Conflict-Ready Leadership
Strategies for Building Institutional Resilience: A Workshop for Campus Leaders
Conflict-Ready Leadership: Strategies for Building Institutional Resilience is a six-hour, in-person workshop for presidents, provosts, deans, and vice presidents designed to help campus leaders build the relationships and organizational practices they need to navigate high-stakes campus flashpoints with confidence.
Research-backed and grounded in research on relational and institutional trust as the foundation of readiness and resilience, participants develop a toolkit of six practical leadership practices, work through realistic campus flashpoint scenarios, and practice responding to—and recovering from—difficult moments in ways that strengthen institutional trust and stakeholder confidence.
Participants leave with practical structures and strategies they can activate immediately, along with a concrete action plan to strengthen readiness across their leadership teams.
A trust-focused, skills-based program grounded in research on relational and institutional trust
A structured opportunity to stress-test your institution's readiness through realistic scenarios and leave with a 90-day action plan
A workshop for senior campus leaders to build the systems, relationships, and practices needed before a flashpoint hits
Workshop Format
This six-hour, private, in-person workshop helps senior campus leaders translate research on trust and institutional resilience into practical strategies they can apply on their campuses.
- Length: 6 hours
- Format: Live and in person
- Delivery: Offered as a private campus workshop
The workshop combines research insights, practical frameworks, realistic campus scenarios, and collaborative action planning.
You Should Attend This Workshop if You Are
- A president or chancellor leading institutional strategy and culture
- A provost advancing academic leadership and campus readiness
- A dean or vice president responsible for navigating complex campus challenges
- A senior leader preparing their institution for high-stakes flashpoints
Concepts Covered
Learn how to strengthen trust through constructive dialogue practices and sustained relationships with key campus stakeholders.
Common Use Cases
- A leadership retreat
- Professional upskilling
- Kicking off strategy work to develop new institutional policies
- As part of larger culture building work on campus
By the end of this workshop, participants will:
- Understand how relational and institutional trust form the foundation of readiness and resilience, and how to build trust through decisions you can control.
- Develop and workshop a toolkit of six practices to support readiness and resilience.
- Practice resilience by working through context-specific flashpoint scenarios using the toolkit.
- Leave with a concrete action plan and first steps you can implement in the next 90 days.
I liked how the overall content delivery was structured into key components. This helped me to organize my thoughts about how to better prepare for and facilitate class discussions.
I LOVED the expertise that was brought and the content of this program. Very clear and filled with deep and well-researched foundations.
The breakout conversations allowed me to practice what I hope my students will attempt. This gave me insight into possible pain points to watch for and prepare for to better serve my students.
I liked how the overall content delivery was structured into key components. This helped me to organize my thoughts about how to better prepare for and facilitate class discussions.
I LOVED the expertise that was brought and the content of this program. Very clear and filled with deep and well-researched foundations.
The breakout conversations allowed me to practice what I hope my students will attempt. This gave me insight into possible pain points to watch for and prepare for to better serve my students.
