Designing Effective Meetings: Your Guide as a Department Chair

Last updated May 6, 2026

Last Updated

May 6, 2026

Designing Effective Meetings: Your Guide as a Department Chair

Last updated May 6, 2026

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Build the kind of meetings where every voice gets heard — and every decision gets made with confidence.

Overview

This course equips Department Chairs with practical tools to transform meetings from routine obligations into purposeful, productive experiences. You’ll learn to design intentional agendas, build psychological safety, and use facilitation strategies that ensure that all voices are heard. The course also introduces decision-making models and the  Five Paths to Leadership® framework to help you adapt your approach to different team dynamics. You’ll leave with a reflective practice for continuously improving how you lead meetings that move their departments forward.

Who Will Benefit

Department Chairs at all levels of experience will benefit from this course. Prospective Department Chairs, Program Directors, and Assistant/Associate Chairs will also find value.