Adaptive Leadership for Educators: What to do when you don’t know what to do.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up a host of challenges for school leaders at all levels. Not only must they deal with their personal journeys, they must be physically, mentally and emotionally present for their school communities, and help navigate their school through totally uncharted waters. This is a challenge that has called on teachers and other school leaders to step into the realm of leadership in ways that many would not have imagined beforehand. Some have found this quite stressful; others have found that the pandemic, because of the difficulties it presents, has afforded them a unique opportunity to step into aspects of leadership that had unavailable to them, or which they had thought outside their capability.

Working out what to do when you don’t know what to do is at the heart of Adaptive Leadership. Drawing on the work of Heifetz, Linsky and others, this workshop will introduce the concepts and practices of Adaptive Leadership. It is for those wishing to expand their conceptualisation of leadership and discover how they can begin to apply it in their working lives. Working with expert facilitator Paul Larkin, you will experience a blend of presentation and discussion in both plenary and break-out groups in what will be an interactive session, limited to 30 participants. Importantly, you will be invited to share your own experience and perspectives as you engage in an examination of your mental models and practices around leadership.

About the Facilitator

Paul has over 20 years’ experience developing leaders across the globe.  He has worked with hundreds of leaders and aspiring leaders, and has broad experience across a variety of sectors including Education, Health, Manufacturing, Law, Mining, Marketing, Not for Profit, Distribution, Construction, Retail, Energy, Utilities, Government, HR, Finance, IT and other specialised services.  He has helped individuals and teams across many countries, at all organisational levels, to become skilled leaders who create and sustain positive change in their organisations.

For the past 8 years Paul has facilitated leadership development within the education sector across Australia, New Zealand, and a selection of other countries.  He has worked with over 1,000 existing and aspirant school leaders at all levels, in both public and private systems, across all geographies from inner city to remote Indigenous communities.

His continuous engagement with teachers from across the sector over an extensive period affords him a potentially unique lens through which to see how they are responding to the demands of the current pandemic and how they approach the adaptive challenges it presents for all leaders.

Tickets are limited so book now to avoid missing out!

Please note, this session begins at 1:00pm AEST (Melbourne, Australian time).