Module 1 :What is Adaptive Leadership?
Today’s world is complex. Rapid technological advances mean the world is always changing. That leads to businesses also being in a constant state of change so they can keep up. It’s not enough to be a leader anymore. Now, it’s important to be an adaptive leader. Adaptive leadership can give your managers a practical framework to help their team or organization adapt to challenging situations.
Topic's covered :
The 4 main principles of adaptive leadership
Traits of adaptive leaders
The benefits and challenges of embracing adaptive leadership
How to implement adaptive strategies to ensure successful leadership
Module 2 : Using Authority & Power (Taking Chances)
Leadership isn’t about being in a position of authority. It’s about how well you can influence other people and mobilize them for your cause. Anyone can be a leader. Adaptive leaders encourage leadership among their employees so everyone can deal with challenges more easily.
Topic's covered :
The differences between leadership, authority, and power
The importance of developing your informal authority to increase your influence
The barriers that hold you back from taking chances to be an adaptive leader
Processes and strategies to overcome barriers
Module 3 :Overcoming Resistance to Shared Responsibility
When facing adaptive challenges, great adaptive leaders mobilize everyone to tackle tough problems. Importantly, they encourage a sense of shared responsibility while reaching across boundaries. There are 7 steps they can follow to make sure their change intervention successfully mobilizes people. They’ll also need to have some strategies to identify people’s boundaries to change and overcome them.
Topic's covered :
Why people can’t see existing problems to understand why there are boundaries to change
The differences between technical problems and adaptive challenges
The 7 steps of designing effective interventions
Strategies of mapping people’s boundaries
Module 4 :Learning through Self-Correction
The most effective adaptive leaders are always in a state of self-reflection. They run experiments to see what works. They need to continually assess what’s happening in the organization so they can take corrective midcourse action if necessary. While focused on a course of action, they may fall into common traps if they don’t understand themselves well enough to self-correct.
Topic's covered :
The need for reflection, self-correction, and experimentation
The benefits of understanding yourself and avoiding traps to increase your awareness of what you may need to correct
How to apply techniques for running experiments so you can self-correct effectively
Module 5 :Building a Culture of Adaptability
To build a culture of adaptability, your organization needs to adopt specific characteristics, such as nurturing shared responsibility. Being adaptive, your leaders need to be prepared to face challenges in building this new culture. Fortunately, there are strategies they can use to successfully change the status quo of the organization and help create a more adaptive culture.
Topic's covered :
The 5 characteristics of an adaptive organization
The challenges of building a culture of adaptability
Strategies to change the status quo into an adaptive culture
