Workshops / Leadership Intensive in Change Management Post-Secondary
Leadership Intensive in Change Management for Post-Secondary Leaders
2 Consecutive Half-Days
⏰ 9 Hours
💻 Online via Zoom
👥 Interactive & Applied
Leading change in post-secondary institutions requires a fundamentally different approach than corporate change management. Faculty autonomy, shared governance structures, tenure considerations, and the delicate balance between tradition and innovation create unique challenges that generic change frameworks often fail to address.
Workshop Overview
Rather than presenting generic business frameworks, this intensive uses research-informed methodologies tailored to post-secondary contexts. An interactive simulation mirrors the real struggle of implementing change, allowing you to practice strategies in a realistic environment.
You’ll work through case studies drawn from successful (and unsuccessful) change initiatives at universities and colleges, analyzing what worked, what didn’t, and why. Facilitated discussions help you apply insights directly to your current leadership challenges while building a network of peers facing similar issues.
What You'll Learn
Navigating Post-Secondary Culture
Understanding and working within a unique culture, administrative considerations, and the values that drive post-secondary decision-making.
Building Consensus Across Stakeholders
Engaging faculty, staff, students, administrators, and external partners while respecting diverse perspectives and institutional governance.
Balancing Competing Priorities
Making strategic decisions that honour academic excellence while addressing enrollment pressures, fiscal constraints, and changing student needs.
Implementing Sustainable Change
Creating conditions for lasting transformation through evidence-based planning, inclusive communication, and continuous adaptation.
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for academic leaders navigating significant change initiatives, including:
- Department chairs implementing curriculum transformation
- Program directors managing digital integration or program restructuring
- Associate deans and deans leading faculty development or strategic initiatives
- Academic VPs and provosts overseeing institutional transformation
- Department leaders expanding programs or delivery models
- Faculty transitioning into administrative leadership roles
Learning Methods
This workshop incorporates three types of active learning:
Discussion & Experiential Activities
Through presentation and short experiential activities, you’ll learn to identify and diagnose change problems, and evaluate team and individual leadership strengths.
Guided Group Simulation
You’ll combine proven change management theory with hands-on practice through ExperienceChange™, an engaging, low-risk simulation where you take on the role of change leaders helping a military sensing technology company pivot to commercial markets.
Applied Exercise
In groups, you’ll identify a real change need in your organization, develop a comprehensive change plan using workshop frameworks, and pitch your plan to peers for feedback and refinement.
Workshop Details
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