Adaptive leadership workshop

OctOber 2025 Retreat

Pre-Retreat Work

• Connecting to Your Leadership Challenge Reflection Worksheet here.

• Core Reading & Podcast:

  • Chapter 2 (pg.1-28), “The Theory Behind the Practice” from The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Ron Heifetz, Marty Linsky, and Alexander Grashow here.

  • Episode 6, “Leading ‘On a Razor’s Edge’: A conversation with LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate Ian Palmquist” from On the Balcony Podcast here. (also available on other podcast streaming platforms)

• Recommended Reading:

  • Chapter 6, “On the Razor’s Edge” from Leadership Without Easy Answers by Ron Heifetz here.

  • Chapter 7, “Falling off the Edge” from Leadership Without Easy Answers by Ron Heifetz here.