And how much you enjoy it.
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teaches your campus leaders how to lead people competently, confidently, and compassionately...
....while reducing the stressors and fire-fighting that consume everyone's time and energy.
Nothing gets done without trust. You know this from your own experience.
In the workshop we dig into character, competence, and credibility, focusing on how leaders make sure their words and actions constantly reinforce trust for their teams.
From strategic communication to annual reviews, from departmental emails to all-campus meetings: your leaders' communication makes and breaks your campus culture.
We look at evidence-based principles for speaking openly and with authenticity, even you're sharing a hard message. We also explore when not to talk and how to listen instead.
Research shows that diverse teams solve problems better, faster, and more accurately than homogenous teams...but only when their diversity is recognized and used.
We explore cognitive and identity diversity to understand how leaders can bring out the talents and gifts of everyone in their department.
Working with purpose is one of the best ways to reduce workload and burnout.
We teach campus leaders to use purpose to prioritize everything from developing strategy to running meetings.
Ironically, a narrow focus on the strategic plan opens the door to even more creative problelm-solving. It also lets leaders easily identify what work to do (and what work to stop), and clarifies what work is worth reporting on to their leader
Teaching chairs and directors and collecting their feedback.
Faciltiating this workshop with other seasoned leaders.
I'm known for leading my own teams to achieve what looks impossible. My secret? Building relationships so strong that folks can do really hard things together and have fun doing it. I’ve been training department chairs and program directors for over a decade, teaching them everything I know about being an exceptional leader.
Hundreds of faculty and staff have participated in this workshop over the years. I can’t wait to show your campus how rewarding and energizing inclusive leadership can be.
This started more than a decade ago as a program for new department chairs and quickly grew to include academic program directors. It became clear that what people were learning was a benefit to anybody leading a team on a campus, whether in academic affairs, student affairs, the business office, etc.
Why? Because people are people no matter what work they do. The skills that help you lead an academic department will help you lead any department.
Yes, we include material that's specific to faculty because that's essential in higher ed. Consider it a bonus.
The length changes to fit your needs.
Want an on-campus, 3-day immersive experience? We can do that.
Would you prefer a year of monthly mini-workshops? That works too.
Do your leaders need the flexibility of an online experience during a week when classes aren't in session? We've got you covered.
The workshop is a mix of reading and reflection, active conversation, and planning. We organize those activities to meet your campus schedule and deliver the workshop in a way your leaders will enjoy.
We want to break the paradigm where DEI work is treated as something extra to be added or a box to check off, so we embed equity, inclusion, and belonging in everything we do.
We also operate from the philosophy that leading people is fundamentally about inclusion and psychological safety, which are some of the principles at the core of much DEI work.
As many as you like.
We've taught this to groups as small as a dozen and as large as 100+. We'll work with you to accommodate your needs.
It's been both.
We can lead this as an in-person, fully remote, flipped, or hybrid workshop. Let's talk about how your team likes to learn and what's best for your institution.
