We’ve moved beyond a model built around long webinars and large content libraries. Leadership in higher education today develops in the moments between meetings, before difficult conversations, and during complex decisions. That’s why we’ve redesigned your membership to support practical, daily leadership development—growth that is sustainable, personalized, and immediately applicable to your role.

Most of us were trained as subject matter experts, not as leaders. Yet many of us now guide teams, manage budgets, facilitate meetings, resolve conflict, and shape strategy. However, the skills that made us excellent faculty, practitioners, or administrators aren’t automatically the same skills needed to inspire people or drive institutional change.

Leadership development bridges that gap. It gives you practical tools you can use every day and builds capabilities that support both your current role and your future growth.

Whether you’re staff, faculty, a department chair, a mid-level administrator, or a senior leader, you’ll find tools here that help you to:

If you’re not sure where to begin, start small. Choose one path below and take the first step.

“I feel empowered and confident that I have the tools and skills for effective leadership. I found [membership experiences] to be very useful as a way to connect with other leaders as well as showing me that I am not alone.” – Shawnee State Leadership Program Participant

Our membership isn’t designed for occasional browsing. It’s designed to support steady, sustainable leadership growth. The key isn’t doing everything—it’s building a rhythm and practicing over time.

Here’s a simple way to engage:

Daily: Ask Sophia when you’re navigating a leadership moment.

Weekly: Read Leadership Insights and apply one of the practices.

Monthly: Attend a live session, participate in a cohort program, or complete a course and earn a badge.

Quarterly: Revisit your goals overall and use My Path to help guide your future leadership development.

All templates can be customized by your institution to align with your branding and communication needs.

Work with your Partner Success Manager to roll out your membership campus-wide.

Best Practices for Engaging Faculty and Staff

• Share membership highlights in your campus newsletter or internal communications. Your Partner Success Manager can help you to identify impactful experiences from your institution.
• Work with department chairs or team leads to create cohorts for leadership programs like the Supervision Certificate or the Mid-Career Moves courses.
• Encourage individuals to take the Five Paths to Leadership® assessment.
• Demo Sophia to groups on campus to show them how to use her in the moment.
• Subscribe to Leadership Insights and share what you learn with others.