WEXNER DAVIDSON FELLOWSHIP
spring Institute, may 2026
Thank you for bringing your hearts and minds to our Adaptive Leadership sessions. Below you’ll find the program materials and related resources, for those of you who wish to dig in deeper.
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FULL PROGRAM MATERIALS
SESSION-SPECIFIC MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
The Heat of Challenges: Recognizing the Pressure to Fix and Solve
“The Theory Behind the Practice,” excerpted from The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow, and Marty Linsky (2009).
Authority and Leadership: Making Progress from Any Position
“Leadership Is an Activity” – KONU blog post
“Leading With and Without Authority” – KONU blog post
Seeing the System: What’s Really Going on with All These Stakeholders
“Bridging Factions While Leading Without Authority” – a conversation with Julia Fabris McBride, CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center, from KONU’s On the Balcony podcast hosted by Michael Koehler
“Building Bridges” – Chapter 6 in Leadership for a Fractured World by Dean Williams (2015).
Getting on the Balcony: A Peer Case Consultation Process
“The Most Underrated Skill in Management” by Nelson Repenning, Don Kieffer, and Todd Astor, for MIT’s Sloan Management Review. This was also part of your Institute pre-work!
Mobilizing Learning: Designing Creative Leadership Interventions
“Leadership Breakthroughs Around Racial Justice” – a conversation with Ashley Stewart from KONU’s On the Balcony podcast hosted by Michael Koehler
Staying the Game: Mindsets and Anchors for Self-Leadership
“Keep Confidants and Don’t Confuse Them with Allies” – excerpted from Leadership on the Line by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky
“When Your Job is Your Identity, Professional Failure Hurts More” by KONU co-founder Tim O’Brien, for the Harvard Business Review