Managing Up, Down, and Across

Our current realities and stresses can often exacerbate existing friction between workers, co-workers, and their supervisors. In this workshop, we will examine how to get on the same page with your supervisor and peers to achieve common goals. You will learn how to manage up, down, and across so that you, your team, and your supervisor are all working toward shared goals. Session 1: Influence & Authority  Influencing is a powerful tactic no matter where you sit within your institution’s organizational hierarchy. This session will be useful to you if you are trying to influence both the people who you supervise and the ones report to, as well as peers with whom you regularly collaborate. You will have opportunities to workshop your next steps for influencing a peer, a supervisor, or someone you supervise. Session 2: Managing Up  “Managing up” is about aligning priorities to better serve your institution and students. By focusing on common goals, you can be an invaluable resource to your supervisor managing a full plate, helping them understand a more complete perspective, and use your strengths to complement theirs. We will provide you with strategies to find common goals with your supervisor and use these intersections […]

Cultivating Your Unique Leadership Skills in this New Environment (Virtual Workshop Recording)

Leading during the COVID-19 pandemic requires a new understanding of how you react to stress as a leader, how your team manages stress, and how to build rapport and trust over virtual communication tools. Session 1: How Do I Lead Under Stress? You will use a self-assessment tool to help identify your leadership style and then engage in discussions about how to manage and capitalize on your specific style while mitigating the challenges that come with it. You will learn how to use the findings from The Five Paths to Leadership℠ Self-Assessment to better plan for your strengths under normal, as well as stressful conditions. Session 2: Managing Remote Teams Our new ways of working remotely have presented unique challenges in terms of overseeing teams and projects. Many supervisors find themselves leading remotely for the first time and are looking for ways to motivate, maintain morale, and ensure accountability for their teams. In this virtual training, we will look at three possible scenarios of team dynamics and discuss how to best lead within each one. You will be asked to share lessons learned as you evolve these new ways of working. Leading during the COVID-19 pandemic requires a new understanding of […]

Week Six: Ongoing Training Needs for Investigators and Decision Makers

This training is based on 2020 Title IX regulations and has been retired. Please visit our Title IX Trainings Page to view all current Title IX trainings. The new Title IX Rule provides instruction for institutions’ use and posting of training materials for Title IX personnel. Pursuant to the rule, Academic Impressions and the speakers for all Title IX training will be providing clearly labeled public-facing materials that can be used for the purposes of fulfilling the mandated posting guidelines. Some materials, including the recording of webcasts, are protected by copyright and are not meant to be public-facing. Please note that Title IX training materials do not have to be posted until August 14, 2020 according to the new Title IX federal regulations. This virtual learning experience is designed to help you interpret, plan, organize, and write proposed changes to your campus’ sexual harassment grievance policy by August 14, 2020. View the six-part series and our other Title IX trainings.

Week Three: The Investigative Process (Virtual Workshop)

This training is based on 2020 Title IX regulations and has been retired. Please visit our Title IX Trainings Page to view all current Title IX trainings. The new Title IX Rule provides instruction for institutions’ use and posting of training materials for Title IX personnel. Pursuant to the rule, Academic Impressions and the speakers for all Title IX training will be providing clearly labeled public-facing materials that can be used for the purposes of fulfilling the mandated posting guidelines. Some materials, including the recording of webcasts, are protected by copyright and are not meant to be public-facing. Please note that Title IX training materials do not have to be posted until August 14, 2020 according to the new Title IX federal regulations. This virtual learning experience is designed to help you interpret, plan, organize, and write proposed changes to your campus’ sexual harassment grievance policy by August 14, 2020. View the six-part series and our other Title IX trainings.

Week Two: Responding to Complaints of Sexual Harassment and Terminology Definitions (Virtual Workshop Recording)

This training is based on 2020 Title IX regulations and has been retired. Please visit our Title IX Trainings Page to view all current Title IX trainings. The new Title IX Rule provides instruction for institutions’ use and posting of training materials for Title IX personnel. Pursuant to the rule, Academic Impressions and the speakers for all Title IX training will be providing clearly labeled public-facing materials that can be used for the purposes of fulfilling the mandated posting guidelines. Some materials, including the recording of webcasts, are protected by copyright and are not meant to be public-facing. Please note that Title IX training materials do not have to be posted until August 14, 2020 according to the new Title IX federal regulations. This virtual learning experience is designed to help you interpret, plan, organize, and write proposed changes to your campus’ sexual harassment grievance policy by August 14, 2020. View the six-part series and our other Title IX trainings.

Building Resilience During and After the Pandemic (Virtual Workshop)

Instructors Dr. Beth Weinstock Psychologist, Leadership Coach Co-Founder of The Resilience Group   Dr. Therese Lask Talent Development Specialist Colorado State University Course Highlights 5h of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 6/23/2020 Overview Our current working conditions mean we are juggling rapidly changing directives from work while also trying to manage a new normal at home. How do you maintain your professional resilience when faced with surmounting challenges or, even worse, layoffs? How do we keep these setbacks from becoming defeating messages we internalize? These two-hour virtual sessions will give you an opportunity to delve deeper into the content and workshop ways to integrate what you’re learning into your practice.  Session 1: Handling your Inner Critic Join us online to learn how you can start developing your alternative voice – your inner coach – in order to silence your inner critic and become a more effective leader. You’ll learn the neuroscience behind why we all doubt ourselves, and you’ll discover a new technique that will help you think and act in more constructive ways.   Session 2: Professional Resilience Resilience is not something you’re born with; it’s a skill you can build. Join us virtually to discover how to break negative patterns of behavior and reset the way you respond to roadblocks. Our expert will introduce you to […]

Week One: Review of the Title IX Coordinator Role (Virtual Workshop Recording)

The new Title IX Rule provides instruction for institutions’ use and posting of training materials for Title IX personnel. Pursuant to the rule, Academic Impressions and the speakers for all Title IX training will be providing clearly labeled public-facing materials that can be used for the purposes of fulfilling the mandated posting guidelines. Some materials, including the recording of webcasts, are protected by copyright and are not meant to be public-facing. Please note that Title IX training materials do not have to be posted until August 14, 2020 according to the new Title IX federal regulations. This virtual learning experience is designed to help you interpret, plan, organize, and write proposed changes to your campus’ sexual harassment grievance policy by August 14, 2020. View the six-part series and our other Title IX trainings.

Going Beyond Articulation Agreements: Creating Meaningful Transfer Partnerships (Recording)

Students and families across the nation are considering enrolling in community college instead of moving forward with a traditional, on-campus university experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This shift could have major financial and recruitment implications for both community colleges and 4-year institutions. Both 2-year and 4-year institutions have an opportunity to adapt by creating new partnerships that facilitate a smooth transfer pipeline to: Recruit more students and build a guaranteed enrollment pipeline by promoting student transfer Create clear programmatic pathways and provide advising that makes the transfer process a smoother experience for students Remain competitive by offering students more courses and services at more affordable rates Improve student success and persistence by increasing preparedness and creating a sense of student belonging before transfer Join us online for this three-hour virtual workshop to learn tactics for developing successful partnerships between community colleges and universities, auditing your current positioning to identify opportunities for your institution, and creating an action plan to move your work forward. During the first hour, our expert instructors will showcase examples of successful partnerships, their key components, and the tactics needed to create them. In the second hour, you’ll discuss and analyze as a group how those […]