Working with faculty members takes special insights, approaches, ingenuity…and patience. Through years of tenured psychology professor, researcher, consultant, and presenter for universities, Dr. Christy has created the first ever book and comprehensive approach for building strong staff-faculty relationships.

You will learn to:

Recognize how working with faculty is different from traditional boss-subordinate relationships in other organizations

Assess the opportunities and challenges of working with faculty

Examine how to accurately interpret faculty mindsets, communication, work styles, priorities, needs and pressures

Apply strategies and best practices to orient and communicate with faculty in a positive and productive manner

Develop helpful strategies to partner with faculty in helping them follow important administrative procedures for your collective success

Identify various ways to recognize and attempt to influence difficult faculty members

You will benefit by:

Gaining new insights and approaches to build strong relationships with faculty members

Developing a stronger understanding of the structure and culture of academic institutions and its impact on staff-faculty relationships

Learning best practices from wise and experienced staff members from across the country

Collaborating with other participants to discuss how to handle common challenging situations with U-M faculty

Note:

All participants will receive a copy of Susan Christy’s book Working Effectively with Faculty: Guidebook for Higher Education Staff and Managers

Audience:

All staff members who have the need to communicate directly with faculty