Sustainable Campus Leadership
A 12-Week Group Coaching Cohort for Academic Leaders Who Want to Lead Without Burning Out
Build the systems that give you clarity, capacity, and control— even in the chaos of academic administration.
8 Leaders | 12 Weeks | Starting Late January 2026
Led by Kevin Sanders, a sitting academic dean with 20+ years in higher education.
You didn't become a leader to drown in email and fight fires all day.
But if this sounds familiar:
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Most problems end up on your desk
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Your calendar fills before you touch it
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Strategic or deep work gets pushed to evenings and weekends
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Boundaries feel impossible
...then you're probably really good at solving problems.
And that's exactly why people keep bringing you problems.
The cycle never ends.
This is a 12-week cohort where we break that cycle by building practical systems for:
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Deep Work - Design your week around what matters most, not what's most urgent
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Delegation - Build individual capacity while focusing on work only you can do
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Decision-Making - Eliminate bottlenecks by designing clear roles around you
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Communication - Build communication rhythms and email habits that don't derail your day
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Team Development - Leverage faculty, staff, and committees to create shared ownership of your unit's work
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Boundaries - Lead sustainably for the long haul
Systems I use daily as a dean, not theory taught from the sidelines.​​​
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What’s included:
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6 live group sessions over a 12-week period (60 min, every other week)
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1 lightning session for mid-cohort troubleshooting
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Private WhatsApp community for continual support
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Templates and frameworks ready to implement
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Cohort of 8 leaders - small group, real relationships
The best part?
Learning alongside 7 other leaders who understand the unique challenges of leadership in higher education.
"I was working 60+ hour weeks and still felt like I was failing. Kevin helped me put systems in place that freed me up for the work only I can do. Simple changes, massive difference in how I use my time."
Department Chair
University of Texas-Tyler
"I didn't realize how many decisions I was making that my staff could handle. After we built clear decision criteria and roles, I was able to get out of the way. Now my team owns their work, and I'm doing the strategic work that I love."
Student Services
University of Northern Illinois
"Before working with Dr. Sanders, I didn't realize how many meetings I was attending out of protocol rather than where I could actually add value. Learning to protect my time was a stretch for me, but for the first time since becoming a dean, my work feels manageable."
Associate Dean
University of Arkansas
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