Course Details

Training course on Adaptive Leadership

INTRODUCTION

In a rapidly changing world, organizations face complex and unpredictable challenges that demand more than traditional leadership approaches. Adaptive Leadership course  is a framework designed to help leaders tackle these challenges by encouraging flexibility, innovation, and learning. Unlike technical leadership, which applies known solutions to well-defined problems, adaptive leadership focuses on navigating uncharted territories, fostering collaboration, and enabling organizations and teams to thrive in uncertainty.

This course on Adaptive Leadership course equips participants with the tools and strategies to lead effectively in complex environments. It emphasizes the importance of understanding and managing change, engaging stakeholders, and cultivating a mindset that embraces growth and adaptability. By leveraging adaptive leadership principles, leaders can create a culture that fosters innovation, resilience, and long-term success.

DURATION

5 Days

TARGET AUDIENCE

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Managers and Leaders implementing change processes
• Department Heads involved in complex change
• Strategic decision makers
• Team Leaders faced with complex change implementation
• Leaders looking for sustainability in an ever-changing world

OBJECTIVES

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

1. Understand Adaptive Leadership Concepts: Grasp the core principles of adaptive leadership and its role in addressing complex and evolving challenges.
2. Distinguish Between Technical and Adaptive Challenges: Recognize the difference between technical problems, which have clear solutions, and adaptive challenges, which require learning and innovation.
3. Lead Through Change and Uncertainty: Develop strategies to lead teams and organizations through uncertainty, change, and disruption.
4. Foster Collaboration and Innovation: Learn how to mobilize people to tackle adaptive challenges through collaboration and creative problem-solving.
5. Manage Resistance and Conflict: Understand how to identify and manage resistance to change and deal with conflict in a constructive manner.
6. Build a Culture of Learning and Adaptation: Create an organizational culture that encourages flexibility, continuous learning, and resilience.
7. Enhance Emotional Intelligence and Self-Reflection: Cultivate self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and reflective practices to adapt leadership styles to different situations.

COURSE OUTLINE

 Module 1: Introduction to Adaptive Leadership

• What is adaptive leadership?
• Distinguishing adaptive leadership from traditional leadership models
• Key characteristics of adaptive leaders
• The role of adaptive leadership in today’s complex world

Module 2: Technical Problems vs. Adaptive Challenges

• Understanding technical challenges vs. adaptive challenges
• Identifying the need for adaptive leadership in the face of complex, systemic issues
• Case studies: Real-world examples of adaptive challenges
• Strategies for diagnosing problems and determining appropriate leadership responses

Module 3: Leading Through Change and Uncertainty

• The role of leadership in times of uncertainty and disruption
• Frameworks for managing and leading adaptive change
• Leading with agility and openness: Balancing stability with flexibility
• Practical tools for navigating ambiguity and complexity

Module 4: Mobilizing and Engaging Stakeholders

• Building coalitions and mobilizing people to solve adaptive challenges
• Engaging stakeholders: Communication, influence, and relationship building
• Identifying allies, resisters, and neutral parties
• Techniques for creating a shared vision and fostering collective problem-solving

Module 5: Managing Resistance and Conflict

• Why people resist change and how to address it
• Techniques for surfacing and addressing conflict constructively
• Emotional intelligence in leadership: Understanding and managing emotions
• Using conflict as a learning tool for personal and organizational growth

Module 6: Fostering a Culture of Learning and Innovation

• Creating an adaptive organizational culture
• Encouraging experimentation, learning, and risk-taking
• Leadership’s role in promoting innovation and continuous improvement
• Leveraging diversity of thought to address adaptive challenges

Module 7: Enhancing Emotional Intelligence and Reflective Practices

• Developing self-awareness and emotional intelligence as an adaptive leader
• Reflective practices: Improving decision-making through reflection and feedback
• Adapting your leadership style based on the needs of the situation
• Tools for building resilience and personal adaptability

Module 8: Sustaining Adaptive Leadership in Organizations

• Implementing adaptive leadership across an organization
• Long-term strategies for sustaining adaptability and growth
• Metrics for measuring the success of adaptive leadership initiatives
• Case studies: Organizations that have successfully implemented adaptive leadership

CERTIFICATION

• Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with Macskills Training and Development Institute Certificate

TRAINING VENUE

• Training will be held at Macskills Training Centre. We also tailor make the training upon request at different locations across the world.

AIRPORT PICK UP AND ACCOMMODATION

• Airport pick up and accommodation is arranged upon request

TERMS OF PAYMENT

• Payment should be made to Macskills Development Institute bank account before the start of the training and receipts sent to info@macskillsdevelopment.com