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Embracing Your Role as Department Chair | September 19, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET

You’ve stepped into a new leadership role. This session will guide you through the primary responsibilities of a department chair and help you embrace your position while strategizing how to lead your department effectively.

Identifying and Maximizing your Leadership Style | September 26, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET

After completing the Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment, you’ll have the opportunity to debrief your results to gain a clearer understanding of your leadership strengths and tendencies—and learn how to adapt more effectively under pressure and during times of change.

Pre-Work: Complete the Five Paths to Leadership® Self-Assessment.

Create Effective Collaboration and Meetings | October 10, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET

Top-down leadership isn’t as effective as creating collaborative spaces where all voices are heard and work gets done. You’ll learn how to apply the Five Paths to Leadership® to create engaging, productive meetings with your peers and faculty.

Managing and Resolving Conflict | October 24, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET

Conflict is a natural part of leadership, but it can be difficult to navigate. This session introduces a practical framework for understanding conflict, explores why it’s often hard to address, and teaches the S.T.A.T.E. technique to help new chairs engage in productive, solution-focused conversations.

Giving Effective Feedback | November 7, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET

Giving and receiving feedback is a core leadership competency. This session will equip new department chairs with tools and strategies to deliver clear, constructive, and actionable feedback that fosters growth and accountability.

Building and Sustaining Trust in Your Department | November 14, 2025 | 9:30am-11:00am ET

As a new department chair, your ability to foster a trusting work environment starts with you. This session will guide you through an exercise to better understand your own propensity to trust and how it influences your ability to build and sustain trustworthy relationships in your department.