Leadership Series, Part 3: Leading Through Uncertainty and Imperfect Choices
Includes a Live Web Event on 11/12/2026 at 5:30 PM (EST)
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- Non-member - $60
- Member - $40
- Affiliate - $60
- Partner - $60
Thursday, November 12, 2026
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
.15 ASHA CEUs
Academic leadership increasingly requires navigating uncertainty, external pressure, and competing demands with incomplete information. This session focuses on the emotional and ethical complexity of leadership when choices have tradeoffs and unintended consequences. Participants will explore frameworks for decision‑making under uncertainty, strategies for sustaining faculty productivity and morale, and ways to lead with transparency, steadiness, and compassion when no perfect answers exist.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze leadership challenges arising from uncertainty, competing demands, and institutional pressure.
- Apply ethical, transparent decision‑making frameworks when outcomes are unclear.
- Lead with steadiness and compassion while sustaining momentum and acknowledging the emotional labor of leadership.
Time Ordered Agenda
5:30 - 5:40 PM ET Welcome, Framing, and Objectives
5:40 - 6:00 PM ET Uncertainty in CSD Leadership
6:00 – 6:15 PM ET Decision-Making Frameworks for Imperfect Choices
6:15 - 6:30 PM ET Leading Through the Human Side of Decisions
6:30 - 6:45 PM ET Sustaining Productivity and Momentum
6:45 - 7:00 PM ET Leading with Steadiness, Compassion, and Integrity and Q/A
For questions about this webinar, please contact us at admin@capcsd.org. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with a link to log in.
If you can't attend the live webinar, register now and receive a recording of the webinar to view at your convenience. Please note that only registrants who attend the live webinar are eligible for ASHA CEUs.
Jennifer P. Taylor, AuD, CCC-A
University of Memphis
Jennifer P. Taylor, AuD, CCC-A, is Associate Dean of Academic Programs and a Clinical Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis, where she has served since 2003. A Past President of the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD), she is committed to advancing academic and clinical education. She also co-advises the university’s NSSLHA chapter and volunteers extensively in both community and professional settings. Her expertise includes diagnostic audiology, pediatric hearing assessment, and aural rehabilitation across the lifespan, with teaching interests centered on core clinical concepts.
Disclosures
Financial: University of Memphis salary and Speaking honorarium with CAPCSD
Non-Financial: None
Jennifer M. Simpson, AuD CCC-A
Central Michigan University
Jennifer Simpson is Dean of The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions at Central Michigan University.
Disclosures
Financial: Central Michigan University salary and speaking honorarium with CAPCSD
Non-Financial: She served as CAPCSD President in 2023-2024 and Past President in 2024-2025
This course is designed with a participation requirement that ensures meaningful engagement and learning. Participants must be present for the entire 90-minute webinar to receive the assessment. The assessment is a key component in obtaining both their certificate of completion and ASHA CEUs. In addition to standard assessments of the speaker's effectiveness and the overall content quality, participants are challenged to demonstrate practical application of the knowledge gained. The required question prompts participants to articulate and list two specific action items they plan to implement. This promotes critical thinking about how to apply new information in their professional practice with a forward-thinking response.
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