Adaptive Leadership Tools and Strategies Training Course

Why select this training course?

The idea that one bold individual generates outcomes in the workplace by dominating their way through is outdated. It is much easier to see a leader as a general in the field of battle, an astronaut, a movie star, or an athlete. Many people believe that good leaders are heroic. They think only one person can make a difference, and that person is the leader. However, leadership is now considered a collective effort of all the members. Leaders must develop a culture that fosters open discussion, teamwork, and empowerment. They must ensure a safe and open environment for everyone so that each individual can bring their unique input and talents to the workplace, especially those with less conventional backgrounds.

How does adaptive leadership differ from traditional leadership? 

Adaptive leadership is the form of leadership that goes beyond simply tackling challenges as they come. It also involves anticipating challenges and identifying their root causes. Leaders must develop solutions to improve the situation, allowing them to pivot if the situation proves to be more complicated than originally thought. This kind of leadership is flexible, enabling it to respond to changes in the environment and the team’s needs. Adaptive leadership is a different kind of leadership from what we learned in school. Unlike traditional leaders, adaptive leaders open space to discuss and explore new ideas.

Why is adaptive leadership a team sport?

Adaptive leaders take action before a problem becomes an issue, which prevents a problem from ever developing in the first place. This style solves the immediate problem and creates a culture where everyone is willing to bring their concerns and ideas to the table, regardless of their background. Adaptive leaders know their own and their teams’ blind spots and actively work to manage them. They treat their limitations as learning experiences that can help them improve.

Rcademy’s Adaptive Leadership Tools and Strategies Training Course is a hands-on training experience that will help you build skills for effective leading, earn new knowledge, and close the gap between knowing what to do and being able to do it. You will learn how to develop a shared purpose and build collaborative relationships essential to leadership. You will gain the leadership and communication skills you need to build consensus, influence groups, and build strong relationships through adaptive leadership.

This course builds your leadership skills, provides new knowledge and strategies, and allows personal and professional growth. You will find that the course is both practical and theory-driven and that the facilitators are extremely knowledgeable.

Who should attend?

The course is structured in a manner most relevant to managers and leaders in private multinationals, government officers, oil and gas professionals, public sector employees, and more. Rcademy’s Adaptive Leadership Tools and Strategies Training Course is suitable for current and aspiring leaders and managers:

• General Managers
• Senior Level Managers
• Departmental Managers and Heads of the Departments
• Team Leaders
• Supervisors
• Project Leaders and Managers
• Government Officers
• Entrepreneurs and Start-up founders

What are the course objectives?

The Training Course revolves around the following objectives:

• To gain an understanding of this seemingly new concept of adaptive leadership and apprehend how this flexible approach differs from other approaches to leadership
• To understand how adaptive leadership can be applied to address complex and long-term prevalent issues
• To encourage open discussions and provide a space that invites opinions and ideas
• To develop a sense of organizational justice and emotional intelligence
• To learn to differentiate between technical problems and adaptive problems
• To focus on self-development to adapt better to organizational changes
• To reiterate, any person in the organization can become a leader, and the skills required can be developed over time
• To learn about various tools and strategies used in the successful implementation of adaptive leadership
• To discover ways that unlock the true potential of employees through the provision of growth opportunities and meaningful interaction

How will the course be presented?

• Interactive sessions
• Use of case studies
• Management games
• Learning preparation of reports, charts, graphs
• Real-time exercises
• Problem-solving and Group discussion sessions

What are the topics covered?

Module 1: Leadership Vs. Authority

• Interrelation between leadership and authority
• Delegation of authority
• Effect on problem-solving
• Building strong relationships
• Leadership cultivating authority

Module 2: The Adaptive Leadership Challenge

• What is an adaptive challenge?
• Identifying an adaptive leadership challenge
• Example of adaptive challenge in the workplace

Module 3: The Adaptive Leadership Model

• Adaptive leaders
• Adaptive leadership advantages
• Adaptive leadership disadvantages
• Adaptive leadership journey

Module 4: Technical vs Adaptive Problem

• Identifying a technical and adaptive problem
• Types of solutions needed
• Implementing change to solve the problem
• Implementation of a solution

Module 5: Principles of Adaptive Leadership

• Emotional intelligence
• Organizational justice
• Development with learning
• Strong character

Module 6: Skills for an Adaptive Leader

• Leading with empathy
• Analyzing business environments
• Problem-solving skills
• Facilitation and collaboration skills
• Coaching skills
• Enabling agility
• Famous adaptive leaders

Module 7: Observing Events

• Diagnosing the system
• Interviewing key stakeholders
• Conducting an organizational assessment
• Observing patterns around

Module 8: Interpreting Process

• Developing hypothesis
• Determining core practices
• Experimentation and smart risks

Module 9: Intervention Process

• “Getting on the balcony”
• Recognizing the “ripeness” of the issue
• Identifying the perspective of others
• Communication of the intervention
• Faction mapping

Module 10: Building Adaptive Culture

• Encouraging shared responsibilities
• Nurturing independent judgment
• Focus on continuous learning
• Knowledge sharing

Module 11: Strategies for Adaptive Leadership

• Focus on evidence-based learning
• Social learning
• Stress testing assumptions
• Creating transparency
• Creating accountability
• Mobilizing collective action