The Chronicle’s Leadership Transformation Collaborative | August 2024

A Semester-Long Pathway to Instill New Practices and Mindsets

Join The Chronicle for an asynchronous, semester-long professional development program tailored for academic leaders. This virtual program offers a consistent supportive pathway to leadership transformation, allowing participants to experiment with new leadership frameworks, practice developing new habits, and engage in group discussion to further refine their plans using provided tools and strategies. 

This workshop is well-suited for both aspiring and current leaders who are looking to strengthen their skills and development. It is particularly suited for those who have exposure to other professional development trainings and are seeking consistent support and further tools to enhance their leadership practice.

Your program purchase includes:

• 15 weeks of structured programming delivered through Zoom, discussion groups, toolkits, worksheets, and more
• Access to a private Slack community group to engage in discussion with peers and facilitators

Program Schedule:

Week 1 - 2 : Kickoff: 

• Kickoff Webinar (90-minutes, accessible live or recorded)
• Refining Your Leadership Strategy for a New Era
• Introducing the Online Community
• Empowerment through Our Self-Coaching Modules
• Reflection and Goal-Setting Questionnaire
• Meet your Peer Co-Learning Circle

Week 3 - 4 : Focus Area - Balancing Competing Priorities for Time and Energy: 

• Prioritization Guide: Are You Making Space and Time for What Matters?
• Self-Assessment: Identifying Your Hidden Saboteurs to Saying “No,” Holding Boundaries, and Strategically Using Time

Week 5 - 6 : Focus Area: Mastering the Art of Conflict Foresight

• Leadership Briefing: The Conflict Foresight Model
• Stakeholder-Mapping Exercise and Communications Guide

Week 7 - 8 : Mid-Point Refresh and Integration

• Optional Live Virtual Networking Session (60 minutes)
• Time to Catch Up on Previous Weeks

Week 9 - 10 : Focus Area: Navigating and Working Across Silos

• Compendium: Strategies for Overcoming Cross-Silo Challenges
• Prioritization Worksheet: Strategies for Overcoming Cross-Silo Challenges

Week 11 - 12 : Focus Area: Leading and Empowering Others in Times of Uncertainty

• Diagnostic: Are You Approaching Talent Management as a System?
• Checklist: Building a Culture of Collaborative Problem-Solving

Week 13 - 15 : Looking Back, Looking Forward

• Closing Webinar (60 minutes, accessible live or recorded)
• Time to Catch Up on Previous Weeks
• Exercise: Celebrating Wins, Synthesizing Learnings, and Designing Your
• Leadership Roadmap

Throughout the program, participants will engage in discussions, structured exercises, and group collaboration that will help them strengthen their collaborative leadership abilities.

All access instructions will be sent to participants separately. Please be sure to add workshops@chronicle.com and workshops@cs.chronicle.com to your approved senders to ensure that all communications will arrive directly to your inbox.

Discounted rates and custom programming are available for groups of 10 or more. Contact workshops@chronicle.com for more information.

If you are registering on behalf of someone else, please email workshops@chronicle.com with the event attendee's first/last name, email address, title, and institution.

Visit the event page to learn more.

Refund Policy: For planning purposes, there are no refunds, including for missed sessions.