Adaptive Leadership is a critical skill set for anyone looking to drive change in an increasingly complex world of conflicting demands and constantly changing priorities. Adaptive leadership uses practices and strategies designed to accomplish significant change and develop the sustainability required in challenging, competitive, and complex environments.

Leadership faces two challenging environment – technical problems which have technical solutions and cognitive problems which have no fixed or recognized solutions. The skills needed to focus on the cognitive problems at hand, with a view of finding solutions to correct the issues in the shortest possible time and in the most effective way are where you need adaptive leadership expertise.

This training course will develop the practices and techniques to ensure any team member within the organization can become an effective adaptive leader.

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

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

• Make individuals and team members feel valued and respected.
• Effectively manage themselves and develop quality relationships.
• Develop the members of their team, helping them to recognize their true potential.
• Earn the respect of others by practicing what they preach.
• Apply the actions and qualities of effective adaptive leaders.

Course Outline

Day One: Building Capacity

• Change the Culture
• Adapt to new technology.
• Developing the Right Attitude
• Characteristics of Adaptive Leadership
• Openness to New Ideas
• Creating a Creative Climate

 Day Two: Decisions Making and Problem Solving

• Uncertainty - Many facts may not be known.
• Complexity - You must consider many interrelated factors.
• High-risk consequences - The impact of the decision may be significant.
• Divergent and diverse thinking
• Interpersonal issues - It can be difficult to predict how other people will react.
• Tools and Techniques in Decision Making

 Day Three: Risks and Experimentation

• Goal setting and prioritization
• Deliberate vs. experimental approaches.
• Formalizing trial and error methods for improvement and innovation
• Planning for implementation
• Organizing for implementation
• Test phases and pilot projects

 Day Four: Adapting to Change

• Creating a vision to change
• Managing the principles of change
• Dealing with resistance
• Managing the four states & reactions to change
• Tools & techniques to assist the change process.
• Empowering people to act.

 Day Five: Develop the Team

• Earn their respect.
• Help them to recognize their true potential.
• Making individuals feel valued and respected.
• Factors in Team Development
• Dealing with Conflict in Teams
• Giving Feedback for Improved Performance

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 us via email.