Leading Through Strengths for Higher Education Professionals

Thursday, December 4, 2025

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Facilitator: Anne Grieves

Rhode Island College, Gaige Hall Rm 200

 

Many higher education professionals find themselves in leadership roles based on subject matter expertise rather than management training. Effective leaders must understand their natural leadership style and how it aligns with their context and followers' needs. This workshop provides newly promoted managers and aspiring leaders with a strengths-based foundation for effective leadership in the unique higher education environment.

Target Audience

  • Staff professionals promoted to supervisory positions

  • Department and program directors

  • Student affairs professionals with team responsibilities

  • Anyone seeking to enhance their leadership effectiveness in higher education

Learning Objectives

Participants will develop the ability to:

  • Lead authentically using their natural strengths while building complementary skills

  • Apply Gallup's 4 Needs of Followers (trust, hope, compassion, stability) as a leadership effectiveness framework

  • Navigate the relationships inherent in higher education

  • Build and motivate diverse teams within an institutional department

  • Create inclusive environments that leverage team member strengths and build trust

This interactive workshop is ideal for professionals at all levels who want to enhance their workplace effectiveness, advance their careers, and create more fulfilling work experiences through the strategic application of their natural strengths.

Facilitator: Anne Grieves

Anne Grieves is an Associate Director in Career Development at Northeastern University as well as a Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach. Anne enjoys guiding individuals, groups, and teams towards identifying and achieving their goals. Collaborating with Anne, her clients learn how to focus on their individual strengths in order to maximize their personal and professional potential. Anne’s unique approach provides people with the tools they need to experience a paradigm shift in how to explore new possibilities and re-imagine their goal-setting. Her two daughters, husband, and dog fill the unscheduled hours in her day

Program Fee: A fee of $90.00 per participant will be billed to each institution.

 

 
 

Building and Leading Resilient Teams Through Change

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

9 am to 12 pm

Facilitator: Lizzie Pollock

Providence College, Slavin Center, Rm 116

Register here: https://site.corsizio.com/event/68ac8d37b65ac76a795f2252

In times of rapid change and uncertainty, resilient teams don’t just survive; they adapt, stay connected, and continue to perform with purpose. This workshop helps leaders at all levels strengthen their ability to build and lead teams that thrive amid disruption.

Participants will explore practical frameworks for team resilience and inclusive leadership, learning how inclusion fosters the trust, adaptability, and shared direction that resilient teams depend on. Through reflection, assessment, and discussion, participants will identify concrete actions to enhance the resilience of their own teams.

Outcomes:
• Understand what makes teams resilient in the face of change and challenge
• Learn the five dimensions of Resilient Teams
• Assess your team’s current level of resilience and identify strengths and growth areas
• Discover how inclusive leadership behaviors directly support team resilience and adaptability
• Develop an action plan to strengthen your team’s capacity to navigate uncertainty together

Facilitator: Lizzie Pollock, Partner, LEAD3R

Lizzie Pollock has nearly 20 years of experience as an organization and talent development leader, helping people and organizations unlock their potential and achieve impact. Prior to LEAD3R, Lizzie spent her career in non-profit organizations and higher education, including leading a culture transformation initiative the Community College of Rhode Island.

Lizzie has been recognized for her strategic, analytical, and human-centered approach to diagnosing organizational challenges and designing practical solutions. She brings knowledge of design thinking; diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; facilitation techniques; and adult learning to developmental experiences for employees and organizations. Lizzie has a Master’s in Psychology of Leadership, a Certificate in Appreciative Inquiry, and certification in Fundamentals of Facilitation for Racial Justice Work.

Program Fee: A fee of $90.00 per participant will be billed to each institution.