You can pick that information up later, for example when you're being deposed. 12.Surprises, surprises, surprises. So lift their spirits from time to time by, say, letting them know you've extended a job offer to a faculty member without actually checking with the dean first. Or disappear from time to time, taking off for the summer without notice, for example. Be a free spirit, be spontaneous.
Strategic planning is for plodders.
13.Whine, whine, whine. Though you can practice on your spouse or friends, whining to your dean incessantly is the time-proven way of making sure your concerns are foremost in his or her mind.