Leadership Cohort Connection & Kick-off Luncheon
The 2025-2026 Leadership Cohort is invited to kick-off the academic year with a luncheon designed to build community, spark mentorship, and set the stage for a year of growth and leadership development.
Facilitators: Dr. Myla Bui, Dr. Máire Ford, & Dr. Rebecca Sager
Date: October 7, 2025
Time: 12pm – 1:30pm
Location: University Hall 3030
Leadership Series Workshop 1 - Navigating Conflict with TKI Strategies
Using the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI), leaders will identify their own preferred conflict-handling modes and consider how to skillfully choose alternative modes that support conflict resolution. Participants will learn to distinguish between five different conflict modes and when each one is most effective, identify the conflict modes of others and learn to adapt for better outcomes, develop communication strategies that de-escalate tension and foster productive dialogue, and turn conflict into an opportunity for collaboration and stronger relationships. Hearty brunch provided!
Presenter: Dr. Zandra Wagoner
Facilitator: Dr. Myla Bui
Date: September 18, 2025
Time: 10:30AM-12 PM
Location: University Hall 3030
Leadership Series Workshop 2 - Effectively Managing Performance Feedback
This session approaches giving feedback by stressing the ongoing nature of feedback given in short, constructive guidance that addresses two aspects of performance – what is done well and what might be done differently in the future. This skill will help LMU faculty identify what feedback is, how to craft feedback in productive ways, how to distinguish between an observation, an interpretation, and a judgment, what gets in the way of giving feedback and how to handle those obstacles. Hearty brunch provided!
Presenter: Dr. Brie Loskota
Facilitator: Dr. Myla Bui
Date: October 2, 2025
Time: 10:30AM-12 PM
Location: University Hall 3030
Leadership Series Workshop 3 - Leading from the Middle: Managing Up & Down
This panel workshop of leaders will lead the discussion on how to equip Chairs, Directors, Associate Deans, and leaders with practical strategies for balancing the needs of deans, faculty, and their own role. Take aways will be leaders learning to Manage Up by aligning requests with leadership priorities and bringing solutions while Managing Down by being transparent and set clear expectations and building trust. Lunch will be provided!
Presenter: Dr. Máire Ford, Dr. Adam Fingerhut, Dr. Josh Spizman, & Dr. Suzanne Larson
Facilitator: Dr. Myla Bui
Date: November 4, 2025
Time: 12pm – 1:30pm
Location: University Hall 3030