Excercising Leadership

Course description:

The course on exercising leadership explores diagnostic indicators of adaptive challenges and emphasizes respecting the pains of change. Participants learn to navigate leadership through adaptive work, addressing reasons for misdiagnosis and the interplay between authority and misdiagnosis. Unbundling the work process is examined alongside the nature and roots of authority, its services, and its relationship with leadership. The course covers informal authority, changes in authority over time, and the advantages of leading beyond formal authority. Participants create stakeholder maps, manage disappointing expectations, and cultivate allies and confidants to conclude with insights on maintaining resilience and ambitions.

Learning outcomes:

The learning outcomes for exercising leadership encompass understanding diagnostic indicators of adaptive challenges and fostering respect for the difficulties associated with change. Participants will develop skills in leading through adaptive work, examining the reasons for misdiagnosis and the impact of authority. They will learn to analyze and unbundling complex work processes, exploring the nature, roots, and services of authority in leadership contexts. Participants will gain insights into informal authority, changes in authority over time, and the benefits of leading beyond formal authority. Additionally, they will create stakeholder maps, manage expectations effectively, cultivate alliances, and conclude with strategies for maintaining resilience and aspirations in leadership roles.