Adaptive Leadership for Today's Challenges
1h 35mAdvanced2024-04-02
Authors

Derek Cabrera
PhD, Faculty at Cornell University
Course details
Anyone who leads an organization or an organization-wide effort will tell you that things are moving faster, and the challenges are more complex. This is the reality of work, now and for the foreseeable future. To thrive in this environment, leaders must be adaptive and responsive to the rapid and ever-changing world. In this course, internationally-known systems scientist and Cornell University professor Derek Cabrera shows you the key principles of adaptive leadership. Learn how to become an adaptive leader and dive into a powerful framework that will enable your organization to tackle any problem, issue, or situation. Find out how this framework can yield innovative solutions that will have a meaningful impact for the long term. Plus, explore ways to apply the adaptive leadership tools to some of today's greatest challenges.
Skills covered
Organizational LeadershipLeadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Adaptative leadership is true leadership
- 02 - Inescapable changes to the leadership landscape
1. What Is Adaptive Leadership
- 03 - Reimagining the organization
- 04 - Amoeba demo - Organization as an organism
- 05 - Simple rules for adaptive systems
- 06 - The role of agility in adaptive leadership
2. Become an Adaptive Leader
- 07 - Leaders describe the future they see
- 08 - Execute the vision-driven mission
- 09 - Develop mission-driven organizational systems
- 10 - Embrace learning as a cultural norm
- 11 - Foster vision-driven change
3. Adaptive Leadership for Today's Greatest Challenges
- 12 - The role of leaders in adaptive organizations
- 13 - From crisis to solution - Modern daily leadership
- 14 - Engaging and retaining today's workforce
- 15 - Adapting to new technologies
4. Case Study and Application
- 16 - Case study part 1 - Adaptive leadership
- 17 - Case study part 2 - Build a purposeful culture
- 18 - Checklist - Adaptive leadership
Conclusion
- 19 - Final thoughts on adaptive leadership
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