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:
Workshop Material
PowerPoint presentation here.
System Map worksheet here.
Parsing Technical & Adaptive Challenges worksheet here.
Authority Audit worksheet here.
Mobilize People into the Learning Zone worksheet here.
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Additional Resources
Blog post: Managing Loss
Blog post: Leading beyond your authority
Podcast: Leading with authority
Case Example — “Fritz Bauer”
Practicing Leadership on Holocaust Education and the Auschwitz trials in Post-war Germany
The People vs. Fritz Bauer A gripping film where he’s front and center. It highlights his bold leadership in pushing for the Auschwitz trials and the capture of Eichmann.
Labyrinth of Lies: – Bauer plays more of a mentor role here, and the film offers a powerful—and slightly more nuanced, less heroic—look at how the Auschwitz trials got underway.
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