Women at all levels and across all areas of campus looking to develop and pitch new solutions or strive for more influence on their campuses will benefit from this training.

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern

In this first section, we will introduce you to a framework outlining steps for navigating politics in complex organizations.

In this section, we will discuss the importance of understanding where power resides at your institution or within your college/unit. Where are your supporters? Where are the primary challenges or hurdles that you face? Where do you stand in the power you wield as an individual?

Here we will look at how to build a causal map related to the challenges we face. We will learn how to distinguish between structural and social obstacles and identify where action can have the most impact in moving a program or initiative forward.

In this final section, we will discuss the psychological and institutional factors involved in risk taking. We will talk about how to anticipate objections in new initiatives and share tools to help you bring innovation to solving problems while operating within your locus of control.