Essential Leadership Skills for Deans

Location: TBA | November 13, 2025 8:30 am ET - November 14, 2025 4:00 pm ET

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Essential Leadership Skills for Deans

Location: TBA | November 13, 2025 8:30 am ET - November 14, 2025 4:00 pm ET

Hone the leadership skills you need in order to address the complex challenges facing higher ed today.

Event Information

Join us for this highly interactive in-person conference to learn new strategies and approaches for how to address some of the most common challenges you currently face as a Dean. Special focus will be given to creating a unit culture that makes for a great place to work, and with the help of our expert speaker panel and a network of other Deans, you will have the time, space, and support to discuss how to: 

  • Flex and adapt your leadership approach, communication, and decision making to meet others where they are. 
  • Build relational capital with others by focusing on win-win outcomes, especially during times of conflict. 
  • Design effective meetings that allow for all voices to be heard. 
  • Implement proven techniques that encourage your team to work collaboratively to achieve desired outcomes. 

Through a variety of group activities and discussions, you’ll share your perspective on how to successfully navigate your role, and you’ll also walk away with useful insights from other academic Deans, as well. 

Who should attend?

Since this program focuses on leadership effectiveness and not just on the nuts and bolts of running your college, we invite academic Deans of all experience levels to attend. If you’re looking to grow both your relationships and your influence across your college or institution, this conference is for you.

Attending with your fellow Deans is an effective way to build a community of support on your own campus! Register 3 or more people and get a team discount! Discounts will be automatically applied at checkout.

Agenda

Start & end times:

Day 1 – Thursday, November 13, 2025

  • Registration and breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m. local time.
  • Sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. local time.
  • Day 1 ends at 5:00 p.m. local time.

Day 2 – Friday, November 14, 2025

  • Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. local time.
  • Sessions begin at 9:00 a.m. local time.
  • Conference ends at 4:00 p.m. local time.

Meals included in registration price:

  • Day 1: Breakfast, Lunch, and networking reception
  • Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch

Sessions include:

  • Understanding Your Leadership approach: The Five-Paths to Leadership℠ Self-Assessment
  • Using the Five-Paths to Leadership℠ to Create Effective Collaborations and Meetings
  • Navigating Conflict: Getting to Win-Win Outcomes
  • Building Connections with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®: An Experiential Process for Reflective Dialogue
  • Leading Change through Collaboration
  • Empowering your Department Chairs: What They Want You to Know
  • Outcomes to Action Planning

 

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