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Multiple Days | Max. 12 Participants
2 days
Workshop Outcomes
- Recognise when traditional leadership approaches are no longer effective
- Lead people confidently through uncertainty and ongoing change
- respond constructively to ambiguity, resistance and competing priorities
- Strengthen team adaptability, resilience and learning
- Create an environment that encourages collaboration, innovation and shared ownership
- Apply practical approaches that help individuals and teams adapt to changing circumstances
Topics Covered
- Understand Adaptive Leadership as a Practice
- Leading in Complexity and Uncertainty
- Technical Problems vs. Adaptive Challenges
- Building Adaptable and Resilient Teams
- Leading Through Resistance and Change
- Psychological Safety and Learning Cultures
- Experimentation, Learning and Continuous Improvement
- Communication and Engagement During Change
- Personal Leadership Legacy and Commitment
Location
- Willing to work remote
- Willing to work interstate
- Willing to work internationally
How can this workshop be delivered?
- Face to face
Overview
In today's rapidly changing environment, leaders are expected to navigate uncertainty, respond to evolving priorities and support their teams through continual change. Adaptive Leadership is about leading effectively when there are no simple answers.
This practical workshop runs over two half days and equips leaders with the mindset, skills and tools to respond confidently to complexity, build resilient teams and foster a culture of learning, collaboration and innovation. Participants will explore contemporary leadership approaches, strengthen their ability to lead through ambiguity and develop practical strategies to engage people, manage competing priorities and adapt to changing circumstances.
Designed for leaders operating in fast paced and dynamic environments, this workshop encompasses learning experiences that can be applied immediately - allowing leaders to lead with greater confidence and agility in the face of ongoing change.
Workshop Outcomes
- Recognise when traditional leadership approaches are no longer effective
- Lead people confidently through uncertainty and ongoing change
- respond constructively to ambiguity, resistance and competing priorities
- Strengthen team adaptability, resilience and learning
- Create an environment that encourages collaboration, innovation and shared ownership
- Apply practical approaches that help individuals and teams adapt to changing circumstances
Topics Covered
- Understand Adaptive Leadership as a Practice
- Leading in Complexity and Uncertainty
- Technical Problems vs. Adaptive Challenges
- Building Adaptable and Resilient Teams
- Leading Through Resistance and Change
- Psychological Safety and Learning Cultures
- Experimentation, Learning and Continuous Improvement
- Communication and Engagement During Change
- Personal Leadership Legacy and Commitment
Who is this workshop for
Senior Leaders, People Leaders, Change Leaders, Project and Program Managers, Transformation Leads, Functional Managers, HR and People & Culture Leaders, Leaders responsible for driving organisational change.
Handouts/materials provided
Workbooks and all materials provided.
What to bring
N/a
Facilitator
About the facilitator
Leesa knows what it takes to lead through complexity, uncertainty and organisational change. With more than 30 years' experience across major Australian and international organisations, she works at the intersection of people, leadership, digital transformation, change and organisational performance.
Her career includes executive leadership and organisational development roles with Suncorp, QBE, Comminsure, AXA, Canon Oceania, Study Group, Optus, Jones Lang LaSalle and icare NSW, alongside extensive consulting experience across government and statutory authorities, healthcare, education, professional services, and social impact organisations. She brings first-hand experience of leading high stakes transformation, organisational design, people and culture, learning and development, employee and customer experience, workforce capability and capacity planning.
An IECL-accredited Executive Coach with over 4,000 hours of coaching experience, Leesa combines contemporary leadership research, systems thinking and behavioural insight with practical organisational experience. She has coached, advised and developed more than 250 executives, and senior leaders.
Leesa is particularly skilled at helping leaders make sense of complex situations, challenge their thinking on established assumptions and strengthen their capacity to work effectively within changing environments. Her work explores the relationship between individual leadership behaviours, team dynamics and the wider organisational conditions that influence performance and growth.
With over 15+ years experience as a learning designer and facilitator, Leesa creates engaging, inclusive and highly participative learning experiences that encourage curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, personal reflection and practical application. She draws on multiple disciplines to help participants explore different perspectives, develop new capabilities and apply their learning to real workplace challenges.
Her approach is evidence-informed, strengths-based and leverages a wide range of learning modalities.
Leesa holds professional accreditations in executive coaching, the Leadership Circle Profile, Hogan 360 and DiSC, alongside extensive specialist expertise in enablling organisational success.
Key Expertise
- Strategy and Planning
- Leadership Development
- Organisational Development
- Organisational Change
- Digital/AI Transformation
- Systems Thinking
- Emotional Intelligence
- VUCA
- Complexity Science
Industry Focus
- Government
- Health
- Education
- Finance and Insurance
- IT
- Top 20 ASX
- Social Impact/NFP
- Property
- Telecommunications
Based in:
About the facilitator
Leesa knows what it takes to lead through complexity, uncertainty and organisational change. With more than 30 years' experience across major Australian and international organisations, she works at the intersection of people, leadership, digital transformation, change and organisational performance.
Her career includes executive leadership and organisational development roles with Suncorp, QBE, Comminsure, AXA, Canon Oceania, Study Group, Optus, Jones Lang LaSalle and icare NSW, alongside extensive consulting experience across government and statutory authorities, healthcare, education, professional services, and social impact organisations. She brings first-hand experience of leading high stakes transformation, organisational design, people and culture, learning and development, employee and customer experience, workforce capability and capacity planning.
An IECL-accredited Executive Coach with over 4,000 hours of coaching experience, Leesa combines contemporary leadership research, systems thinking and behavioural insight with practical organisational experience. She has coached, advised and developed more than 250 executives, and senior leaders.
Leesa is particularly skilled at helping leaders make sense of complex situations, challenge their thinking on established assumptions and strengthen their capacity to work effectively within changing environments. Her work explores the relationship between individual leadership behaviours, team dynamics and the wider organisational conditions that influence performance and growth.
With over 15+ years experience as a learning designer and facilitator, Leesa creates engaging, inclusive and highly participative learning experiences that encourage curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, personal reflection and practical application. She draws on multiple disciplines to help participants explore different perspectives, develop new capabilities and apply their learning to real workplace challenges.
Her approach is evidence-informed, strengths-based and leverages a wide range of learning modalities.
Leesa holds professional accreditations in executive coaching, the Leadership Circle Profile, Hogan 360 and DiSC, alongside extensive specialist expertise in enablling organisational success.
Key Expertise
- Strategy and Planning
- Leadership Development
- Organisational Development
- Organisational Change
- Digital/AI Transformation
- Systems Thinking
- Emotional Intelligence
- VUCA
- Complexity Science
Industry Focus
- Government
- Health
- Education
- Finance and Insurance
- IT
- Top 20 ASX
- Social Impact/NFP
- Property
- Telecommunications
Based in:
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