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Strategic & Adaptive Leadership

Gain critical tools to navigate disruption, build adaptive capabilities and lead strategic transformation in complex environments.
Next Dates
26 Nov
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Duration
3 days
Delivery mode
In-person
Location
Sydney CBD Campus (PolyCentre)
Price (AUD inc. GST)
$5,150
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Course summary

Thrive in strategic complexity

Equip yourself to lead with agility in volatile environments. This course builds your capability to adapt, drive transformation, and solve complex problems through strategic leadership principles.

Price

Total fees
$5,150
AUD inc. GST

Who will benefit

  • Executives influencing strategic direction
  • Business leaders managing organisational transformation
  • Change agents in complex systems

Course is suitable for

  • Executives, senior business leaders and change agents responsible for shaping strategic direction, leading organisational transformation or navigating complex systems.
  • It is designed to equip you with the strategic agility and decision-making capabilities required to lead through disruption, embrace adaptive leadership practices and drive sustained business transformation.

Delivered by experts

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Rosamund Christie
Adjunct Associate Professor - AGSM
  • Rosamund offers a depth of experience in leadership development thorugh many years leading executive coaching and development programs
  • As an accredited practitioner Rosamund has a mastery of adaptive leadership tools.
  • Rosamund brings diverse, real-world relevance that enriches every learning experience through global and cross sector experience
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Patrick Sharry
Adjunct Faculty - AGSM
  • With a strong foundation in business strategy and innovation, Patrick brings deep insight in business strategy and innovation through his strategic expertise across sectors.
  • Patrick brings global and cross-cultural expertise through his experience delivering programs across Australia, Asia, the US, UK, Europe, and the Pacific.
  • As a seasoned facilitator, Patrick excels at engaging diverse stakeholder groups in complex environments, fostering collaborative problem-solving and confident decision-making.

Course designed to stack

3 CEMD POINTS
TOWARDS
Certificate in Executive Management and Development (CEMD)
Use multiple credentials to stack your learning. This course is worth 2 AGSM CEMD points, which provides formal recognition of professional development and reflects 30 hours of learning inclusive of pre-work, course participation, learning materials and support.

About the course

Lead with strategy and agility

This course empowers leaders with strategic and adaptive capabilities to lead through disruption. Develop the mindset and tools necessary to thrive in complex and changing environments.

Why enrol in this course

Lead in complexity

Utilise tools like the Cynefin Framework and Immunity to Change to deepen understanding.

Drive transformation

Engage with leaders across sectors for diverse insights and shared learning.

Build adaptive capacity

Develop a personal strategy for immediate post-program implementation.

Grow strategic agility

Access digital content for pre-course preparation and continued learning post-program.

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Leo Clayton

Manager Strategy & Business Processes, Odyssey House, Sydney

"The Strategic and Adaptive Leadership course was excellent and provided a great opportunity to learn and reflect on leadership – both personal and organisational. The facilitators were very engaging and brought a wealth of knowledge from their experience and from contemporary academia."

Key features

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Advanced frameworks

Use proven leadership models to tackle complex challenges and deliver strategic impact.

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Peer collaboration

Connect with senior leaders to share insights and grow your strategic network.

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Action planning

Create practical plans for applying adaptive leadership in your organisation.

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Digital learning support

Access expert guidance, interactive tools and resources to support ongoing learning.

Learning outcomes

Strategic impact

Return to work equipped to navigate disruption, lead transformation and build high-performance cultures with strategic foresight and adaptive leadership.

What you'll learn

You will develop a strategic leadership toolkit to make high-quality decisions in complex environments, identify and respond to adaptive challenges, apply proven change frameworks, and foster a culture of agility and collaboration. This course equips you to drive transformation, align purpose with strategy, and lead with clarity and confidence through uncertainty and disruption.

Topics covered

  • Adaptive leadership
  • Strategic thinking
  • Change immunity
  • Cultural transformation
  • Organisational systems

Course delivery

Format

Commitment

Method

  • In-person
  • Pre-work
  • 3-day in person learning
  • Collaboration and peer interaction
  • Insightful presentations
  • Experiential activities
  • Collaborative discussions
  • Real-world, immersive experiences
  • Individual assessment instruments
  • Real-life case studies

Schedule

This course is delivered across three full days. 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Leading adaptively in complex environments

The power of purpose for strategy

Leading strategically in complex environments

Leading in complex environments

Authority and power in leading an adaptive culture

Working with complex interests / Factions

The strategic power of purpose

Systems dynamics

Adaptive change - intervening skilfully

Leading executive teams

Personal challenges to change

Action planning

Credentials

3 CEMD POINTS
TOWARDS
Certificate in Executive Management and Development (CEMD)

Progress your career with stackable credentials

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.

Can I use my credit towards further study?

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 Strategic & Adaptive Leadership via the AGSM Navigator portal.

Upcoming dates

Choose from the below scheduled course dates designed to provide flexibility and fit within your calendar.

  • 26 Nov 2025 - 28 Nov 2025: Enrol