Your registration fee includes full access to all conference sessions and materials, breakfast, lunch, and access to the networking reception on Wednesday, breakfast and lunch on Thursday, as well as refreshments and snacks throughout the conference.

8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

 

Leadership is learned through practice, reflection, and feedback; our two days will follow this model.

 

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The higher education landscape is only becoming more complex, and a new skill set will be required to compete in the future. We will examine these future roles, skills, and qualities necessary for success. You will create a leadership “scorecard” that will assess your current strengths and areas of needed development as a leader. These tools will become touchstones for the two-day workshop and serve as the basis of the action plan you will develop.

 

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Next, we will create a shared picture of the future. What are the potential events, trends, and issues that could impact higher education, positively or negatively? This timeline will create a common context and future-orientation for the day.

 

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The way you think influences the way you lead and influences the way you engage with others. Understanding the diverse thinking styles of others provides insight into how to more effectively collaborate. Using a validated assessment that identifies four primary thinking styles, participants will uncover their dominant style of thinking and problem solving and discuss how this can and should influence their leadership style, and approach to collaboration.

 

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Collaboration happens in meetings and yet most meetings are ineffective; in fact, the research shows that most people think the meetings they attend are a waste of time. In this session, participants will use a published assessment tool to diagnose the effectiveness of their meetings and then identify specific tactics to improve them.

 

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Trust and decision-making are essential elements of collaboration. We will explore decision-making strategies that can build and enhance trust and overall leadership effectiveness.

 

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There are a handful of techniques and approaches that can be employed to improve both personal and collective effectiveness. Several of these will be presented during this session including tips on time management, delegation, and decision-making.

 

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To be an effective collaborator is as much about listening and knowing how to ask for help, as it is about your own active engagement in working with others. In this unique session, we’ll share a model helps you refine both your listening and consulting skills.

 

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This informal reception is your chance to decompress, have some refreshments on us, and expand your network of connections. Our programs are intentionally designed for smaller groups, so this is a great time to catch-up with attendees and speakers whom you may not have connected with yet.

 

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8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

 

 

Self-awareness is the foundation of an effective leader. You cannot meaningfully connect or engage with others unless you understand your own leadership style, including both strengths and shadows. This session utilizes an assessment instrument that will divulge a participant’s operating style and its impact on others. Suggestions will be offered for leveraging strengths, mitigating the effects of overused strengths, and overcoming shortfalls in other areas.

 

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How does your team stack up against the best in the world? Using a published assessment tool, participants will diagnose the effectiveness of a team they lead or participate in, based on six dimensions of team performance. Team members will then identify areas for improvement and specific steps they are willing to commit to take.

 

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Groups and teams are most effective when they can properly leverage each other’s strengths and support each other in areas of needed development. In this interactive session, team members will have an opportunity to share with one another and ensure that their team is fully aware and able to leverage the team’s human capital.

 

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Collaboration isn’t important because it sounds good to get everyone involved. When you can leverage the collective intelligence of a group you can begin to tackle the toughest problems facing the institution. In this unique and interactive session, we’ll address real challenges facing Nazareth and tap the thinking and resources of participants in generating constructive and realistic solutions.

 

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With the increasing demands on our time, it can be difficult to stay current on the latest research and practice on effective leadership. In this innovative and creative session, you will leverage your time and the knowledge of your colleagues to discuss current research and essential leadership lessons.

 

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Using the summary, we created, we’ll ensure participants can identify something of realistic significance can be experimented with or moved forward following the workshop.

 

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