Applying the Five Paths to Leadership® Model - SWCCD

Last updated September 30, 2025

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September 30, 2025

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Applying the Five Paths to Leadership® Model - SWCCD

Last updated September 30, 2025

Table of Contents

Giving and Receiving Feedback
The Challenges in Giving Feedback
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Designing and Facilitating Effective Meetings
Common Problems with Meetings
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Collaborative Leadership
Are You a Collaborative Leader?
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Apply the Five Paths to Leadership® to build specific leadership skills.

Overview

Higher education needs leaders who are versatile and self-aware. The Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment provides a way for leaders to dive deep into their leadership strengths and areas for improvement, understand their teams’ needs and motivations, and communicate more effectively across the board.

This self-paced course is designed to provide just-in-time support and practical tools to help you apply the Five Paths to different aspects of your leadership. We’ll cover topics ranging from leading yourself, to leading others and your team, to leading systems. Whether you’re focused on improving your own leadership in an individual or one-on-one setting or leading a large team or division, this course will help you lead more effectively and confidently in specific situations.

How It Works

This course is designed to provide just-in-time support, and it is not meant to be completed in order. If you are struggling with your own leadership or with leading larger teams or systems, choose the lesson that feels most relevant to you at the time. Each section comes with an introduction so that you can explore the overall topic. Then each lesson will include some tips for applying the Five Paths to Leadership®, as well as a downloadable resource to build upon your learning and reflection. 

Take the Five Paths to Leadership® First

Taking the Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment is key for getting the most impact from this course. Take the self-assessment here if you haven’t already: Take the Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment. You can take the assessment for free with your membership.

Earn Your Certificate

To earn your certificate of completion, read through all of the modules in the course. You are welcome to also complete the worksheets and activities, if you have the time or would like a deeper dive into a topic. Once you have read through the modules, take the Applying the Five Paths to Leadership® Model quiz. Once you have passed, you will automatically receive your certificate of completion. 

To pass the quiz, you must earn at least a 75% or get 15 questions correct. You may take the quiz as many times as you need to in order to pass, and it will tell you which questions you did not get right.