Senior Leader Crisis Decision-Making Program

In the high-stakes academic environment, leaders must sharpen their crisis response skills to protect their institutions from operational, financial, and reputational risks. The Senior Leader Crisis Decision-Making Program is designed to equip higher education leaders with the skills and strategies needed to confidently manage the toughest challenges they may face.

Today’s higher education leaders must be prepared to navigate a landscape filled with potential crises:

  • Student Protests
  • Mass-casualty Events
  • Faculty Disruptions
  • PR Crises

Designed for visionary, results-driven leaders, this program equips participants with a dynamic and adaptable strategy to tackle any crisis they may face at their institution. By working though scenarios with peers from institutions nationwide, participants sharpen their skills in navigating today's most pressing challenges. They will emerge from the program not just prepared, but fully capable of decisive leadership.

Program Outcomes

In this program, the senior leaders will:

  • Understand the psychology and methods for makingÌýtime-criticaldecisions
  • Learn how to overcome ineffective decision habit patterns regardless of the situation
  • Gain a deepÌýunderstanding of their proper roles in each phase of a crisis
  • Get equipped with real-time tools to aid in quality decisions under pressure
  • Exercise their new skills to better prepare for their roles when their organizations need it most
  • Share experiences with peers in a non-attribution environment

Who it's for

Senior leaders in higher education who want to work through various higher education scenarios to sharpen their skills in a crisis and sharing challenges and solutions to situations in a confidential and comfortable peer environment.Ìý

The program is purposefully designed to accommodate a busy leader schedule with the most impactful in-person experience over a day and a half.

If you would like to receive more information about the program, please complete the form and a member of our team will reach out to you.

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