MDP239A - Simple Tools for Complex Organizations: Tips and Techniques for Dealing with Chaos
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Course description
Leaders in today’s organizations operate on a fast track: we lead initiatives that can change by the hour, manage diverse resources from multiple organizations, and achieve results that become dated moments after they are posted. In this complex world, leaders cannot succeed with old tools. This workshop is designed for leaders who want to boost their performance to the next level. It will introduce methods and models for successfully managing ambiguity and thriving amidst complexity.

Who should attend
Directors, managers, and leaders in complex organizations who must manage increasing amounts of data, resources, and change in order to achieve results

What you will achieve

• Increased capacity to manage complexity and thrive in changing organizations


• Stronger, more potent leadership skills


• Tools and tips for managing in complex organizations


• A roadmap for applying leadership best practices on the job

What you will learn

• Models for Negotiating Complexity. A simple, yet profound, model for separating the “signal” from the “noise” and focusing on what is important


• Leadership Style. An assessment of your current leadership style and an action plan for strengthening your effectiveness in complex organizations


• Diagnostic Skills. Skills to assess effectiveness and plan actions in changing environments


• Transforming Processes. How to design, develop, and lead processes that transform resources, assets, and ideas into results


• Managing Diverse Teams. Tools and tips for mining team gold and harnessing differences to bring extraordinary results


• Tools for Self-Organizing. How to create processes and teams that can harness the power of self-organizing, manage with minimal oversight, and achieve results