title: Addressing the underperformance of faculty and staff.
abstract: Many new nursing leaders assuming work as deans, assistant deans, or interim deans have limited education, experience, or background to prepare them for the job. To assist new deans and those aspiring to be deans, the authors of this department, both deans, offer survival tips based on their personal experiences and insights. They address common issues, challenges, and opportunities that face academic executive teams, such as negotiating an executive contract, obtaining faculty lines, building effective work teams, managing difficult employees, and creating nimble organizational structure to respond to changing consumer, healthcare delivery, and community needs. The authors welcome counterpoint discussions with readers.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117, USA. Carole-Kenner@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kenner
authors.forename: Jana L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pressler
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D003376:Counseling; D004282:Documentation; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000379:methods*; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D009013:Morale; D017008:Negotiating; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*