This course introduces the assumptions, principles, and approaches that form the foundation of conscious leadership. The topics will focus on authentic aptitude as an anchor for conscious leadership and courageous action.  In addition, the course covers the similarities and differences between conscious leadership and other dominant approaches to leadership.  Evidence-based exemplars will demonstrate practical applications of conscious leadership.

1. Understanding main principles of conscious leadership
2. Exploration of the role of courage and purposefulness in conscious leadership
3. Self-reflection and self-assessment using the conscious leadership framework
4. Articulation of action steps that strengthen conscious leadership at individual and collective levels
5. Examination of conscious leadership and its real-world impact

An integral component of conscious leadership is its focus on cultivating genuine relationships with a variety of constituents.  The constituents may include employees, community members, suppliers, customers, and other service recipients. The course will review cutting edge learning from neuroscience and evidence from social sciences that contribute to conscious leadership practice.  In addition, this course will utilize the relational competence lens to integrate approaches which facilitate self and interpersonal aspects of conscious leadership.

1. 1. Understanding neuroscience implications for leadership practice in terms of leading yourself and others.
   2. Reviewing approaches that meaningfully motivate leaders, employees, and other key constituents
   3. Examining factors that protect dignity and facilitate individual wellbeing

Continuous innovation is a hallmark of initiatives and organizations that sustain and thrive.  Employing the adaptive capability lens, this course invites participants to consider holistic, bold, and adaptive approaches which create trustful and innovative work environments.

1. Examination of policies and approaches that facilitate team and organizational trust
2. Review approaches that encourage risk-taking, failure, and continuous adaptation
3. Introduction of strategies that encourage creativity and innovation

Today’s leaders find themselves in a turbulent environment where unpredictable change is the norm. Critical to success in this new era requires developing a “deep learning mindset,” a deliberate effort to self-disrupt, repeatedly breaking from one’s comfortable assumptions and habits to address new challenges and engage with a growing and diverse set of stakeholder groups. A deep learning mindset creates the level of disorientation needed to generate new levels of insight, critical for the growth of a leader’s capacity to lead.

In this course we discuss how to apply deep learning to build resilience both for oneself as a leader and as a facilitator of deep learning in others. Learning will be facilitated through:

1. Using powerful questions to initiate self-discovery and mindful learning
2. Leveraging disorienting dilemmas for the purpose of building leader capacity
3. Using the arts to deepen connection to others

1. Using powerful questions to initiate self-discovery and mindful learning
2. Leveraging disorienting dilemmas for the purpose of building leader capacity
3. Using the arts to deepen connection to others

In today’s volatile environment, more organizations are focusing on creating resilient teams that are prepared to anticipate, adapt and learn from disruption. Resilient teams respond to disruption by approaching challenges with mindful reflection and creativity and less reliance on past thinking. Increasing team resilience requires cultivating an atmosphere of shared learning, openness, and reasonable risk-taking. 

In this course, we discuss strategies designed to build and manage resilient teams from the perspectives of team members and team leaders. Strategies to build resilient teams include fostering team mindfulness, nurturing constructive disruption and cultivating mutual learning.

1. 1. Discussing case studies of organizations and teams that have proven to be resilient in the face of disruption
   2. Exploring approaches, strategies and methods designed to increase team resilience
   3. Examining and applying team resilience assessment strategies and tools
   4. Re-visiting your own team’s purpose and, as needed, build new norms

Understanding how to foster and strengthen organizational resilience has become more urgent in the wake of the seismic disruptions of 2020-21. As many leaders are discovering, this requires the ability to diagnose organizational strengths and weaknesses, approach change as an ongoing, iterative process of experimentation and learning, and foster cultures of mutual collaboration.

In this course we discuss approaches to building adaptive and resilient organizations, including methods to introduce constructive disorientation and fostering organizational cultures that value mindfulness and dialogue for learning and emergent change.

1. Exploring the notion of organizational culture and strategies for culture change
2. Experimenting with diagnostic tools to trigger a creative process of constructive disorientation
3. The introduction of a simple model of change that enables adaptation and self-organization
4. Case studies and recent examples of organizational change initiatives