Live Seminar
This seminar will begin at 9:00 a.m. on day one and end at 4:00 p.m. on Day two.
This two-day interactive seminar is designed to prepare aspiring leaders for the transition into the top leadership roles within business schools. An AACSB International exclusive event, the program provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving expectations of academic leadership in a global context. Participants will engage in strategic self-assessment, leadership development activities, peer discussions, and action planning to accelerate their readiness for the deanship. Through practical exercises, real-world case discussions, and insights from experienced deans and executive leaders, attendees will gain the critical competencies and strategic mindset needed to successfully navigate the path to deanship and drive impact at their institutions.
Competencies and Skills Developed
Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:
- Explore the diverse career pathways and critical success factors leading to the deanship
- Reflect on personal leadership motivations, styles, and areas for development.
- Develop strategic thinking and priority-setting skills essential for leading business schools.
- Build external visibility, stakeholder engagement, and fundraising acumen.
- Analyze and adapt to institutional culture to lead organizational change effectively.
- Refine personal leadership branding and influence within and beyond their institutions.
- Create a personal leadership development plan aligned with aspirational career goals.
- Enhance readiness for early wins and challenges in the transition to the deanship.
Facilitator
Tim Mescon is Vice President Americas, Growth and Engagement for AACSB. Most recently he served as Executive in Residence at the Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University. Previously, for eight years until his retirement, Dr. Timothy S. Mescon was executive vice president and chief officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for AACSB International. In this capacity, Mescon and his team supported close to 600 members and 180+ accredited schools throughout EMEA. Mescon is President Emeritus of Columbus State University in Georgia, where he served for 6 ½ years. Prior he was the dean and Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair for 18 years at the Michael J. Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. He was previously dean at the Perdue School at Salisbury (MD) University and prior to that a tenured faculty member and Assistant Dean at the University of Miami Herbert School of Business and an Assistant Professor of Management at the Carey College at Arizona State University. Mescon is the author of more than 200 articles and case studies, and he has co-authored five books, including "Entrepreneurship: Venture Initiation, Management and Development" 2nd edition (Routledge/Taylor & Francis) and his latest co-edited work, “Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Learning Post-COVID-19- The Crucial Role of International Accreditation,” (Springer, 2022). In 2021 Mescon was named a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Business Schools in the U.K. In 2023 Mescon began a 5-year appointment as a visiting Professor at the Ulster University Business School, in Northern Ireland. He received an Honorary Professorship from Alfred Nobel University in Ukraine and Honorary Doctorate from United Methodist University in Liberia. Dr. Mescon received his Ph.D. from the Terry College at the University of Georgia, MBA from the Cox School at Southern Methodist University and B.A. from Tulane University.
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