90-Minute Recording of Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast February 4, 2009 • $189

The typical faculty response to a strategic planning meeting?

Plan a strategy for being absent from it.

Faculty are notoriously loath to participate in departmental strategic planning, and the justification goes something like this: Strategic planning is just one more responsibility. It’s a lot of meetings … a lot of discussion … a lot of work. Results are elusive, at best.

When strategic planning is done wrong, of course, those objections carry some weight. When it’s done right, they disappear – because good strategic planning is empowering, responsive and results-focused.

These days, it’s also absolutely essential. What department isn’t facing pressures like these?
• Increasing retention and graduation rates
• Enhancing quality
• Reducing costs
• Meeting increased demands for accountability
• Coping with decreasing resources
• Improving access

Those issues require the kind of analysis and decision-making that only strategic planning can provide. And faculty input is critical. So … how do you overcome traditional faculty objections to participating in the process? How to you get them to embrace strategic planning and play an active role?

You’ll get a wealth of ideas from this online seminar, Engaging Faculty in Departmental Strategic Planning. Led by Dr. Anne Massaro of Ohio State University, this lively, 90-minute audio presentation will examine a wide range of issues, including:
• Involving faculty in decisions that benefit the collective.
• Prioritizing competing demands.
• Using a “vision-concerns-actions” model for focusing strategic conversations.
• Distinguishing between strategic thinking, strategic planning and strategic inquiry.
• Assessing the environment and creating a meaningful SWOT analysis.
• Producing a departmental strategic plan.
• And more.

It’s your chance to create an approach to planning that encourages participation, ownership and enthusiasm.

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Invite a group at no extra charge
You can stretch your training budget by inviting others from your campus to attend. Because the low $189 seminar CD cost applies per site, not per person, you can project it in a classroom or conference room and share this valuable information without spending another dime!

Who will benefit from this seminar:
The seminar will be of interest to anyone concerned with strategic planning. Be sure to invite:
• Department Chairs
• Academic Deans
• Associate and Assistant Deans
• Faculty Members

Meet your strategic planning challenges with the help of an engaged, committed faculty. Don’t miss this idea-filled seminar!

Featured Higher Education Presenter:

  Dr. Anne Massaro

Available in CD or print transcript format. The CD contains an audio presentation with PowerPoint and can be viewed on any standard personal computer equipped with Windows Media Player. Our CDs are not compatible with Macintosh computer systems. Presenter's handouts are included as a PDF on CDs and in hard copy with transcript purchases.

90-Minute Recording of Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast February 4, 2008 • $189

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