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This programme is for new Heads of Department and Assistant Deans. The aim of the programme is to support you as you commence this new role, providing you with the knowledge, understanding and skills you will need as you get started.
The programme will help to set the context for your role, with discussions of University priorities and how HODs and Asst Deans can help to build the culture and environment for colleagues to thrive.
The programme will also outline the levers for success in the University. It will provide an introduction to what you need to know, where to find out more, and who can help.
The leadership elements of the programme, provided by Advance HE, will be a starting point to your development as an effective and inclusive leader at UL.
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Programme Outline
INTRODUCTION
Outline of the programmes, attendance and engagement expectations, and themes that will be covered throughout the programme.
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE (Professor Kerstin Mey, Professor Shane Kilcommins)
What does academic leadership look like in practice? The current organisational contex - priorities / opportunities / challenges.
PANEL DISCUSSION
What I wish I had known then that I know now! Tips and discussion with current HODs and Assistant Deans
HR DIVISION (HR Director and Business Partners)
Your role as manager and leader. An overview of key policies and procedures. An introduction to the supports available. Your role in staff development.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (Dr. Marie Connolly, Head of EDI)
Equality at UL. Building an inclusive University. What equality means for your department and in your role as Head.
HEALTH AND SAFETY (Rob Hickey)
Your role in providing a safe working environment. What you need to know and supports available.
LEADERSHIP STYLES, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE with Advance HE
The focus of this module is on Leadership Styles. The overall aim is to enable participants to understand their individual HoD leadership contexts and challenges. Participants will explore the nature of academic leadership; different leadership models and how they might be applied to different situations, and the importance of devolved and distributed leadership. As an integral part of this module participants will reflect on their own leadership styles, develop their emotional intelligence skills, and start to reflect on their next deliberate steps as Heads of Department.
With Sheena Clohessy
What is employee relations and your role in supporting a positive employee relations environment. How to create the right environment and dealing effectively with individual staff issues.
UNDERSTANDING GOVERNANCE AT UL (John Kelly, Corporate Secretary)
What does this mean and your role in this. What are the key areas of governance that you will be concerned with and what good practice looks like.
ITD (Liam O'Reilly)
Systems supports for staff and students. Understanding IT Security and your role in this.
RESEARCH OFFICE (Dr. Puneet Saidha)
UL as a research-led organisation. The current research context and the role of HODs in further strengthening research at UL.
FINANCE (John Field and Declan Hannan)
How the University is Financed. Budget Management. Understanding financial monitoring and reporting through Agresso.
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVENESS, INFLUENCE, RESILIENCE, COACHING with Advance HE
The focus of this module is on the personal development of Heads of Department and the ways in which they can enable the development of their departmental teams leading to personal success, team success, and success at the University of Limerick.
MANAGING CHANGE, TURNING STRATEGY INTO PLANS, SELF-LEADERSHIP with Advance HE
Being able to support the University of Limerick Mission and Lead in Changing Times
Module 3 will explore the changing capabilities of a Head of Department in a changed and changing higher education world, with focus on being able to implement strategies with team leadership and coaching.
