Opportunities for Managers & Leaders

Planning and achieving goals at TSTC is about more than checking boxes—it’s about connecting our vision, resources, and progress in a meaningful way. In this session, you’ll get a chance to explore how to set goals that matter, use TSTC’s goal calendar, align your goals with budget priorities, and become more comfortable using the SPOL (Strategic Planning Online) system to bring your plans to life.

By participating in this session, you will:

• Gain an understanding of the college’s goal planning cycle.

• Practice writing clear and effective goal statements.

• Explore the connection between budgeting and goal-setting.

• Build knowledge in documenting goals within the SPOL system.

Session time: 1 hour
Session type: Trainer-led
Presented by the Institutional Effectiveness and Research team

The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team training has been recognized as an essential resource for developing leaders at TSTC. Inspired by Ifeanyi Onuoha’s words, “Team leadership is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results,” this FranklinCovey program equips you, leaders, with practical strategies to strengthen their impact. Through a thoughtful blend of mindsets, skillsets, and toolsets, you will gain the confidence and capability to guide your teams effectively, foster collaboration, and achieve meaningful results together. 

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Apply six critical practices that strengthen their ability to lead and support a team.

• Build trust and foster collaboration through effective communication and engagement.

• Navigate common leadership challenges with confidence and clarity.

• Create a positive team culture that encourages accountability, growth, and results.

• Leverage practical tools and strategies to achieve both individual and team success.

Session time: 4+ hours
Session type:  Trainer-led or on-demand
Session location: For on-demand, Franklin Covey

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team training, inspired by Patrick Lencioni’s well-regarded framework, helps leaders address the common challenges that can limit team effectiveness. This program provides practical insights into obstacles such as lack of trust, fear of conflict, low commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. Through engaging discussions and actionable strategies, you will explore how to foster collaboration, strengthen communication, and build the foundation for a high-performing, results-driven team. By creating psychological safety, encouraging open dialogue, and promoting accountability you can reduce the weight of leadership while empowering your teams to succeed together.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Identify the five common dysfunctions that hinder team performance.

• Build trust as the foundation for effective collaboration.

• Facilitate constructive conflict to improve communication and decision-making.

• Foster commitment by gaining team buy-in on shared goals.

• Encourage accountability through peer-to-peer support and responsibility.

• Promote a results-focused culture that drives team success and reduces leadership burden.

Session time: 2 - 4 hours depending on team size
Session type:  Trainer-led

Each of us has unique ways of thinking, working, and connecting with others. The 16 Personalities framework helps us to better understand those differences so we can appreciate our own strengths while recognizing and valuing the strengths of others. In this session, you’ll explore your personality type, gain insight into how it shapes your approach to work and relationships, and discover how diverse styles can come together to build stronger teams and more meaningful connections. This framework is based on insights from personality framework Myer-Briggs, a time tested data-driven approach to understanding personality.

By the end of this session, participants will have the opportunity to:

• Identify their own personality type within the 16 Personalities framework.

• Recognize how personality preferences influence communication, decision-making, and collaboration.

• Appreciate the strengths and perspectives that different personality types bring to a team.

• Apply insights from the framework to foster stronger working relationships and team success.

Session time: 1 - 2 hours depending on team size
Session type: Trainer-led

In this course, you and your team will have the option to take the free Personality Test or official Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) assessment. Please note there is an additional cost for the official MBTI assessment. The test/assessment will help you to understand your personality by identifying one of 16 types based on four dimensions, revealing your preferred ways of perceiving information and making decisions.

This session provides teams with the opportunity to:

• Explore the different personality preferences within the team.

• Understand how these preferences influence team dynamics.

• Learn how team members communicate and process information.

• Reflect on how individual personalities contribute to decision-making and perspectives.

Session time: 2 - 4 hours depending on team size
Session type: Trainer-led