Webinar 1 — Adapting to Rapidly Changing Higher Education Landscape & the Role of Data
Date: Thursday, November 20
Executive Leadership Webinar Series
Strategic programming for senior higher ed leaders. Each session is led by a trusted expert and followed by a live Q&A.
Registration and pricing
Series: $149 members, $279 non-members
Single webinar: $59 Members, $99 Non-Members
At-a-glance schedule
Webinar 2 — Leading with Purpose to Build Resilient Organizations
Date: Tuesday, December 2
Webinar 3 — The Win-Win Workplace: Creating Agile and Effective Leadership Teams
Date: Thursday, December 18
Webinar 1
Adapting to Rapidly Changing Higher Education Landscape & the Role of Data
Higher education leaders are confronting challenges at an unprecedented pace. Beyond developing and executing data-informed strategic plans, building effective teams, and communicating across complex organizations, many now find themselves serving as crisis managers. This webinar examines how leaders can adapt to this rapidly evolving landscape—and how data can be leveraged as a powerful tool in the process. Drawing on real examples from institutions, it highlights practical ways data and information can support effective leadership in times of change.
Date: Thursday, November 20
Time: 3 p.m. Eastern
Learning objectives
Identify and apply data-informed strategies to lead effectively through organizational change and crisis, leveraging real-world examples to enhance team performance, strategic planning, and cross-functional communication within higher education environments.
Domains and competencies
Business Administration and Professional Intelligence
Speaker
Drew Allen, Ph.D., associate provost for institutional research & analytics, Harvard University; senior lecturer on education and associate provost for institutional research at Harvard; faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Dr. Drew Allen has more than 15 years of experience using data and analysis to support strategic decision-making in higher education settings. He is the associate provost for institutional research & analytics at Harvard University and a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he teaches courses on the use of data in areas like strategic enrollment management. Before joining Harvard, he served as associate vice president of institutional data analytics at Georgetown University, leading the Office of Assessment and Decision Support. He also taught and conducted research in higher education policy at New York University Steinhardt in his seven years as a fellow. Prior to his work at Georgetown and NYU, he was the executive director of the Initiative for Data-Driven Social Science at Princeton University, helping launch IDEAS for Higher Ed, a consulting group for internal analytics. In a previous role at the City University of New York (CUNY), he established an office devoted to integrated research, access to education, program evaluation, and academic support. His research on higher education policy has appeared in publications including Research in Higher Education and New Directions for Higher Education. He earned his Ph.D. in higher and postsecondary education at New York University and an M.A. in quantitative methods in the social sciences from Columbia University.
Webinar 2
Leading with Purpose to Build Resilient Organizations
This presentation helps attendees consider their own purpose in life and how this purpose relates to their roles as leaders. It steps participants through a process to craft a personalized, powerful purpose statement and relate this statement to each area of their lives. It also covers how leaders can lead their teams and organizations in purpose-centered ways, such as having purpose-based discussions with direct reports and organizing personal and professional goals around a person’s purpose. Key benefits that might result from leading with purpose include increased resilience, reduced professional burnout, greater self-awareness, and more effective goal setting.
Date: Tuesday, December 2
Time: 1 p.m. Eastern
Learning objectives
Create and articulate a personalized leadership purpose statement and apply strategies to enhance team resilience and align institutional goals with individual and collective purpose.
Domains and competencies
Professional Intelligence
Speaker
Ryan P. Brown, Ph.D., managing director for measurement and associate director, The Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Rice University
Dr. Brown regularly consults with organizations on ways to measure their impact on people and achieve transformational goals across industries that include publishing, banking, government, the non-profit sector, and education. Prior to the Doerr Institute, he was an award-winning professor of psychology at The University of Oklahoma, where he taught and helped establish the Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing. He has published more than 70 scientific articles on human thought and behavior and three books, the most recent of which is Measuring the Mist: A Practical Guide for Discovering What Really Works in Leader Development.
Webinar 3
The Win-Win Workplace: Creating Agile and Effective Leadership Teams
In today’s rapidly shifting higher education landscape, long-term success depends on leadership that understands how to adapt quickly. Drawing from her Win-Win Workplace Framework and her New York Times bestselling book, Dr. Angela Jackson shares strategies for building agile leadership teams that thrive in complexity. Explore how to activate frontline leaders, strengthen decision-making, and create leadership models that adapt quickly to change.
Date: Thursday, December 18
Time: 2:30 p.m. Eastern
Learning objectives
Apply strategies for building agile leadership teams, empowering frontline leaders, and strengthening decision-making to effectively navigate complexity and drive institutional adaptability.
Domains and competencies
Talent Management
Speaker
Angela Jackson, Ed.L.D, CEO, Future Forward; lecturer and researcher, Harvard University
Dr. Jackson is a recognized authority on the future of work and the CEO of Future Forward, a research institute and strategy firm dedicated to unlocking organizational potential through continuous learning and innovation. A lecturer and researcher at Harvard University, she helps leaders build high-performing workplaces that increase employee engagement, productivity, and sustainable growth. Her debut book, The Win-Win Workplace: How Thriving Employees Drive Bottom-Line Success, became a New York Times, USA Today, and Los Angeles Times Best Seller. She is a widely published expert, with articles in Harvard Business Review and Stanford Social Innovation Review, and is regularly featured in media outlets such as Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Fortune, and The Economist. Previously, she was Managing Partner at New Profit, where she launched the Future of Work Grand Challenge, successfully reskilling 25,000 workers impacted by COVID-19. She began her career in senior global roles at Viacom and Nokia and serves on the boards and advises organizations including Arena Analytics, Guid Education, and Needham Bank.
