
What is Executive Coaching, Really?
June 25 2024
By Dr. Travis Feezell, Senior Consultant
Leadership Accelerator
Building a Bench of Strong Higher Ed Leaders
For more than 10 years, Credo has partnered with individual campuses and higher education associations at state, regional, and denominational levels to deliver impactful leadership development programs. Our Leadership Development Programs give leaders an opportunity to evaluate their own skills, gifts, and calling against the primary leadership needs in today’s higher education environment.
Credo’s leadership development approach includes:
Each leadership workshop is informed by campus experience, ever-evolving with the needs of leaders and the demands of the higher education sector, and adapted to each learning environment.
What would you focus on in your leadership journey?
“We took away a balanced understanding of the big challenges in higher ed, giving us frameworks and structures to help lead our teams through those challenges. I’m feeling hopeful for what’s possible for the first time in a long time.”
Leadership Development Participant
Credo partners with your association to clarify learning outcomes & customize a leadership development curriculum tailored to your organization & talent. Our workshops typically include at least:
In addition to the workshop, Credo can customize your program to include:
Topical webinars
Closing workshop facilitation
Outcomes survey
Co-branded digital credential from Credly (sample here)
“I usually find it really hard to stay off email in things like this, but I couldn’t help but be engaged – the facilitators were real, funny, and brought so much expertise to the table! This far exceeded my expectations.”
Leadership Development Participant
"A great opportunity to connect with others! Networking doesn't really cover it. It felt so much more substantive, and we had wonderful conversations.”
GICA LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Participant
The Credo consultants were fantastic, and I learned so much about leadership as well as the landscape of higher education. It was also extremely valuable to meet colleagues from other WAICU schools that I may not have met at other WAICU events or meetings.”
WAICU Leadership Development Participant
of participants have more confidence to exercise leadership in current role
of participants report developing key characteristics of effective leadership
of participants feel better prepared for additional leadership responsibilities in future roles
Many programs include a series of topical webinars that occur between and Opening Workshop and a Closing Workshop. Some regular webinar topics include:
Standalone Workshops
Some association partners engage Credo in single standalone development workshops.
Six-Month Programs
Some association partners engage Credo for half-year programs that bring participants together in person at the opening and closing of the cohort-based program with topical webinars in the intervening months.
Year-Long Programs
Some association partners engage Credo for year-long programs that bring participants together in person at the opening and closing of the program with either topical webinars in the intervening months or a series of additional in-person day-long workshops for a robust, in-depth cohort program experience.
Credo + AAC&U Leadership Institutes for Women and Gender-Diverse Leaders
Since 2015, Credo has convened women and gender-diverse higher education leaders for panel discussions, attendee-presented sessions, time with industry experts, and space for leader-to-leader conversation and reflection. With pathways for university presidents and senior-level leaders, these institutes focus on building a community of leaders and equipping all participants to lead more courageously, vulnerably, and effectively as we all work to serve students and fulfill higher education's promise of individual transformation. 2023 marked the launch of a partnership between AAC&U and Credo to expand the reach of the institutes. Credo and AAC&U share a passion for building and supporting an increasingly diverse leadership pipeline across higher education. More about the Leadership Institutes ->
Moving the Needle Talent Development Program
Currently available for our Moving the Needle partnership campuses, the Talent Development program builds personal leadership awareness and abilities, sets research-informed context for how students thrive in college, and exposes participants to the current realities and opportunities of higher education. The program is offered in a virtual format over the course of a day and a half. Participants earn a digital credential in Student Success Leadership through Credly. 98% of participants indicated increased confidence in their ability to exercise leadership in their current role. To learn more, visit our website overview for the Talent Development Program.
National Engagement
For a complete overview of our association-level partnerships across the higher education sector, view our National Engagement Overview.
100% of 2023 Leadership Development participants surveyed said they would recommend the program to a colleague. Contact us to start a conversation about leadership development for your association or organization.