What do you do when you don't know what to do next? Being a leader or manager when things are good is difficult enough. But what do you do when things are tough or ambiguous?   This is the problem that most leadership and management development programmes find it hard to address.    "This has really opened my eyes about how to deal with the 'Too hard to deal with' pile" T.B. - BAA    Centre i Presents: Agile Leadership Modules that slot in and extend your existing programme   These are modules that have been specifically designed to complement and fit in with existing leadership and management development programmes. Each module is highly participative and employs active (as opposed to passive) learning. Each module is run by an experienced master facilitator.   "This is without doubt the most useful course I have ever been on" H.M.J. - Fidelity
The overall aim of these modules is to help participants deal constructively with uncertain and ambiguous situations and become agile leaders and managers who know what to do no matter how uncertain or difficult the conditions become. There are four modules available: Bronze, Silver Gold, and Platinum Each module is available in standard and Plus varients, which includes professional coaching to embed and ensure the transfer of the learning to the work place.   Download details (PDF)     The quality of the coaching is so good that I will extend mine out of my own budget" S.B. Schroders

Bronze

a.       Bronze Standard Module: this is a half day module which gives the participants an overview of the issues involved with dealing with ambiguity and gets them to consider their own reactions to difficult and uncertain times.

b.      Bronze Plus Module: In addition each participant receives a two hour private one to one coaching session which is specifically designed to enable the participant to think about what they personally need to do to increase their agility and tolerance of ambiguity and difficulty.

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Silver

a.       Silver Standard Module: this is a full day workshop which gets the participants to think about the nature of agile leadership or management, particularly in difficult and ambiguous situations. What the reactions of others are likely to be and how to lead or manage others when things become uncertain, difficult or are in a state of flux. The content has been specifically designed to help the participants gain the tools to develop their emotional and cognitive resilience and a positive orientation towards difficulty, ambiguity and risk.

b.      Silver Plus Module: Additionally each participant receives two 2 hour 1 to 1 coaching sessions with a professional coach who concentrates on building their capacity to deal constructively with risk, uncertainty and difficulty. In these two sessions participants will explore their current reactions to difficulty, risk and uncertainty and what they personally need to do to become more agile and lead / manage well in such circumstances. The second coaching session, which is usually planned to be about a month later, will look at application issues, problems and moving things forward.

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Gold

a.       Gold Standard Module: is a two day module which can either be taken consecutively or split into two one day workshops with a work based element between them. This module further advances the benefits of the Silver module in developing agility in the face of difficulty and uncertainly and adds two main cutting edge elements;

                                                               i.      Practical Emotional and Cognitive Resilience Tools for enhanced performance when the participant is under pressure and the situation is changing fast, ambiguous and or there is risk involved

                                                             ii.      Advanced Problem Solving Techniques specifically designed for ‘The Ambiguity Advantage’ to help participants solve complex and ambiguous problems with ease.

b.      Gold Plus Module: To supplement and enhance the transfer of the learning from the module into habitual practice there are three two hour coaching sessions provided as part of the plus package.

                                                            iii.      The first session takes place before the module. This session acts as an introduction to the module and sets each individual participant up to personally gain the maximum benefit from the event. In this session people are invited to bring a live and complex leadership or management problem that they are currently dealing with and can’t see an obvious answer to. We explore their reaction to the problem and give them a platform from which to gain the maximum benefit from the workshop.

                                                           iv.      The second session either occurs soon after the workshop or between the two workshops depending on the configuration used. This session looks at the participant’s own personal and practical issues that will enable them to become more agile and resilient. Further it provides a solid action plan for the next phase of development of agile leadership or management practice, problem solving and dealing with ambiguity no matter what challenges or situations lie ahead. 

                                                             v.      The final session takes their personal learning from the entire process, any difficulties they have encountered and the successes they have had and builds them into a solid and motivational platform to develop leadership and management autonomy. This session usually provides the confidence and knowledge that they can create a positive and constructive difference regardless of how tough, uncertain or laden with risk the situation is. It is usually during this session people realise just how resilient they are.

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Platinum

a.       Platinum Standard Module: In addition to all the advantages obtained from the gold module, this three day Certified Practitioner’s pathway programme module places emphasis on practical agile leadership or management, developing superior decision making capability, autonomy, and leadership or management proficiency in any situation. The focus here is to develop leaders who can inspire, innovate and influence others positively and equally in situations of difficulty, ambiguity and risk as well as in more normal times. Additionally this module focuses’ on developing superior decision making capabilities especially in difficult and highly charged situations, and includes the impact that emotions and attitudes have on the decisions we make and how to mitigate these effects. The concentration here is to develop high levels of performance in decision making, problem solving, leadership or management in the very conditions where the performances of other people tend to be low. This module can be configured in a number of ways. The most effective tend to be as a two day workshop followed 4-6 weeks later by one further day.

b.      The Platinum Plus module: includes six two hour coaching sessions and a psychometric test.

                                                           vi.      The first session takes place before the module. This session acts as an introduction to the module and sets each individual participant up to personally gain the maximum benefit from the event. In this session people are invited to bring a live and complex leadership or management problem that they are currently dealing with and can’t see an obvious answer to. We explore their reaction to the problem and give them a platform from which to gain the maximum benefit from the workshop. It is usually at this stage that the participant receives the feedback from the psychometric which gives some good indications about a whole series of matrix.

                                                          vii.      The second session either occurs soon after the workshop or between the two workshops depending on the configuration used. This session looks at the participant’s own personal and practical issues that will enable them to become more agile and resilient. Further it provides a solid action plan for the next phase of development of agile leadership or management practice, problem solving and dealing with ambiguity no matter what challenges or situations lie ahead. 

                                                        viii.      The next three sessions occur at one monthly intervals and help to further embed the practices and thinking required. Each of these sessions is based on the participant’s experiences and thinking and act to support them in their development and to accelerate that development.

                                                           ix.      The final session takes their personal learning from the entire process, any difficulties they have encountered and the successes they have had and builds them into a solid and motivational platform to develop leadership and management autonomy. This session usually provides the confidence and knowledge that they can make high quality decisions in any situation and creates a positive and constructive difference regardless of how tough, uncertain or laden with risk the situation is. It is usually during this session people realise just how resilient they are.

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