Navigating uncertainty for better results

9 Jun 2022 08:30 - 18:00

A highly interactive online Master Class introducing a new and international award-winning approach to organisational leadership that has demonstrably helped leaders around the world to deal with current uncertainties.

Testimonies from recent Master Class senior manager participants:

“This intensive one day really helps me navigate uncertainty with less stress”

– Ian Anderson, Managing Director, Synthoma China

“I would highly recommend this Master Class for senior managers, as it gives genuinely new and very useful ideas for dealing with a VUCA context”

– Karl Hudson, Regional Director North Asia, Suttons International

“This method is the best ever to get better employee satisfaction and engagement, better cooperation, quicker development with better results for less effort and stress.”

– Delia Giangregorio, COO, GBMax Ltd (Max Mara China)

“CAL practices used daily make it irrelevant if there is lock down or not.”

– Lukasz Walach, Product Leader, Nokia

“We needed our leaders to change their mindset, learn to accept uncertainty and navigate smoothly in a VUCA world. CAL has been a great help.”

– Sophie Wu, CCO, Alibaba

Completed in advance:

Self- assessment for teams/organisation being led, looking at the principles needed for dynamic and agile self-organisation. Participants will compare their own confidential scores with cohort peers as well as a global data base.
Individual self-assessment that shows how agile/adaptive, responsive, effective, balanced and overall enabling the choices of leadership strategy are (available in Chinese and English). Highly customised report will give specific suggestions for further exploration.

Participants will receive:

A high impact interactive online workshop that will introduce a genuinely new approach (NOT “old wine, new bottle”!). This will cover:

WHY leadership paradigm needs to change based on modern western complexity science – how to lead upwards and sideways not just down in VUCA times with high uncertainty and tendency to micro-manage.
WHAT principles need to be in place, so as to leverage hidden potential that commonly exists in teams and organisations
HOW to get faster and better results in uncertain times for less stress

Materials include:

Customised and confidential individual report on leadership capability
Customised and confidential report on team/organisation being led
Learning log to capture key action points to take away and try out
Pocket sized Aide memoire of key points
International CPD certificate if needed

After Master Class:

Joining alumni group of senior executives
One-on-one coaching session if needed
Access to articles and further reading
Discount for further CAL workshops

Master Class Timings:

08.30-10.00 – The 4.0 dynamic
10.00-10.15 – Break
10.15-12.00 – A new dynamic science
12.00-13.00 – Lunch break
13.00-15.30 – Releasing organisational potential
15.30-15.45 – Break
15.45-17.30 – Enhancing individual strategies
17.30-18.00 – Getting it done

Spaces are limited to ensure maximum interaction.

Notes:

Participants can send their questions in advance using the registration form.

In case of cancellation, please kindly note you must email admin@britishchambershanghai.cn before 6 pm, 7 June 2022. It is non-refundable for cancellation request made beyond the above mentioned timeframe.

Nick Obolensky

Founder, Complex Adaptive Leadership Ltd; MD, Agile Plus Leadership Consultants

Nick is Founder and CEO of Complex Adaptive Leadership Ltd (UK) and MD of Agile+ Consultants (China). He belongs to the faculty of CEDEP in France (INSEAD Fontainebleau campus) as a professor of leadership. He links complexity science, blended with ancient Chinese wisdom, for leaders to navigate VUCA times in a practical way. His approach was awarded the EFMD Gold Award for Executive Development beating many leading blue-chip business schools around the world. This approach has been employed by a variety of international MNCs (e.g. Rolls-Royce, Dow Chemical, GE, UBS, IBM, Société Générale, Rio Tinto, Nokia, Ali Baba) as well as public sector organisations (e.g. in UK, Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia). He has wide ranging leadership experience including:

Practitioner: British Army Major (youngest at the time) in his late twenties trained in Armour, Intelligence, Special Forces and military Joint Service Mountain Expedition Leader; Development Director/COS of FTSE 100 firm (line responsibility for 12,000 staff, change responsibility for 45,000 staff); CEO of green energy technology start-ups.
Consultant: Executive Strategy Consultant of Ernst & Young; Managing Partner of The Vth Dimension.
Academic: Professor of Leadership Nyenrode (MBA professor of the year twice); visiting leadership professor: LBS, INSEAD, EHL, Duke CE and Thunderbird.
Author: “Complex Adaptive Leadership – Embracing Paradox and Uncertainty” (Gower best seller translated in China as “Future Leadership” 未来领导力), “Leading Complex Projects” (ICCPM); “More for less – How to lead an agile self-organising organisation” (Taylor Francis). and “Practical Business Re-engineering – Tools and Techniques for Achieving Effective Change” (Kogan Page).

Nick holds an MBA from IMD (where he graduated as Valedictorian) and is a qualified Chartered Management Consultant. His other past achievements include Master Scuba Diver, twin engine instrument rated private pilot, Emergency First Responder (paramedic) and qualified mountain guide/expedition leader.

More at: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nickobolensky

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