December Session
The December program session will consist of 10 (ten) two-hour sessions offered over five days beginning on Monday and concluding on Friday. You will have a one-hour break between the two sessions. We will also conduct two 60-minute social sessions on Tuesday evening and one on Thursday morning that all students will participate in.
Class 1 Monday: Introductions, tech intro, and set up on complexity
Learning objective: Understand complexity and the essential role the leader plays to help navigate these situations to reach the best possible outcome.
Class 2 Monday: The Meta-Leader in Action. Guest speaker with participant one discussion.
Learning objective: Understand Meta-leadership in practice and grasp the pragmatic use of the concepts and tools.
Class 3 Tuesday: Uniting Stakeholders in Complex Problem Solving (TSA case)
Learning objective: Explore the practical, integrated application of the three dimensions of Meta-Leadership. Discern the perspectives and interests of divergent stakeholders and how to integrate them into a viable path toward a mutually acceptable solution.
Class 4 Tuesday: Project Team Working Session
Learning objective: Move from forming to norming as a team through team-specific breakout sessions. Achieve alignment. We will discuss the project objectives and tangible deliverables with NPLI Faculty mentors in attendance.
Class 5 Wednesday: Mastering Transformation and Time (Coronavirus case)
Learning objective: Understand how crises unfold over a series of phases—arcs of time—that leaders help shape in terms of severity, duration, and velocity. Grasp the transformation life cycle as a guide as you distinguish between transactional, transformational, and transitional activities across multiple arcs from the initial incident through the conclusion of the event.
Class 6 Wednesday: Who Are You? Becoming Your Best Leader Self (Dana Born)
Learning objective: Explore your “dual narratives” to better understand your authentic self as well as how to use the assets of both positive and negative experiences to inform your meta-leadership practice.
Class 7 Thursday: Project Team Working Session
Learning objective: Continue honing the project in team-specific breakout rooms. Prepare for the Friday presentation. Faculty mentor in attendance.
Class 8 Thursday: Innovating in Crisis (Super Storm Sandy case)
Learning objective: Know how to “not let a crisis go to waste” in terms of engaging non-traditional stakeholders, rapidly reengineering processes, and stimulating fresh approaches to mission-critical challenges
Class 9 Friday: Building Actionable Situational Insight (Case TBD)
Learning objective: Recognize the challenges of knowledge acquisition in a complex event and develop proficiency in systematically “driving to the knowns” as you employ the Situation Connectivity Map and POP-DOC Loop.
Class 10 Friday: Project team presentations and Conclusion by NPLI faculty.