Designing Effective Meetings: Your Guide as a Department Chair
Last updated May 6, 2026Last Updated
May 6, 2026
Designing Effective Meetings: Your Guide as a Department Chair
Last updated May 6, 2026Table of Contents
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Module 1: Creating Meetings People Want to AttendLesson 1: Introduction to Meeting Challenges and Essentials
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Module 2: Purpose-Driven MeetingsLesson 4: Introduction to Purpose-Driven Meetings
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Module 3: A Culture of Psychological SafetyLesson 7: Introduction to Building Psychological Safety
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Module 4: Awareness of the “Rule of Four"Lesson 11: Introduction to the “Rule of Four”
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Module 5: Leveraging the Five Paths to Leadership® for Intentional DesignLesson 14: Introduction to Designing with the Five Paths
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Module 6: Intentional Facilitation Techniques that Engage EveryoneLesson 20: Introduction to Intentional Facilitation Techniques
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Module 7: Decision-Making Models to Improve Your MeetingsLesson 25: Introduction to Decision-Making Models
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Module 8: The Sage as a Practice for Meeting Reflection and ImprovementLesson 28: The Sage as a Practice for Meeting Reflection and Improvement
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.
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$595
Rabia Khan Harvey, M.Ed., MSHR
Senior Learning & Development Manager, Academic Impressions
