While all would agree that intra-department tasks (assigning teaching, hiring adjuncts, recruiting new faculty, completing reports and other paperwork, evaluating faculty and staff, mentoring, advocating, etc.) are important and need to be done well, there is much more to effectively chairing academic departments at this point and a good deal of this work is enhanced or made possible by external exposure and collaboration across units.

Ted Lasso’s Playbook for Higher Education Job Descriptions
The Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso (2020–) has captured hearts with its wholesome optimism, leadership wisdom, and unwavering belief in people. The coaching philosophy that Ted (Jason Sudeikis) embodies,