Campus Culture That Makes Feedback, Conflict, and Change Easier

​For the campus leader who inherited a culture they didn't choose — and is ready to build one they did.

​Every hard decision lands differently depending on the culture around it. So does every new initiative. Every piece of constructive feedback. Every ask we make of our team.

Culture is the operating system everything else runs on. Research confirms it — from Gallup's work on engagement to Google's finding that psychological safety is the single strongest predictor of team performance. And it's always forming. The question is whether we're forming it on purpose.

​Most academic leaders were never taught how. So it happens by accident: shaped by whoever is loudest, by unspoken norms nobody chose, by conflicts that went unaddressed until they became the way things are. We can keep navigating around it — or we can start building something different.

​The good news: culture is shapeable. There are specific structures, practices, and decisions that form it — and leaders who understand them can start building on purpose.

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In this 60-minute workshop, you'll walk away with:

• ​Why culture forms whether we shape it or not — and how to identify the specific signals your unit is already sending

• ​Why disagreement goes underground in academic departments — and the framework that turns conflict into a culture asset instead of a liability

• ​Why the gaps in our expectations get filled by culture — and not always in ways we'd choose

​We'll save time for live Q&A. Submit your question in advance (anonymously if you prefer) when you register to make sure it gets covered — or bring it live on the day.

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"Working with Kevin has helped immensely in creating a healthier culture in our department."
~ Department Chair, University of Kentucky

​"One of the best investments I've made in my own leadership." ~ Dr. Richard White, University of New Mexico

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HOST: Kevin Sanders, D.M.A., A.C.C.
Leadership coach & academic dean | Author, The Academic Leader's Playbook