Workshop Topics

Leadership & Team Building

  • Building Collective Vision

    Develop strategies to bring ideas, insights, strengths together in order to build a vision for the organization.

  • Working as a Cohesive Team

    Develop strategies to build trust and camaraderie in your teams so they can "bend but not break".

  • Building Political Acumen

    Apply strategies for building alliances and influencing outcomes while maintaining professional integrity.

  • Managing Up, Down, and Across

    Strengthen relationships with superiors, subordinates, and colleagues for improved collaboration and performance.

  • Working Through Imposter Syndrome

    Develop techniques for reframing self-doubt and replacing it with a healthier self-image.

  • Participatory Governance in Action

    Building transparent processes and strengthening trust with faculty, staff, and boards.

  • Leadership During Crisis

    Lessons from pandemic response, natural disasters, and enrollment shocks.

Decision Making & Communication

  • Giving Constuctive Feedback

    Use strategies to deliver feedback that encourages growth and development.

  • How to Accept Feedback Like a Pro

    Use a growth mindset to view feedback as an opportunity for improvement.

  • Decision Paralysis and What to Do About It

    Identify the root causes of your own decision paralysis.

  • Effective Decision Making in a Complex Environment

    Apply strategies for inclusive, well-informed, and timely decision-making.

Operations

  • Annual Academic Course Scheduling

    Anticipating the impact on student learning and achievement by optimizing the schedule to fit students' needs.

  • Prepping for Integrated & Institutional Planning

    Break down all the preparation for planning and start to design the approach for the process.

  • Budgeting, Allocating, and Procuring

    Learn the core components of an organizational budget and how they interconnect.

  • Accreditation Readiness & ISER Leadership

    How administrators can lead self-evaluation, QFE projects, and follow-up reporting.

  • Resource Allocation Tied to Program Review

    Ensuring funds follow outcomes and institutional priorities.

  • Risk Management & Compliance

    Keeping current with Title 5, Ed Code, and accreditation standards.

Productivity

  • Creating Engagement & Productivity in the Workplace

    Equip leaders with strategies to foster a workplace culture that drives motivation, efficiency, and collaboration.

  • Lifelong Learning Pathways

    Encouraging employees to pursue their own academic/professional advancement.

  • Data-Driven Decision-Making

    Using dashboards, KPIs, and disaggregated data to guide policy and investments.

  • Cross-Divisional Collaboration

    Breaking silos across instruction, student services, and administration.

  • Future of Work & Higher Ed Trends

    Anticipating technological, demographic, and policy shifts.

  • Time & Priority Management

    Identify the root causes of feeling overwhelmed and develop personalized strategies for overcoming them.

Conflict Management

  • Managing Ego

    Develop strategies to manage ego and approach situations with greater humility and collaboration.

  • The Art of Saying No

    Recognize when saying no is essential to maintaining balance and preventing burnout.

  • Dealing with Conflict Management and Negotiation

    Recognize their own and others’ conflict styles and how these impact resolution efforts.

  • How to Deal with Difficult & Toxic People

    Recognize the signs of difficult and toxic behaviors in themselves and others.

  • Progressive Discipline 101

    Understand the progressive discipline process and the rationale behind it.

Organizational Culture

  • Authentic Self Development

    Articulate personal values and how they influence career and team dynamics.

  • Building Innovation and Creativity in the Organization

    Apply strategies for fostering creative thinking in problem-solving and planning.

  • Burnout Prevention & Resilience

    Implement strategies to manage stress and prevent burnout.

  • Feeling Lonely and Isolated?

    Apply strategies to reconnect with themselves and others in a workplace environment.

  • Integrating into a New Culture

    Apply strategies for building relationships and understanding cultural differences.

  • Organization Culture and Talent Development

    Identify strategies to create a culture that attracts and nurtures top talent.

  • Building a Culture of Transparency

    Clear communication strategies for decisions and priorities.

Cultural Intelligence

  • Race-Conscious Course Outlines of Record (COR)

    Bring race consciousness to the course outlines of record and create a more equitable learning environment.

  • Applying Cultural Competency Practices

    Recognize how cultural lenses, cross-cultural communication with empathy, and thoughtful responses lead to differences and challenges.

  • Embedding Equity in Administrative Decisions

    Budget, hiring, and program prioritization through an equity lens.

  • Anti-Racism in Organizational Culture

    Moving beyond mission statements to structural change.