We live in uncertain times. The pace of change is rapid. Yet, too often we think leadership requires giving answers even when no straight-forward ones exist. Particularly for those of us in management roles, the pressure is on to provide certainty, after all, isn’t that what we were hired for? The reality is more complex. The unknown – where no easy answers exist – actually requires a different approach. A key leadership skill is to diagnose the nature of your “unknowns,” anchor people in purpose rather than certainty, and mobilize collective experimentation in order to make progress.   

In this workshop, you will: 

• Get in touch with your own inner dispositions to fix and problem-solve – and how those might stand in your way when it comes to engaging others in the work. 

• Gain new insights into your challenges, by distinguishing between routine, technical challenges and complex, adaptive challenges that require loss, learning, and innovation 

• Learn strategies for “giving the work back,” framing your challenge, and orchestrating learning 

• Meet like-minded practitioners 

This workshop is suitable for 

• For executives and team leads who’ve become the go-to person for problem solving or hope to get better at enrolling others to take initiative 

• For managers feeling daunted by the pressures on them to provide stability and answers while in ever-changing and unpredictable contexts  

• For people & learning professionals who are curious about new ways to design and deliver leadership and management programs – programs that encourage more collaborative problem solving, developing a bigger stomach for ambiguity and complexity, and the ability to drive change 

• For change agents or activists tackling complex challenges and driving change 

Registration has now closed.