The adaptive toolkit for Managers
It was a joy for us (Andy and Emily) to be with y’all! Please take 10-15 minutes by Thursday, May 24th to fill out the program evaluation survey. We take your feedback seriously, as it helps KONU and JPro improve our offerings for managers in the Jewish nonprofit ecosystem.
Also, don’t be strangers! Feel free to connect with us on LinkedIn (Andy here, Emily here) and perhaps we’ll see you for the Peer Consulting Pods launching on May 31st.
Last, for anyone interested, here’s a list of the top 8 songs we played during the program.
SESSION 5 (May 17, 2023)
Staying Anchored in the Practice: Navigating Choice with Intention
Session Materials:
Follow-up Resources:
“When Your Job is Your Identity, Professional Failure Hurts More” (article) by Tim O’Brien
“The Real Reason People Won’t Change” (article) by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey
On The Balcony (KONU’s podcast) – especially episode 2 for further application on perspectives and loss
SESSION 4 (May 15, 2023)
FOSTERING ADAPTIVE TEAMS: GETTING—AND STAYING—IN THE LEARNING ZONE
Session Materials:
Worksheet – Getting People in the Learning Zone
Jamboard – New and Improved Team Rituals
Resource – Holding Environment Audit
Follow-up Resources:
“Becoming the Boss” (article) by Linda A. Hill
“Building an Effective Team” (book excerpt) by Linda A. Hill
“Living in the Disequilibrium” (book excerpt) by Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow, and Marty Linsky
Liberating Structures (website, with book available) by Keith McCandless and Henri Lipmanowicz – for creative ideas for collaborative, engaging meetings
SESSION 3 (May 10, 2023)
The Authority in the Room: Using Your Management Powers Wisely
Session Materials:
Follow-up Resources:
In the Middle (book) by Barry Oshry – here is a particularly powerful excerpt about the opportunity to resist pressures in the middle
“Working with Authority” (podcast episode) by KONU
Seeing Systems: Unlocking the Mysteries of Organizational Life (book) by Barry Oshry
SESSION 2 (May 8, 2023)
Informal AUthority: Mobilizing Within and Beyond Your Teams
Session Materials:
Worksheet #1 – Assessing Your Formal and Informal Authority
Jamboard – Brainstorming Strategies for Building Trust
Worksheet #2 – Building and “Spending” Your Informal Authority
Follow-up Resources:
“Adaptive Leadership and Political Clout” (book guide/summary) by Shortform
Understanding the Trust Equation (webpage with videos) by Trusted Advisor Associates LLC
SESSION 1 (May 3, 2023)
REFRAMING MANAGEMENT: ADAPTIVE WORK FOR COMPLEX TIMES
Session Materials:
Jamboard – Harvesting Challenges
Worksheet – Parsing Technical and Adaptive Elements of Your Challenge
Follow-up Resources:
“The Most Underrated Skill in Management” (magazine article) by Nelson Repenning, Don Kieffer, and Todd Astor
“Distinguishing Technical Problems from Adaptive Challenges” (book excerpt) by Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow, and Marty Linsky
PRE-WORK
Please do the following before our kick-off workshop:
Watch this 8-minute video using the password AdaptiveToolkit2023! – which will help you orient to the program’s learning journey and principles of engagement
Complete the pre-class survey here – which will help your facilitators, Emily and Andy, get a feel for who’s in the room and bring concepts to life using examples that are most relevant to your contexts