
Workshop Topics
Leadership & Team Building
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Building Collective Vision
Develop strategies to bring ideas, insights, strengths together in order to build a vision for the organization.
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Working as a Cohesive Team
Develop strategies to build trust and camaraderie in your teams so they can "bend but not break".
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Building Political Acumen
Apply strategies for building alliances and influencing outcomes while maintaining professional integrity.
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Managing Up, Down, and Across
Strengthen relationships with superiors, subordinates, and colleagues for improved collaboration and performance.
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Working Through Imposter Syndrome
Develop techniques for reframing self-doubt and replacing it with a healthier self-image.
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Participatory Governance in Action
Building transparent processes and strengthening trust with faculty, staff, and boards.
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Leadership During Crisis
Lessons from pandemic response, natural disasters, and enrollment shocks.
Decision Making & Communication
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Giving Constuctive Feedback
Use strategies to deliver feedback that encourages growth and development.
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How to Accept Feedback Like a Pro
Use a growth mindset to view feedback as an opportunity for improvement.
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Decision Paralysis and What to Do About It
Identify the root causes of your own decision paralysis.
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Effective Decision Making in a Complex Environment
Apply strategies for inclusive, well-informed, and timely decision-making.
Operations
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Annual Academic Course Scheduling
Anticipating the impact on student learning and achievement by optimizing the schedule to fit students' needs.
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Prepping for Integrated & Institutional Planning
Break down all the preparation for planning and start to design the approach for the process.
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Budgeting, Allocating, and Procuring
Learn the core components of an organizational budget and how they interconnect.
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Accreditation Readiness & ISER Leadership
How administrators can lead self-evaluation, QFE projects, and follow-up reporting.
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Resource Allocation Tied to Program Review
Ensuring funds follow outcomes and institutional priorities.
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Risk Management & Compliance
Keeping current with Title 5, Ed Code, and accreditation standards.
Productivity
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Creating Engagement & Productivity in the Workplace
Equip leaders with strategies to foster a workplace culture that drives motivation, efficiency, and collaboration.
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Lifelong Learning Pathways
Encouraging employees to pursue their own academic/professional advancement.
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Data-Driven Decision-Making
Using dashboards, KPIs, and disaggregated data to guide policy and investments.
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Cross-Divisional Collaboration
Breaking silos across instruction, student services, and administration.
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Future of Work & Higher Ed Trends
Anticipating technological, demographic, and policy shifts.
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Time & Priority Management
Identify the root causes of feeling overwhelmed and develop personalized strategies for overcoming them.
Conflict Management
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Managing Ego
Develop strategies to manage ego and approach situations with greater humility and collaboration.
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The Art of Saying No
Recognize when saying no is essential to maintaining balance and preventing burnout.
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Dealing with Conflict Management and Negotiation
Recognize their own and others’ conflict styles and how these impact resolution efforts.
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How to Deal with Difficult & Toxic People
Recognize the signs of difficult and toxic behaviors in themselves and others.
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Progressive Discipline 101
Understand the progressive discipline process and the rationale behind it.
Organizational Culture
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Authentic Self Development
Articulate personal values and how they influence career and team dynamics.
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Building Innovation and Creativity in the Organization
Apply strategies for fostering creative thinking in problem-solving and planning.
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Burnout Prevention & Resilience
Implement strategies to manage stress and prevent burnout.
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Feeling Lonely and Isolated?
Apply strategies to reconnect with themselves and others in a workplace environment.
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Integrating into a New Culture
Apply strategies for building relationships and understanding cultural differences.
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Organization Culture and Talent Development
Identify strategies to create a culture that attracts and nurtures top talent.
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Building a Culture of Transparency
Clear communication strategies for decisions and priorities.
Cultural Intelligence
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Race-Conscious Course Outlines of Record (COR)
Bring race consciousness to the course outlines of record and create a more equitable learning environment.
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Applying Cultural Competency Practices
Recognize how cultural lenses, cross-cultural communication with empathy, and thoughtful responses lead to differences and challenges.
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Embedding Equity in Administrative Decisions
Budget, hiring, and program prioritization through an equity lens.
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Anti-Racism in Organizational Culture
Moving beyond mission statements to structural change.