Event
Event Details
Where:
Virtual
Virtual
When:
January 7 - June 10, 2026
January 7 - June 10, 2026
Ready to Transform Your Leadership?
Join library leaders who are choosing sustained development over quick fixes. Shape your learning experience through ongoing input and feedback throughout the program.
Limited to 12-24 participants for optimal peer interaction and personalized attention. Early registration is recommended to secure your spot.
Transform insight into action with sustained leadership development and peer support
January – June 2026
Second Wednesday of each month
January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10
12p – 1:30p PT
3p – 4:30p ET
- Six Monthly 90-Minute Sessions
- Polarity Assessment
- One-on-One Assessment Debrief
- Small Group
- Academic Library Peers
- Limited Number of Spaces
$850
Build lasting skills through consistent application and peer accountability.
Accessible & Flexible
Participate in your office while maintaining your daily responsibilities. Virtual delivery eliminates travel costs and time away from your institution.
Trusted Peer Network
Build lasting professional connections with library leaders facing similar challenges. Continue supporting each other long after the cohort ends.
Polarity Leadership Edge
Master both/and thinking and hold two opposing truths at once. Navigate complex leadership tensions with confidence.
One-on-One Polarity Assessment
Every participant receives a comprehensive Polarity Approach Assessment, using Polarity Thinking™, with a personalized one-on-one debrief session. Discover your unique leadership style and learn to leverage polarities for resilient decision-making.
Proven Frameworks for Resilient Leaders
Master the SCAN and CARE frameworks that provide your roadmap for transformation
SCAN Framework
The Change-Ready Leader: Adaptive Strategies for Uncertain Times
- S – Stay Present
- C – Channel Hope & Gratitude
- A – Act and Adapt
- N – Nourish Yourself
CARE Framework
Building Resilient Teams in Resource-Constrained Environments
- C – Clarity
- A – Alignment
- R – Renewal
- E – Effectiveness (Value Delivered)
A 6-Month Transformation Journey
A dynamic blend of rich content, interactive learning, targeted coaching conversations, and peer networking.
Session 1
Launch & Foundational Framework
Program invitation and maximizing your experience
Format: Opening + Coaching
Session 2
SCAN Deep Dive
Program invitation and maximizing your experience
Format: Opening + Coaching
Session 3
CARE Deep Dive
Build resilient teams in resource-constrained environments
Format: Content + Coaching
Session 4
Polarity (Both/And) Thinking
Your superpower for resilience and complex decision-making
Format: Content + Coaching
Session 5
CCL’s RUPT Framework
Advanced leadership tools from Center for Creative Leadership
Format: Content + Coaching
Session 6
Integration & Next Steps
Sustainable practices and continuing your leadership journey
Format: Coaching + Closing
What You’ll Walk Away With
- Actionable Tools – Gain practical strategies in a supportive group setting.
- Trusted Network – Build peer relationships for shared learning and accountability.
- Applied Learning – Translate insight into action with guided implementation steps.
- Boosted Confidence – Build momentum in applying new leadership skills.
- Mentorship Partners – Connect with peer mentorship partnerships that extend beyond the program.
Ready to Transform Your Leadership?
Join library leaders who are choosing sustained development over quick fixes. Shape your learning experience through ongoing input and feedback throughout the program.
Limited to 12-24 participants for optimal peer interaction and personalized attention. Early registration is recommended to secure your spot.
About the Coaches
Sue Erickson is a leadership coach, facilitator, and former library director with deep expertise in organizational well-being, team development, and change management. With experience in higher education, federal government, non-profit, and commercial sectors, she helps leaders and organizations grow, learn, and navigate transitions with confidence. Her work emphasizes aligning strategic planning with core values and drawing on individual and team strengths to create collaborative, high-performing cultures where people thrive.
Erickson’s expertise includes coaching leaders on complex dynamics, building resilience and emotional intelligence, and guiding organizations through change in ways that minimize disruption and strengthen trust. As an experienced facilitator, she is skilled in leading group discussions, resolving conflict, and encouraging diverse perspectives to foster innovation. She has designed and delivered leadership development programs that support growth at both individual and organizational levels. Her coaching practice is underpinned by certifications, including the Polarity Approach for Continuity and Transformation (PACT)™, The Leadership Circle Profile, GENOS Emotional Intelligence, ThetaCORE, and the International Coaching Federation’s Professional Certified Coach credential. She also holds a Certificate in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Wellbeing from George Mason University.
Kristin D. Vogel is a leadership coach, consultant, and strategist specializing in adaptive and regenerative leadership, organizational culture, and systems thinking. With decades of experience in higher education, libraries, government, and nonprofits, she understands the realities leaders face inside complex institutions. Drawing on training from Stanford University’s GSB LEAD Certificate in Corporate Innovation, Polarity Thinking Mastery (PACT)™, and mindfulness and meditation, she helps leaders navigate change, surface hidden dynamics, and use power with integrity to foster clarity, renewal, and collaboration. Her work emphasizes leveraging technology with human creativity to support thriving, future-ready organizations.
Vogel’s expertise includes integrating tested models, such as the Adaptive Cycle, to guide renewal in complexity. She applies her training as a Lean Continuous Improvement Practitioner to align practices with impact and value, and brings expertise as an IDI Qualified Administrator to help teams grow cultural agility and strengthen connection across differences. Certified as a Transformational Coach Professional through the Institute for Coaching Innovation (ICF-accredited), she develops leaders’ capacity for empathy, authenticity, and lasting transformation. Vogel’s career includes recognition as a Fulbright Scholar in Bahrain and a FUSE Fellow in local government innovation. She is also the creator of The Joy Pathway, a framework for equanimity, flourishing, creativity, and sustainable growth.
