Getting Started Well: The President's First 100 Days
Getting Started Well: The President's First 100 Days
This course is designed specifically for new college and university presidents navigating their critical first hundred days in office. With the average presidency lasting fewer than six years, the patterns established early matter enormously. Learners will explore the relational, financial, and personal dimensions of the presidency, including building trust and clarifying roles with the governing board and executive team, cultivating relationships with key stakeholders, understanding the college's business model, and developing the personal rhythms that make a long, faithful presidency possible. The goal is not to hand new presidents a playbook, but to give them a clearer map of the terrain ahead and help them begin asking the right questions from the start.
Instructor:
76 Minutes
of Video
5 Lessons
20 Activities
6-8 Hours
Total Effort
Learning Objectives
This course aims to equip you to:
- Identify key practices for building trust, clarifying roles, and aligning working relationships with a governing board and executive team.
- Describe relational leadership principles for cultivating trust, listening effectively, and communicating with key institutional stakeholders.
- Identify the key components of a college's business model — including enrollment, fundraising, debt, and program sustainability — and recognize how they interact to support or constrain institutional mission.
- Recognize personal and leadership rhythms that promote long-term effectiveness, emotional health, and sound decision-making, and identify at least one area for personal application.