Discovery-Driven Leadership with Rita McGrath
58mAdvanced2022-10-20
Authors

Rita McGrath
Author, Speaker, and Professor at Columbia Business School
Course details
What type of leader thrives in times of great uncertainty? Surprisingly, it’s not those who insist on sticking to their own vision. Instead, the leaders who confidently embrace change and criticism are the ones who end up finding the most success.
Rita McGrath—a best-selling author, speaker, and longtime professor at Columbia Business School—has spent much of her career examining how leaders can use business changes to their advantage. In this course, Rita shares her findings as she details what it means to be a discovery-driven leader, as well as how to create a more agile and innovative workplace for your teams.
Rita explains how to approach information architecture in a way that encourages discovery, as well as build an environment where employees feel comfortable sharing their findings (especially if they’ve uncovered a problem!). Plus, get tips for leveraging the right metrics in the right situations and adopting a more future-thinking approach to management.
Rita McGrath—a best-selling author, speaker, and longtime professor at Columbia Business School—has spent much of her career examining how leaders can use business changes to their advantage. In this course, Rita shares her findings as she details what it means to be a discovery-driven leader, as well as how to create a more agile and innovative workplace for your teams.
Rita explains how to approach information architecture in a way that encourages discovery, as well as build an environment where employees feel comfortable sharing their findings (especially if they’ve uncovered a problem!). Plus, get tips for leveraging the right metrics in the right situations and adopting a more future-thinking approach to management.
Skills covered
Teams and CollaborationLeadership SkillsProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Becoming a discovery-driven leader
1. Discovery-Driven Leadership
- 02 - The skills you are not taught
- 03 - Discovery-driven leaders
- 04 - The context - Strategic inflection points
- 05 - Gillette case study
2. Creating the Organizational Context for Discovery
- 06 - Rich information architectures
- 07 - Snow melts from the edges
- 08 - Permissionless structures
3. Navigating Alignment
- 09 - The power of positive politics
- 10 - Make disengagement healthy
- 11 - Deft governance structures
4. Embrace the Future
- 12 - Innovation as a proficiency
- 13 - The right metrics for the right situation
- 14 - Plan to learn, not to be right
5. Talent Makeover Stat
- 15 - Rethinking careers
- 16 - Rethinking what you are leading
- 17 - Rethinking finite boundaries
Conclusion
- 18 - Discover, learn, and continue to evolve
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