Whether you are currently in a leadership role, just starting your journey, or exploring your next step, this interactive workshop series is designed to support faculty at all levels. Focused on essential soft skills—such as navigating change, negotiating effectively, managing conflict, and fostering peer learning—this series will empower you to lead with confidence and impact.
An archive of previously recorded programs can be found on the Faculty Video Library.
Upcoming
October 2026
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Navigating Conflict and Difficult Conversations
Speaker: Amber L. Wright, Ed.D. is a leadership communication consultant and executive coach who helps leaders and organizations create spaces that make their people feel seen, heard, and valued.
This presentation helps participants understand the nature of conflict and navigate it more effectively. Communication expert and executive coach, Dr. Wright, explains why conflict feels so difficult even though it's a normal part of our personal and professional lives. Participants will learn how to identify their conflict style and gain practical strategies for handling difficult conversations with care, clarity, and confidence.
Giving constructive feedback to colleagues and direct reports
Speakers: Cliff Teague (Executive Administrator, Human Resources) and Randy Lucius, PhD (AVP, Learning and Organizational Development)
This session offers an engaging and practical learning experience focused on building skills in delivering constructive feedback. Participants will explore frameworks for giving feedback that supports growth, fosters trust, and improves team dynamics. Through step-by-step guidance and interactive discussion, attendees will learn how to frame feedback with clarity and empathy—particularly in coaching colleagues and direct reports—as well as how to effectively deliver official performance feedback.
Utilizing the VUCA framework to navigate change
Speaker: Janie Durham (Organizational Development Consultant)
This interactive presentation introduces the VUCA framework—now widely used in leadership and organizational development—to help teams understand and respond to the challenges of today's fast-changing environment. Each element of VUCA highlights a specific kind of disruption that impacts decision-making and change efforts. By learning to identify and respond to Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity, participants gain tools to stay grounded, think strategically, and lead more effectively through change.