PDA Leadership Series, Part 3: Cultural Competence in Leadership

Understanding and implementing cultural competence is an important leadership quality. This webinar will explore the meaning and history of cultural competence and how leaders can implement this skillset into their management, supervisory and leadership toolkit. This is the 3rd webinar in a 3 part series

Join Dr. Suzanne Morrison-Williams, EdD, MPA, BSc as she discusses:

1. Defining cultural competence
2. Explain the importance of cultural competence in organizations
3. Define how cultural competence is used and displayed in leadership
4. Explain how to develop cultural competence as part of leadership strategies
5. Examine how to create and develop internal strategies to increase leadership skill and potential in teams

Presenter:
Dr. Suzanne Morrison Williams has worked in the field of higher education for over 25 years. Dr Morrison-Williams has worked in all facets of education from being a University Registrar, Faculty member, Department/Program Chair, Assistant Dean, Associate Dean, then a Regional Vice President of Academic Affairs. She has also worked as a National Trainer for a large school chain, a Campus Director as well as the Chief Administrative Officer of colleges. In April 2023, she took a deviation from the field of campus based Higher Ed to take on a Chief Academic Officer (CAO) role at a Florida based library consortium, Library and Information Resources Network.

In her role as the CAO at LIRN, Dr Morrison-Williams is focused on managing the LIRN Librarian Service and providing support to all of the LIRN subscribers through a variety of services including (a) librarian services (b) orientation (c) accreditation and licensure support and finally (d) ongoing training and professional development for faculty and librarians.

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