“Working with Academic Leadership Group (ALG) gave us an objective, data-informed outside perspective on our staff structure—something that can be difficult to see clearly from within.”
- Associate Dean
We help university presidents, provosts, deans, faculty, and senior administrators design their organizations and build their people's leadership abilities to meet today's complex challenges.
Leadership Coaching
Growth-focused leadership coaching will support you to gain clarity on the leader you want to be and then to acquire the skills and mindset to accelerate your impact and growth. A coaching partnership is a confidential space to unpack and solve critical challenges, and gain new perspectives and tools.
Coaching services and programs include: 1:1 leadership coaching for faculty and senior administrators, cohort coaching and leadership development programs, and focused “jump start” coaching programs. We customize our approach to meet your goals and your budget.
Higher Education Consulting
Knowledgeable and actionable approaches enhance creativity and innovation, create greater transparency, identify efficiencies, improve use of resources and enhance culture, all in service of the university mission and your next stage of growth.
Consulting services include organizational assessments, program design and delivery, market and competitive research, strategic planning, culture surveys, and innovation projects. Our expertise spans faculty-led units to entire schools and institutions.
Ways to engage with us
Leadership Coaching “Jumpstarts”
We’re so confident in our coaching process for academic leaders that we offer a no-risk opportunity to engage. “Jumpstart” leadership coaching is a focused coaching package designed to help you gain clarity and confidence, quickly. Through five, one-hour sessions with an expert coach, we’ll help you to build strengths, tackle your challenges, and clarify your goals. Download our brochure for more information. Ready to start? Contact us!
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The Empowered Leader
If you’re a leader in higher education facing complex challenges, our bestselling book, The Empowered Leader: How to Thrive in Higher Education Leadership, offers practical, evidence-based solutions. We’re delighted to offer a complimentary copy to leaders currently working in academic institutions.
To receive your complimentary copy, please complete this brief form.
Have An Idea or Project in Mind?
We specialize in organizational assessments, cohort and individual coaching, leadership development programs, executive education strategy, and innovation projects of all types. If you have a goal to make something better at your college or university, we partner with you to achieve your vision. We accept RFPs, provide rapid proposal turn-around, and we offer short term needs assessment engagements to clarify next steps. Contact us to set up a call with our highly experienced team.
Join Our Webinars
Our Empowered Leader webinars bring together leading voices in the world of academic leadership to discuss the biggest issues facing institutions today. Join us to gain insights and connect with other academic leaders. Learn more here.
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"Throughout the coaching process, I gained valuable insights into new approaches, like asking questions, being transparent about expectations, and empowering the team to problem-solve independently."
-Professor
“We want to thank you so much for your work on our strategic planning project. It helped us lay a strong foundation for our institute’s future."
-Executive Director
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