Higher Ed Leaders: We have the Support & Strategies You Need

Polishing Your Professional Persona

Who you are as a person and who you are as a professional can be similar but not exactly the same. As you navigate different organizations, you’ll encounter a wide range of professional norms and standards, and you’ll have to decide how you can fit in with your organizational culture and how you may want […]

Creating a Personal Leadership Philosophy

Your leadership philosophy encompasses your core values and beliefs that frame how you make decisions. Although you may not see yourself as a leader in your early career, building your leadership philosophy from the start of your professional life can help set you up to make intentional choices about your career trajectory. In this session, […]

Young Alumni: Establishing Lifelong Relationships

Young alumni constitute one of your most influential and important alumni groups. If your shop can engage them while they are still students, and further inspire a habit of giving soon after they graduate, the likelihood that they will become committed alumni volunteers and major or lifelong donors increases significantly. As such, it’s crucial to […]

The Art of Influencing Up as Academic Dean

Influencing your Provost and other senior leaders is a key function of your role as academic dean.  It’s your responsibility to provide input and perspective on decisions that will shape your unit—as well as the entire institution. As leadership transitions become more commonplace in higher education, it becomes more difficult to know how to effectively […]

Seeing the Big Picture: A Conversation about One President’s Visionary Approach to Leadership

Visionary leadership in higher education is essential for driving innovation, creating inclusive culture, and advancing the institutional mission. Unfortunately, there are many reasons why we often focus on the urgent and immediate rather than the big picture—like entrenched traditions, complex governance structures, budget constraints, short-term pressures, resistance to change, external influences, and the need to […]

Indiana University Indianapolis: New Leaders Program

Agenda topics are subject to change based on ongoing collaboration between IUI and Academic Impressions. Please revisit this page for updated pre-work and other information in advance of each session. November 1, 2024 (3:30pm – 5:00pm ET) | Five Paths to Leadership℠ December 6, 2024 (3:30pm – 5:00pm ET) | The Balancing Acts of Academic […]

Responding to Title IX Disclosures: Training for Faculty and Staff

As a trusted member of your campus community, there may come a time when a student or colleague turns to you, sharing their experience of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking. In those crucial moments, it’s essential to be prepared to respond thoughtfully and sensitively, avoiding any actions or words that might inadvertently […]

Indiana University Indianapolis: Continuing Leaders Program

Agenda topics are subject to change based on ongoing collaboration between IUI and Academic Impressions. Please revisit this page for updated pre-work and other information in advance of each session.  October 8 and 9, 2024 | In-person Workshop The materials for this session can be found by clicking the “View Workshop Materials” button on the […]

Louisiana State University Academy for Leaders as Scholars

October 17-18, 2024 If you missed the in-person workshop or if you would just like to review, please watch this course: Understanding Your Five Paths to Leadership℠ Assessment Results – Academic Impressions November 19, 2024 | Debriefing Your CommitmentsThis session is designed as a follow-up to the October workshop and it will help the group […]

Where Two or Three Gather Together: A New Perspective on Effective Team Collaboration

Team, committee, and group-based work abounds in higher education. But many struggle to collaborate effectively in these settings because not everyone comes to the table with the same understanding, expectation, and collaboration style. While teams are often designed to bring together different voices and perspectives, most leaders default to a singular approach to teamwork that […]