squarely. When hard decisions have to be made, you want them
made ethically, compassionately and fairly. Conflict will be unavoidable, but
when it occurs, you want it managed wisely and resolved constructively.
The current economic crisis is
wreaking havoc on school budgets and putting pressure on important programs.
Tough choices are going to have to be made, and some people – perhaps many –
will be unhappy about them. You're shooting the rapids, and everywhere you look
are hazards.
It’s not the easiest of times to be a community college administrator.
As you help steer your institution through this difficult period, you’ll be challenged to make decisions that are fair and in the best interests of all. You’ll grapple with ethical issues. And you’ll inevitably face conflict, the successful management of which will be essential to preserving relationships and maintaining morale.
Those are lofty goals, but they’ll determine whether your college emerges a stronger place, or one hobbled by resentment and lowered morale.
Some steps you can take to prepare yourself are:
- Identify challenges facing your college and assess them through the filter of the current economic climate.
- Discover how factors like economic turmoil influence individual and organizational ethics and decision making.
- Understand the basic types of conflict, and distinguish those that are destructive from those that are constructive.
- Develop a model for ethical decision making.
- Examine how the model can be adapted to a broad range of circumstances and applied successfully on your campus.
- Learn effective strategies for resolving conflict and building consensus.
If this sounds like an intimidating
to-do list, you’re not alone. But there is help. You can get some expert
guidance, counsel, tips and advice in an online seminar coming April 15. In “Conflict Management and Decision-Making in an
Economic Crisis,” you’ll gain valuable perspective on how to
navigate the turbulent waters ahead.
During this 90-minute audio presentation, Leila Gonzalez-Sullivan and Tim
Hatcher of North Carolina State University
will share insights specific to the community college environment. Sullivan is
N.C. State’s W. Dallas Herring Professor of Community College Education, and Hatcher
is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Training Development and
Adult Education. Through a combination of lecture and case studies, they’ll spell
out a clear-eyed, ethical approach to making tough decisions.
Almost any member of your administration can benefit from the experience and insight of Hatcher and Gonzalez-Sullivan, including trustees, presidents, vice presidents, provosts, deans, department chairs, human resource officers, and academic and student affairs officers.
You can’t change the economy by yourself, but you can shape your school’s response to it. Ethical, compassionate decision-making and adept conflict management will go far toward preserving campus culture and cohesion. Be sure to attend this important seminar.
Crafting a Competitive CEO Contract Featured
Higher Education Presenter: Desna Wallin As
balancing acts go, negotiating a college CEO contract can be worthy of a tightrope
artist. In the hypercompetitive market for leadership, an offer that’s too
stingy will likely leave an institution out in the cold. But in today’s
intensively scrutinized budgetary climate, an offer that’s too lavish will
invite a torrent of criticism. So,
how do you find the middle ground? How do you arrive at a contract that best
serves both the candidate and the institution? If that’s a dilemma
you’re facing (from either side of the negotiating table), you’ll want to
attend this new online seminar coming March 18. In Crafting a Competitive CEO Contract,
Desna Wallin, associate professor in the Lifelong Education, Administration,
and Policy Department of The University of Georgia and author of The CEO
Contract: Guidelines for Presidents and Boards (Community College Press,
2007), will share the latest trends and best practices in leadership contracts
and compensation. She’ll give you the tools you need to attract strong
candidates, determine fair compensation, develop an effective contract, and successfully
link the right leader. It’s
hard to believe there could be a shortage of candidates for any job in this
economy, but send out a call for a community college president/CEO, and
applicants won’t exactly beat a path to your door. The job is a difficult one,
and those both willing and qualified to take it are few and far between. As a
result, competition for candidates is fierce. Whether or not an institution is
able to land one depends to a great extent on whether it can offer a
competitive contract. But
what is a competitive contract? What does it offer? How much is too much, and
how little is not enough? How aggressively can an institution pursue a
candidate without becoming fiscally imprudent? These and a host of other
questions will be addressed in a new online seminar coming March 18. If you
are, or will be, involved in an executive search process – on either side of
the table – you won’t want to miss it. In Crafting a Competitive CEO Contract,
Wallin reviews current hiring conditions in higher education and looks at best
practices in contract development. During this information-packed, 75-minute
audio presentation, Dr. Wallin will discuss terms of appointment; expectations and evaluation; standard
and enhanced benefit packages; termination clauses; regional variances in contract
legality and acceptability; compensation differences based on institution size,
type, and location; the respective roles of the CEO, the board, the board chair,
and legal counsel; ethics and leadership issues; and more. You’ll come
away with a solid understanding of what’s appropriate, what’s expected, and
what can give your institution the edge in attracting and securing the right
candidate. The session is conducted in an interactive format, and participation
encouraged! You’ll
also have the chance to fine-tune your understanding of the issues during a
special, live Q&A session. Submit your questions for Wallin, share your
concerns and experiences, and hear from other participants on campuses
nationwide. Who should
attend? Presidents
Chancellors CEOs Vice presidents Deans Search committee members Boards of trustees College legal counsel Learn
what it takes to succeed in the highly competitive market for community college
leadership. Don’t miss this eye-opening seminar! Exceptional value, unbeatable convenience. The
seminar fee is just $229 – a fraction of the cost of offsite seminars. What’s
more, the fee applies to everyone who attends from a single site! You can sign
on from a conference room or other facility, and invite all who share your
interest in the subject without investing another dime. Consider,
too, that with an online presentation, you eliminate travel time, planning, expense reporting, it truly is hassle-free. It’s
getting harder than ever to run a community college … and harder than ever to
find people willing to do it. Give your institution the tools it needs to win
in an increasingly competitive marketplace … don’t miss this important seminar! Content for this post was provided by Magna Publications.
