Leading through Chaos
58mBeginner2021-10-29
Authors

Joanne Simon-Walters
Speaker, Published Author, HR Professional

Madecraft
Full-Service Learning Content Company
Course details
Feeling like everything is out of control is incredibly frustrating, and the problem only intensifies when you’re in a position of leadership. Multiple people look to you to lead them through the crisis, and you can’t just walk away from the challenge. Those moments, when everything is going wrong, represent a true time of chaos. But in this course, Joanne Simon-Walters shows you all the ways you can still find and make order, even in disaster and disorder. Joanne walks you through how to invoke creativity in moments of chaos and how to develop the traits of a creative leader. She teaches a creative problem-solving process, and shares the principles and strategies of sensemaking. Chaotic and surprising situations can feel totally out of control, but there are ways to maintain a positive mindset for yourself and your team. Take this course to get started learning them today.
Skills covered
Crisis ManagementLeadership SkillsMarketingBusiness Analysis and StrategyLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Leading in unprecedented times
1. Understanding Chaos
- 02 - Characteristics of chaos
2. Creativity in Chaos
- 03 - What is creativity
- 04 - Creative leadership traits
- 05 - Creative problem-solving
3. Mindset
- 06 - Mindset and mission
- 07 - Authenticity
- 08 - Appreciative sharing of knowledge
4. Sensemaking
- 09 - What is sensemaking
- 10 - Principles of sensemaking
- 11 - More principles of sensemaking
- 12 - Sensemaking for leaders
5. Change Management
- 13 - Change fatigue
- 14 - Organizational culture
6. Putting It All Together
- 15 - Taking action
Conclusion
- 16 - Finding the order in disorder
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