Leadership in Crisis Management

Navigating crisis and significant change
We live in volatile, unpredictable times: from a global Pandemic to rapid geopolitical shifts to extreme weather Events to a ship closing the suez canal, leaders must contend With complex contingencies as never before. Yet the demands Rapid, surefooted action are also on the rise. Leaders need A new way of thinking, deciding, and taking action to meet These challenges. We call it meta-leadership.

This interactive on-line course will teach you the essential Tools and techniques of meta-leadership, a pragmatic Framework and practice method developed by the npli Over almost 20 years of engagement with crisis leaders In situations as diverse as the deepwater horizon oil spill To public health outbreaks. The three dimensions of metaleadership — the person, the situation, and connectivity — help You better understand yourself as a leader, the challenges You face, and how to bring stakeholders together to achieve Cohesive action.

Features

  • The course has a great mix of lecture, simulations, peer negotiations and expert case studies.
  • Faculty will integrate applied neuroscience, game theory, psychology, group dynamics, and more into practical tools and techniques to improve leader effectiveness.
  • The course has been developed after extensive research on and observation of leaders in high-stress, high-stakes situations and aims to better equip leaders to act and direct others in emergency.
  • The classes will be by world class faculties in the evening hours so that your professional requirements are not hampered.
  • Get certified by Harvard University, National Preparedness. Leadership Initiative.

Benefits of attending the masterclass

META-LEADERSHIP reframes the process and practice of leaders with:

1) A comprehensive organizing framework for understanding and integrating the many facets of leadership
2) A method for catalyzing collaborative activity
3) A focus on improving community functioning and performance

SESSION ONE: June 22, 2021

MODULE ONE: UNDERSTANDING EFFECTIVE EXECUTIVE CRISIS LEADERSHIP

Content: 

All crises are complex because they involve a variety of stakeholders, abundant uncertainty, potentially disastrous consequences, and time pressure to deliver a positive outcome. Drawing on two decades of field research, this session explores the often overlooked requirements of leading well amidst the volatility and uncertainty of a crisis—as well as the most common traps executives step into (and how to avoid them).

Learning Objectives:

  1. Gain an appreciation for the distinct dynamics leading in a crisis and how to master them.
  2. Understand the three dimensions of meta-leadership as frames for understanding and dealing with complexity.
  3. Learn how executives can add the most value to the crisis response.

NPLI Faculty: Eric McNulty, M.A., Associate Director, NPLI at Harvard

SESSION TWO: June 23, 2021

MODULE TWO: BUILDING THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CRISIS TEAM

Content:

Effective crisis teams do their work in three essential phases: 1) Preparing the organization and mitigating risks; 2) Navigating the crisis; 3) Identifying and applying lessons learned to better prepare the organization for future threats. Most organizations focus on functional role requirements while overlooking required competencies and the disciplined processes that distinguish the best crisis teams from the rest.

Learning objectives: 

  1. Learn to how assemble and support the best possible crisis team for your organization.
  2. Understand how to craft a consistent process to keep the team on track, even in the most difficult situations.
  3. Identify opportunities to link-and-leverage the experience and expertise in your organization to foster learning and continuous improvement in readiness and response.

NPLI Faculty:  Eric McNulty M.A., Associate Director, NPLI at Harvard

SESSION THREE: June 24, 2021

MODULE THREE: CREATING A CRISIS-RESILIENT ORGANIZATION

Content: 

Not all crises can be avoided. The true test of an organization is its resilience—the ability to bounce forward through adversity. Leaders play a critical role by helping articulating contextual resilience, modeling resilient behaviors, and supporting activities that foster resilience. This session will explore the connections and interdependencies between personal, team, and organizational resilience as well as tools for building a resilient enterprise.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Explore the psychological, physical, and environmental components of resilience and how executives can influence them.
  2. Understand how explicit and implicit leaders behaviors and actions increase or decrease resilience throughout the organization.
  3. Learn how to build resilience through every day activities and the policies and procedures that govern routine business activities.

NPLI Faculty:  Eric McNulty M.A., Associate Director, NPLI at Harvard

Trainer

ERIC J. MCNULTY
Associate Director
National Preparedness
Leadership Initiative
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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