Adjust your leadership stance
Real-world challenges
Gain insights from Harvard and UNSW experts
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This course introduces the core principles of adaptive leadership. Learn to diagnose adaptive challenges, mobilise people for progress and lead with purpose. With guidance from global experts, explore how to lead effectively in times of change.
Who will benefit
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This program offers a practical introduction to adaptive leadership, providing the core concepts and tools to help you thrive in complexity. Learn from Harvard and UNSW experts through engaging self-paced modules, videos and a masterclass.
Gain a clear understanding of adaptive leadership principles and how to apply them in your personal and professional contexts.
Learn to differentiate adaptive and technical challenges and develop approaches for tackling them effectively.
Hear from Harvard’s Farayi Chipungu and UNSW’s Catherine Althaus in a practical masterclass on adaptive leadership.
Designed to fit your schedule with self-directed content, videos and exercises you can revisit anytime.
Structured around key themes: What is Adaptive Leadership, Diagnosing Challenges, Levers not Leaders, Divergence, Purpose
Review a real world case study where you will explore adaptive leadership practices
Work through your own adaptive challenge and reflect on progress through guided exercises
Includes workbooks, videos and reflection prompts to reinforce learning
You’ll leave with the knowledge and confidence to approach complexity with an adaptive mindset, mobilise others and lead with curiosity. This course sets the foundation for deeper exploration in advanced adaptive leadership programs.
You’ll explore adaptive leadership principles, learn to identify adaptive challenges, engage others inclusively and experiment to make progress on complex problems.
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This course is self paced and can be completed around your schedule.
By completing this course, you will receive a verifiable digital badge issued by AGSM, certifying your achievement.
The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) will formally recognise your commitment to professional development and lifelong learning with the Certificate in Executive Management and Development (CEMD). The CEMD is a flexible program that allows you to build your leadership capabilities through stackable learning.
A CEMD is a unique pathway to future study that can directly contribute to accelerating the attainment of an AGSM MBA or Graduate Certificate if you choose to embark on this journey in the future. Each time you complete a short course with the AGSM, we’ll award you with CEMD points. CEMD points can be collected and stacked together to create a unique professional development pathway that works for you and your specific career goals.
Once you collect 12 points over a period of up to 4 years you will be awarded the CEMD. The CEMD is a specialised credential and can contribute to 2 course credits towards our AGSM MBA and Graduate Certificate qualifications.
This flexible model supports continuous learning and creates a recognised pathway from short courses to postgraduate qualifications at UNSW's AGSM.
Next steps
Enrol now in Foundations of Adaptive Leadership via the AGSM Navigator portal.
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