This training is for Associate Deans who split their time between administration, teaching and scholarship. However, any Associate Deans will find benefit in attending. This training can help you to better communicate your value as a leader—whether you’re looking to accelerate your own career transition, or navigating the career transitions of other leaders in your organization.

December 5, 2022

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

Define Your Portfolio: Understanding the Impact of Your Work

We will discuss ways you can document and visualize what you do, so that you understand the complete size, scope, and impact of your work. You’ll be introduced to an exercise that allows you to map your portfolio to the calendar year in a way that shows what you do, when you do it, and why it’s important to the college/institution.

Contextualize Your Portfolio: Communicating Your Value

Once you understand the scope of what you do, it’s time to think about how to communicate your value. Here, we’ll discuss ways you can contextualize your value so that it aligns with your leaders’ greatest needs and goals. We’ll also discuss ways you can differentiate your role from that of the Dean and/or other Associate Deans while also highlighting your contributions within the leadership team.

• Leading as An Associate/Assistant Dean: This 6-week bootcamp allows you to take a deep dive into honing your leadership skills as an Associate Dean. If you are looking for ways to become more effective and confident in your leadership, this program is for you!
• Exploring Different Pathways to Deanship: If you’re specifically looking to grow into a deanship, this training will highlight ways for you to accomplish that. This training, when paired with “Articulate Your Value as Associate Dean,” can help you to identify creative ways to position yourself for growth and transition into deanship.
• Inclusive Leadership: Understand Your Intersecting Identities to Better Serve Others: This training will help you to explore how your social identities (including age, gender, race, sexual orientation, and more) shape and influence your position of power and privilege. When combined with the “Articulate Your Value as Associate Dean” training, you’ll be able to better understand how to communicate your story and value as an inclusive leader.