Being a long time executive coach gives me a unique window into the world of leadership and organizational change. Every week, I engage in in-depth and private conversations with people in a variety of leadership positions. Together, we explore their leadership challenges, organizational problems, and how to cope with these daily challenges and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. Given all that has been shared with me during the last nine months, three common themes have emerged.
First, numerous executives and their teams report to me that they are struggling with the convergence of accelerated change, chronic uncertainty and rampant complexity. The problems within this convergence are some times technical, adaptive and critical to their short and long term success. Often, those involved feel their choices are limited and their current ways to deal with this convergence are not making a difference. Most report that are overwhelmed and deeply frustrated by it all.
Second, many of those who visit with me report that they are struggling with how their organization sets goals and executes those goals. They routinely acknowledge in private that goal setting have become a useless exercise in writing down what you already know you are going to do. Therefore, it does not move the organization to new levels of performance as much as entrench people and teams into maintaining status quo.
Finally, many leaders want to conquer this level of adversity and have themselves, their teams and ultimately their organization emerge on the other side stronger and more committed. However, most don’t know where to begin to do this level of work, personally or professionally. They want answers and they want perspective. And routinely, they feel they are coming up short.
Given how many executive coaching sessions I’ve had about the above three topics, I have decided to devote the entire Fall 2019 From Vision to Action Executive Roundtable to dealing with these issues. Rather than covering five topics during a normal Roundtable, we are just going to explore three topics but in much greater depth. With the above in mind, here is the agenda for the upcoming Fall Roundtable:
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
- 8:30 am - Arrival & Visiting Time
- 9:00 am - 10:15 am - How do leaders successfully deal with accelerated change, chronic uncertainty and rampant complexity? - part #1
- 10:15 am - 10:30 am - Break
- 10:30 am - 12:00 pm - How do leaders successfully deal with accelerated change, chronic uncertainty and rampant complexity? - part #2
- 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch & Networking
- 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm - How do effective leaders do goal setting and execution? - part #1
- 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm - Break
- 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - How do effective leaders do goal setting and execution? - part #2
- 4:30 pm - Adjourn
Thursday, September 19, 2019
- 9:00 am - 10:15 am - How do leaders conquer adversity and emerge stronger and more committed?
- 10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Integration and Application
- 12:00 pm - Adjourn
Location: Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville, Iowa
Price: $ 295.00 for the two days and $ 195.00 for a single day.
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I look forward to exploring these important issues with you and your team this coming September, and to share with you what I have learned about these subjects. Now is the time for us to gather and build adaptive capacity within ourselves and our teams.
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