Leadership in Disruptive Times

“Our situation is not comparable to anything in the past. It is impossible, therefore, to apply methods and measures which at an earlier age might have been sufficient.” ~ Einstein, A. (1948). A Message to the World Congress of Intellectuals. These words of wisdom by Albert Einstein in 1948 still hold true in today’s disruptive times. Disruption in businesses, workplace, and the workforce in this digital age calls for new and mostly unprecedented business practices to be implemented by organizations, in order for them to thrive. The same notion applies in the way of organizational leadership where such disruptions have brought about the term “Disruptive Leadership” in recent years. However, little is known on this emerging yet crucial leadership style. Therefore, this facts and research-driven masterclass provides senior professionals with the required knowledge, competencies, and tools to successfully lead businesses and organizations in these disruptive times.

Course Outline

Module 1: Times of Disruption

• Understanding disruptive innovation
• Disruptive leadership VS some legacy leadership styles:
  • Servant leadership
  • Transformational leadership
  • Authentic leadership
  • Participative leadership
• The attributes of a disruptive leader
• The disruptors of the status quo (C-suite case study & group activity)
  • Case study on how three individuals disrupt existing systems & structures, and replace them with innovative alternatives

Module 2: Leading the Workforce of the Future

• The future of work
  • VUCA world
  • The new work landscape
  • Leveraging on the “gig” economy;
  • Work-life integration;
• The future workforce
  • Attributes of the new workforce
  • Drivers of change that shape the new workforce
  • New workforce competencies that should be sought for by leaders
• Employee engagement for the workforce of the future

Module 3: Disruption by Digital Technology

• Understanding current and future digital technologies and their impacts on businesses, workplace, and the workforce
  • IOT
  • Big data
  • Industry 4.0
  • Blockchain Technology
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Augmented Reality

Module 4: Building an Agile Organization

• Organizational agility model
  • Drivers
  • Capabilities
  • Providers
• The agile workforce
  • Definition and why it is essential
  • Characteristics of an agile workforce
  • Organizational framework for an agile workforce
• Creating the framework for an agile organization

Module 5: Adapting Organization to the Disruption

• Accept and motivate change
  • Create readiness for change
  • Overcome resistance to change
• Create a vision
  • Propagate the core ideology
  • Construct the envisioned future
• Develop support
• Manage the transition
  • Diagnose current & arising problems
• Sustain the change momentum