4 Ways to Lead in 2025

SESSION OVERVIEW

Are you ready to unleash your inner leader and elevate your impact in student experience in 2025? Join us for a fun and interactive workshop designed to explore four dynamic leadership styles that will not only enhance your professional skills but also empower you to better support and inspire students. Whether you want to develop your skills as a DREAMER, DO’ER,
PLANNER or CONNECTOR, this session will NOT put you in a box, but will provide you with practical insights and techniques to thrive in your role and make a lasting difference in the student community. Plus… you can teach these four styles to your teams, your students and dare I say, use them yourself in your personal life as well.

Session Outcomes

1. Discover Your Leadership Style: Identify your dominant leadership style (Dreamer, Do’er, Planner, or Connector) and understand its strengths and potential pitfalls.

2. Adapt and Thrive: Learn how to switch between different leadership styles to effectively manage diverse situations and teams.

3. Enhance Student Engagement: Develop strategies to apply these leadership styles to foster a more engaging and supportive student environment.

4. Boost Communication Skills: Improve your ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and students, tailoring your approach to different leadership styles.

5. Empower and Inspire: Gain tools to empower your students, helping them develop their own leadership skills and thrive in their academic and personal lives.

PRESENTER

Josh Farr is the Founder of Campus Consultancy, an award-winning higher education consultancy. Josh and his team specialise in increasing student engagement and retention by delivering training to student leaders and student engagement staff. His experience working with more than 60,000 leaders from more than 100 universities and organisations, shows how investing in student communities leads to increased student engagement metrics and retention results! Josh is a 2x TEDx speaker, Australian Business Journal’s #1 Student Leadership Coach and 2024 LinkedIn ‘Top Voice’ in Leadership Development. You will leave a session with Josh feeling inspired and clear on exactly what to do to move the needle in your work and career.