iLearning: Prepare Information Leaders and Innovators

L2. Faculty & Staff Leaders & Innovators—Prepare faculty and staff to be leaders and innovators in a diverse community
Vision Faculty and staff are models of leadership and innovation in a diverse environment.
Start Date

1/1/2008
End Date 6/30/2012

Phases

Item

 Expected Completion
 
  1. Hiring Leaders & Innovators
  2. Leadership & Innovation Expectations
  3. Leadership & Innovation Capacity
  4. Leadership & Innovation Rewards

Spring 2010
Spring 2011
Spring 2011
Spring 2012

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a. Hiring Leaders & Innovators—Develop key indicators of leadership and innovation and implement related recruitment, hiring, and retention practices for faculty and staff

Phase 1—Indicators: Develop key indicators of leadership and innovation for faculty and staff
Vision The indicators of the desired capacity for leadership and innovation in a diverse environment are known for each staff and faculty position.
Start Date

4/1/2008
End Date 3/31/2010

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Faculty/Staff Innovation and Leadership Indicators

Innovation and leadership indicators in a diverse environment created for each staff and faculty position and included in job descriptions and position announcements.

 Winter 2010

Phase 2—Assessment: Assess leadership and innovation in recruiting, hiring and retaining faculty and staff
Vision The candidate’s leadership and innovation potential in a diverse environment is assessed and considered as a critical success factor when hiring new faculty and staff.
Start Date

1/1/2010
End Date 6/30/2010

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Innovation and Leadership Assessment Criteria

Assessment templates for interviewing faculty candidates for citing specific examples of innovation and leadership in a diverse environment. Include a process for communicating explicit expectations to potential candidates.

 Spring 2010

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b. Leadership & Innovation Expectations—Establish expectations that faculty and staff will be models of leadership and innovation
Vision Faculty and staff undertand the expectations for and are models of leadership and innovation in a diverse environment in their work.
Start Date

10/1/2009
End Date 6/30/2011

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Leadership & Innovation in Performance Assessment

Expectations for innovation and leadership development in a diverse environment communicated to faculty and staff and included as part of the performance assessment instrument.

 To be determined
2 Leadership & Innovation in Handbooks

Expectations for innovation and leadership development in a diverse environment reflected in faculty and staff iSchool orientation handbooks.

 To be determined
3 Leadership & Innovation in New Employee Orientation

Expectations for innovation and leadership development in a diverse environment communicated throughout the new employee orientationprocess.

 To be determined

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c. Leadership & Innovation Capacity—Provide training, support and development activities that will increase the capacity of faculty and staff for leadership and innovation
Vision Faculty and staff are provided training, support and professional development activities that increase their potential for leadership and innovation in a diverse environment.
Start Date

7/1/2010
End Date 6/30/2011

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Leadership & Innovation Orientation

Documented orientation and training workshop plan for addressing leadership and innovation in a diverse environment, including a schedule for conducting the workshop.

 To be determined
2 Communicate Professional Development Opportunities

Communication portal that lists identified professional development opportunities for leadership and innovation in a diverse environment.

 To be determined
3 Release Time Policy & Process

Documented policy for reviewing requests for release time for professional development activities.

 To be determined
4

Professional Development Resource Needs

Assessment of resource needs for supporting training and professional development activities.

 To be determined

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d. Leadership & Innovation Rewards—Reward both internal and external practices of faculty and staff in leadership and innovation
Vision Both internal and external leadership and innovative practice of faculty and staff are rewarded, celebrated and showcased.
Start Date

7/1/2011
End Date 6/30/2012

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Recognition Opportunities

Documented orientation and training workshop plan for addressing leadership and innovation in a diverse environment, including a schedule for conducting the workshop.

 To be determined
2 Recognition/Awards Database

Database for applications, nominations, opportunities, and received awards (with archive function).

 To be determined
3 Reward Structure Assessment

Documented assessment and re-envisioning of appropriate reward structure for faculty and staff.

 To be determined
4 Showcase Leadership & Innovation

Documented process for using awards database to showcase examples of faculty and staff leadership and innovation in a diverse environment.

 To be determined

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