The Department Chairs 12 Collegiality Rules

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• The Department Chairs 12 Collegiality Rules
• Department chairs can play a significant role in
  bringing about a collegial environment within
  their departments through the personnel decisions
  they make as well as their everyday leadership,
  listed below are some recommendations by a
  leading scholar in this area, Bob Cipriano,
  professor at Southern Connecticut State
  University in a seminar called The Chair's Role
  in Fostering Department Collegiality. In the
  seminar, Cipriano recommended that chairs
  consider the following points related to
  collegiality
• Department climate is the chairs
  responsibility.
• Chairs can have a positive effect on the
  department environment by modeling the
  characteristics they wish their faculty, staff,
  and students to exhibit.
• The chair position is a service position.
• Chairs need to be knowledgeable and competent.
• The chairs work should be as transparent as
  possible.
• Chairs should see themselves as equals.
• Chairs must be objective.
• Chairs must be credible.
• Chairs must respect all members of the
  department.
• Chairs must be humble.
• Department climate is bolstered by
  demonstrations of appreciation for jobs well
  done.
• Chairs need to protect the confidentiality of
  the privileged information they receive.