Academic Department Leadership Resources

• Analyzing the needs of the position
• Preparing for the interview
• Template for the interview
• Making a hiring decision

• Selection and hiring learning module

• Onboarding plans for new faculty or staff
• Orienting new faculty or staff to the department culture

• Onboarding new employees learning module

• How to set goals
• Goal setting template

• Managing and evaluating performance (this includes goal setting) learning module

• Providing feedback
• Coaching

• Feedback and coaching learning module

• Creating a purpose for the team
• Clarifying roles and responsibilities
• Establishing norms and expectations
• Establishing a clear decision-making process 

• Leading teams learning module

• National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity Mentor Map
• Faculty Mentoring Tips and Checklist for Chairs and Heads (U of Michigan document)

• How to Ask for Feedback That Will Actually Help You, Peter Bregman, December 5, 2014, Harvard Business Review.
• The Art of Receiving Feedback: Understanding our Triggers, Federico Mete, October 24, 2021, Medium.com.
• Finding the Coaching in Criticism, Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone, Harvard Business Review, January 2014.

• Understand Social Identity to Lead in a Changing World: Center for Creative Leadership, February 7, 2023.
• Building Resilience: Building Your Resilience, American Psychological Association, January 2, 2012.

• Context map template

• Understanding the sources of conflict
• Knowing when to get involved
• Managing emotions
• Building trust
• Seeking solutions
• A Quick Guide to Difficult Performance Discussions

• Managing conflict learning module

• How to Navigate Conflict with a Coworker, Amy Gallo, Harvard Business Review, September-October 2020.
• Pygmalion Effect: What Is It and How to Use It as a Manager?  Crisevelis Acosta, 3/30/22, Management 3.0.

The Talent Strategy Center of Excellence (TSCoE) team maintains a community of external consultants specializing in leadership coaching and consultation in more than dozen specialties.  

• Individual and team coaching
• Building executive leadership
• Selection assessment
• Onboarding of new leaders
• DEI and Belonging
• Effective change
• Strategic planning
• Navigating culture and conflict in the workplace
• Delegation and decision making
• Project/process management
• Developing and supervising flexible work teams
• Building relationships
• Appreciative inquiry

Interested in learning more? Contact TSCoE at ltd@umn.edu to schedule a meeting to determine both the need and the best choice of consultants.