5 Ways to Take Agency of Your Learning as a Leader

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5 Ways to Take Agency of Your Learning as a Leader

Good leaders are constantly learning. Great leaders translate their learning into action to make a difference.

The next cohort starts on Monday.

Higher education has grown more complex in recent years as it faces declining enrollments, contraction of the workforce, and high levels of burnout. As a leader, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and unsure of how to move forward. Because of this, the need to learn new approaches and perspectives to help you solve these tough problems has never been so high. However, given your competing priorities, you may feel guilty or feel that you lack the time to focus on your professional development. Perhaps you’re not certain of how to apply your learning in meaningful ways throughout the day. Too many times, higher ed leaders accept the idea that the work of their unit must come before their own learning and development. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

This video course includes five short lessons that provide you with simple yet impactful actions you can take—every day—to help you advance your learning and leadership development. If you feel like everything around you is out of control, this video course will help you to grow your confidence and agency in order to feel more connected to your growth and development as a leader.

What’s Included:

  • 1 workbook, complete with 12 worksheets and resources to reflect on and practice the skills discussed in each video.
  • Access to The Five Paths to Leadership℠ Self-Assessment: This assessment will help you to assess your leadership effectiveness so that you can better understand how to take agency of your leadership development.
  • Valued at $395. Free for members.

Who Will Benefit

This course is designed for aspiring and current leaders of any/all experience levels and disciplines who are interested in taking charge of their professional development. If you’re tired of waiting for others to give you the space or permission to learn, this course will give you the tools you need to take agency in your own leadership development.

How It Works

For 10 days, you will get daily emails Monday through Friday, with bite-sized videos, articles, and worksheets that you can complete in 30 minutes or less each day. If you complete all modules within 10 days, you will have the chance to request a certificate. New cohorts start every Monday.

Don’t miss the opportunity to integrate professional development into your daily routine and take agency in your leadership development.

MEMBERS – Sign Up Now to Enroll in This Member Exclusive Program

Submit your information to enroll into our three-week program that will help you grow your situational awareness as department chair. For three weeks, you will get weekly emails on Monday, which introduce a new lesson. Each lesson will include bite-sized videos that you can complete throughout the week. Videos will be 15 minutes or less each day. There are also complementary worksheets you can complete to help you reflect on and practice the concepts presented during the videos. If you finish the curriculum within three weeks, you will have the chance to request a certificate of completion.


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Before You Start

01.

Make sure you’re logged in with your membership credentials.

02.

Start the courses on this webpage or from one of your daily emails

Week 1

Day 1

15 minutes

Complete:

Worksheet:
Beginning of Course Reflections

Watch:

Day 2

20 minutes

Watch:

Complete:

Worksheet:
Action #1: Assess Your Motivation

Day 3

30 minutes

Watch:

Complete:

Worksheet: Action #2: Find a Thought Partner

Complete:

Day 4

30 minutes

Watch:

Complete:

Worksheet: Action #3: Learn by Watching

Day 5

10-30 minutes

Take Action:

Put this week’s lessons into practice. Spend some time today scheduling time with potential thought partners and observing other leaders in action.

Week 2 – Conducting an Environmental Scan

Day 6

30 minutes

Watch:

Complete:

Worksheet: Action #4: Cut Through the Noise

Day 7

10-30 minutes

Reflect:

Revisit any previous lessons or worksheets you’d like to spend a little more time with.

Day 8

15 minutes

Watch:

Complete:

Worksheet: Action #5: Increase Your Agency

Day 9

10 minutes

Watch:

Complete:

Worksheet: End of Course Reflections

Day 10

10-30 minutes

Take Action:
Begin taking action to realize your plans for leadership development.

Completed our 5 Ways to Take Agency of Your Learning as a Leader program?

Please fill out this form to request a certificate.

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