Learning to Lead Through Adversity: Leveraging the power of vulnerability, trust and authenticity
Date:
April 6, 2010 at 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Description
These are challenging times to be a leader. Change strikes and leaders huddle to craft a response. Employees, sensing the danger and detachment, hunker down and brace for the worst. The triggering events may change, but the ability to guide an organization back to stability from the depths of adversity continues to be among the most vexing and enduring of leadership challenges. There is a recurring pattern of missteps and misperceptions in response to leading people through the process of transition, recovery and revitalization. In general, people are worn down by the human and emotional impact of constantly living on the edge of ambiguity and uncertainty. They seek not only a sense of direction and focus, but also a source of inspiration, empathy and hope. They examine their leadership; looking for signs of competence, self-awareness and good intentions. Authenticity is critical but difficult to cultivate in leaders who are themselves caught up in an emotional loop that can cycle between fear and paralysis, anger and resistance, and resiliency and recovery. This webinar explores these issues, examining some of the critical elements required for enhancing authentic change leadership. Developing the capacity to lead in the face of adversity is less about finding a best practice model or crafting the ultimate set of competencies; and more about helping executives understand, own and share who they are - both as leaders and as people. It’s about cultivating leadership as a way of being rather than a template for doing.
This webcast has been approved for 1.0 General credits through HRCI
Who Should Participate
Senior leaders responsible for guiding people and organizations through the complex challenges presented by the 21st century.
HR trainers, practitioners and consultants looking for proven strategies and processes for helping managers learn to lead effectively in emotionally-charged times.
Leaders and managers seeking knowledge about how to lead the human side of change and transition
HR professionals seeking a model to understand the paradoxical competencies required to balance the multiple demands of effective change leadership
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Recommended Resources
Bunker, K.A. & Wakefield M. Leading with Authenticity in Times of Transition. CCL Press, Greensboro, NC, 2005
Bunker, K.A., Hall, D.T. & Kram, K.E. Extraordinary Leadership: Addressing the gaps in senior executive development. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, In press.
Wakefield, M & Bunker, K.A. Leading People through Transitions: The Importance of Authenticity. In the CCL Handbook of Leadership Development. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, In press.
What You Will Learn
Learn why authenticity, vulnerability and trust are critically important attributes for leading in difficult times.
Develop an understanding of how their present organizational culture may be operating to shape and/or reinforce leadership behaviors that undermine organizational learning and resiliency.
Develop an understanding of the learning process required to help managers lead with authenticity and develop trust.
Learn the attributes of the Authentic Leadership Paradox Wheel model and how they interact to enhance or undermine leadership in times of transition.
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