Learn to apply adaptive leadership in dynamic environments.
Develop human-centred strategies to enhance team performance.
Lead organisational transformation and culture change.
Leaders today face increasing complexity, rapid change and the need to guide teams through ongoing disruption. This course addresses the urgent need for adaptive, human-centred leadership that can navigate uncertainty and lead with clarity and confidence.
Participants will develop the ability to lead with greater self-awareness, challenge outdated practices and strengthen team performance through improved collaboration and communication. The course builds critical capabilities to respond to emerging challenges, drive cultural change and foster resilience in both leaders and teams.
Who will benefit
Course is suitable for
Today’s leaders must guide their teams through constant change while maintaining trust and performance. This course equips leaders to respond with empathy, clarity and adaptability by placing people at the centre of leadership.
Through expert guidance and practical strategies grounded in human-centred leadership, you will learn to build resilient teams, foster meaningful connections and lead with purpose in uncertain environments, creating the conditions for individuals and teams to thrive.
Work on a real-life leadership challenge and leave with a tailored action plan.
Explore your values, purpose and leadership mindset to lead with authenticity.
Apply powerful tools for reflection, experimentation and transition.
Learn alongside diverse professionals and gain insights from experienced facilitators.
Tackle a real-life challenge by developing a detailed and personalised action plan for your leadership context.
Learn how to integrate empathy, purpose and self-awareness into your leadership approach.
Apply proven frameworks that support reflective thinking, experimentation, and continuous development.
Gain new perspectives through expert facilitation and collaborative learning with a network of peers.
Develop confidence to lead through complexity with clarity and empathy. Strengthen your leadership presence, improve decision-making and cultivate a team culture ready for change.
You’ll develop the skills to adapt your leadership style, enhance team collaboration and foster psychological safety. Through a human-centred approach, you’ll learn how to lead with empathy, navigate change with confidence and guide your team through meaningful transitions that support long-term resilience and performance.
Course delivery
This course is delivered in-person across two full days.
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Understanding the system and how culture works Adaptive leadership Purpose and values Developing meaningful principles and practice to enable culture change Developing principles and practices that transform organisational culture |
Building a reflective practice to enable systemic transition Making a culture stick with adaptive leadership in practice Adaptive challenge action - creating heat Understanding stakeholders The leader as facilitator using principles of mutuality to build and rebuild relationships Adaptive challenge - final action plan |
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 Tackling Complexity through Leadership via the AGSM Navigator portal.
Course is suitable for
