The Peak Performing Professor: A Practical Guide to Productivity and Happiness / Edition 1

by Susan Robison

Overview

Drawing on research from the fields of neuroscience, faculty development, work productivity, positive psychology, and resilience, The Peak Performing Professor is filled with techniques, strategies, and practical tools for managing the complexities of academic life while maximizing professional potential. This much-needed resource reveals the four skill sets (PACE) that enhance peak performance and shows faculty step-by-step how to:

• Power their work and lives with purpose and meaning.
• Align all of their activities with that purpose.
• Connect with mutually helpful colleagues and intimates.
• Energize themselves to thrive in this interesting and engaging career.

To help develop these essential skills, the book contains exercises that can help faculty hone their abilities to anchor their work, roles, and use of time in their most deeply held values; to integrate their personal and professional lives into a seamless whole; to experience more work-life balance; and, ultimately, to create a legacy of a life well-lived. Administrators will also find the book a useful tool for guiding their faculty to produce, stay engaged, and experience job satisfaction.

"The first time I saw Susan present her Pyramid of Power model, I knew I needed to learn more. This book provides both the ideas and the practical advice that can help faculty and faculty developers make our lives more effective and more livable." —L. Dee Fink, author of Creating Significant Learning Experiences

"An amazing book—essential reading for every faculty member. The integration of sound scholarship and practical advice is extraordinary. This book will power faculty workshops and faculty lives!" —Barbara Walvoord, professor emerita, University of Notre Dame; author of Effective Grading

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118105146
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	10/07/2013
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

A former professor of psychology and department chair at the Notre Dame of Maryland University, Susan Robison provides faculty development workshops and productivity coaching at higher education conferences and on college campuses.

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Table of Contents

About the Author vii

Acknowledgments ix

Dedication x

Introduction xi

1 Practices of Peak Performing Professors 1

PART 1 POWER YOUR WORK AND YOUR LIFE WITH PURPOSE 19

2 Your Ideal Life 21

3 Your Purpose 31

4 Your Mission 41

5 Your Vision and Goals 51

6 The Dream Book 65

PART 2 ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH YOUR POWER 73

7 Establish Priorities 77

8 Align Projects with Priorities 83

9 Organize Projects 91

10 Align Resources 107

11 Align Your Work Habits for Success 123

PART 3 CONNECT WITH MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE PEOPLE 133

12 Engage Others: Meeting and Greeting 137

13 Collaborate for Mutual Benefit 153

14 Negotiate Mutual Needs: Solve Problems and Manage Conflict 167

PART 4 ENERGIZE YOURSELF FOR A LONG AND HAPPY CAREER AND LIFE 177

15 Wellness 181

16 Well-Being 197

PART 5 PACE YOUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 217

17 The Professor 219

18 The Teacher 225

19 The Scholar 243

20 The Servant Leader 255

21 Life Roles 265

Epilogue 275

References 281

Appendix 301

Index 303