Seven steps for effective leadership through volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times
If you want to learn how to continue to lead effectively during organisational change, then this is the course for you. This course will help leaders faced with conditions of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) to be effective leaders. In this course, you will learn seven steps to ensure you are an effective leader in these increasingly frequent VUCA situations. The course involves watching video drama and lectures and also includes:
Learner notes and exercises for each section to enhance and consolidate learning
A short quiz at the end to check learning
Downloadable resources and web link
Video populated with written captions to emphasise key learning points.
By studying this course, you will learn:
About the changing demands of leadership in a 21st century VUCA world
Why the established models of ‘managing change’ are no longer effective
About the style of leadership needed to lead through change and uncertainty
How to overcome the challenges of resistance to change and getting buy-in
How to create and maintain a strong leadership position when the future is uncertain
The importance of maintaining a strong people focus during change, and how to do that
How to maintain engagement and motivation during complex adaptive change
How to use sense-making processes to maintain flexibility in fast-changing situations
How to engage the whole organisation or team in the change challenge
Specific leadership techniques to deal with ever-changing situations
How to maintain leadership authenticity and integrity in volatile situations
Seven key principles to guide leadership behaviour as situations unfold.
Learning how to lead effectively through change can benefit you professionally, as doing this well is one of the biggest challenges leaders face. It is estimated that 70% of change efforts in organisations fail. Don't let yours be one of them.
Leadership is a complex, judgemental, psychological task. I am a chartered organisational psychologist with over 25 years' experience working with organisations and leaders going through change. I know the theory and have witnessed the practice. I have selected the best of both to speed your learning journey in this complex area. By the end of this course, you will be better equipped to lead through change with confidence and skill.
Offer strong leadership during challenging situations of organisational change
Create and maintain strong relationships with the people affected by the change
Use the intelligence and energy of the whole unit or organisation to help with the change
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At Skill Boosters we work with leading subject matter experts to design, develop and deliver effective video based training for the workplace. We are passionate about delivering impactful training which helps to build productive, tolerant and inclusive individuals, teams and workplaces and which improves lives and life chances. Our courses combine video drama, expert analysis, documentary sequences and interactive study...
Initially a social worker, Sarah built her expertise in helping people change their ways of thinking and behaviour by working in child protection. Since then she has worked for nearly 30 years with organizations from production and service sectors as well as with higher education, not-for-profit and local and central government across Europe and further afield. A chartered organisational psychologist,...
It was a good reminder in many ways, a quick course to help set up a leadership team for an upcoming work environment change. I'd also consider this a good course for a newly hired leader for their onboarding. Establishing a culture of continuous improvement and recognizing as a leader you do not need to have all the answers, being present and engaging your team and employees is critical to the DNA of the organization.
I am learning that I already do some of these things and are finding ways to improve.
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yes, great match, very timely, thank you.
Theoritically, it was good to know how to proceed in VUCA work environment. Shall try to implement to see its practical results by handling such situation
Definitely as our company is undergoing period of uncertainty, this provides some insights what need to be done
Great Course
Very Informative
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David S.
This was a little brief, I expected some more in depth examples or insights from people who've gone through large change.