How Leaders Make Hard Decisions Stick:
Institutional Agility in an Era of Sustained Disruption



Monday, June 15, 2026 | 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. ET/ 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. PT

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Higher education leaders are being asked to move faster at the exact moment their campuses are craving more stability.

Boards want decisive action. Financial and market pressures are accelerating. But many institutions remain slowed by diffuse priorities, prolonged decision cycles, leadership turnover, and change fatigue.

Increasingly, the institutions moving fastest are not the ones with the most resources. They are the ones that can make decisions clearly, align leadership teams quickly, and sustain momentum through difficult change.

Drawing from EAB’s State of the Sector research, this conversation will help presidents and cabinet leaders address some of the hardest leadership realities facing colleges and universities today:

  • Making important decisions without endless re-litigation
  • Clarifying priorities and making difficult tradeoffs
  • Maintaining momentum during leadership transitions
  • Building stronger alignment across boards, cabinets, and campus stakeholders

Attendees will leave with leadership approaches and institutional examples that can help teams make decisions more effectively, stay aligned during periods of change, and move important priorities forward.

This session is designed for: Presidents, cabinet leaders, and senior academic leaders who want to strengthen how their institutions make decisions, align around priorities, and sustain momentum through change.
Melanie Overton, Ed.D
Director, Research Advisory Services
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This webinar is part of a series featuring topics from EAB's State of the Sector