VUCA WORLD : Leadership Skills (2 Days)

Introduction

VUCA is an acronym which stands for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. Neither an organisation’s leadership nor its strategies are spared in today’s VUCA world. Experiences, dogmas and paradigms must all come under scrutiny; it is no longer a case of finding the one way or the management tool: standards give way to individuality.

As a manager, you are responsible for the lion’s share of the decisions about the parameters that define how your organisation can operate.

The increase in volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity which we are experiencing now during this Covid-19 crisis means that you and your business must seek new orientations and take a fresh approach to management. Only then can you guarantee positive results in changed circumstances. The VUCA world challenges you to find your own way. You will need to understand the psycho-logic and develop empathic behaviour – in short, to be more concerned with humans and their needs. Meaning and purpose take a central role in business activities.

This requires the right framework conditions under which each individual can and may contribute his or her skills and services in the sense of agreed – more qualitative and quantitative – results. This was valid at all times and becomes even more important in VUCA times. WHEREAS and HOW to determine the dialogue and discourse of managers and companies with their employees. The willingness to engage in genuine cooperation and take on clear responsibilities is a basic prerequisite for innovation. This requires freedom, creativity, speed, flexibility and a corporate culture that connects people with the organization. This connection becomes more significant and can be brought into the focus of leadership even more decisively. In a VUCA world, the most important thing is to anticipate the future and to strengthen cooperation in companies with modern solutions. Decisions and connections are success factors for shaping the common cause. The aim is to channel the energy used in any case into meaningful channels so that it can lead to value-adding approaches and measures.

Course description

The course will focus on changes around us and how to be equipped to lead in this VUCA WORLD. It will be delivered through a combination of Metaphoric and Learning-By-Doing approach, whereas the participants will be going through various simulation scenario which interacts with the subject itself.

Active learning activities are included to allow participants to engage actively in the learning process. The active learning activities are such as:

• Group discussions
• Case studies
• Interactive activities
• Videos
• Brainstorming

By the end of the course, you would be able to:

• A greater understanding and application of VUCA Leadership techniques
• Critical leadership development increasing emotional intelligence, self-awareness and
  fulfillment
• Techniques to help empower people to achieve greater potential and development
• An increased awareness of your behaviour and communication skills and how to
  improve these
• Pro-actively develop and help influence VUCA Leadership to those around you
• Have a positive impact on the business and your own leadership development and
  growth

Course Outline

VUCA Leadership in the Modern World

• Defining VUCA through this current situation: The ‘New Norm’
• Understanding You & Your Leadership Style (DISC Profiling)
• Traditional Leadership Styles vs. VUCA Leadership
• Emotional Intelligence and the Self-aware VUCA Leader
• Leading through Change: Key Principles needed for VUCA

At the end of this session, you shall
1. understanding the world who are in now
2. aware of your personality, strength and weaknesses
3. knowing the skills you need to have to lead in this current time

Virtual Learning Session 2

VUCA From Volatility to Vision

• Defining ‘Volatility’ in the VUCA Framework
• Volatility during Covid-19 Pandemic
• How Volatility affects your Organisation
• Providing Effective Leadership in Time of Volatility
• Building Rapport and Developing Trust
• Creating a clear Vision to manage volatility
• Leading People towards the clear Vision

At the end of this session, you shall
1. know how to lead in time of volatility
2. have better ideas to build better relationship with your team
3. have a clearer direction when things are volatile

Virtual Learning Session 3

VUCA From Uncertainty to Understanding

• Factors affecting Uncertainty
• The Uncertainty of Covid-19 Pandemic
• Understand Your Team and Organisation Dynamics
• Key Communication Principles to Gain Understanding
• Coaching and Mentoring to Combat and Control Uncertainty
• Leading Understanding in the Workplace

At the end of this session, you shall
1. understanding your team better
2. know how to guide your team to improve their weaknesses
3. able to communicate with your team to have a common understanding

VUCA From Complexity to Clarity

• Why the world has become so complex?
• Check and Clarify: The Keys to Gain Clarity
• Define Roles and Responsibilities to create clarity in your task
• Creative Thinking to Gain Clarity
• Problem Solving and Decision-making Methods to Aid Clarity
• Communicating Clarity to Your People

At the end of this session, you shall
1. have ideas to solve the current complexity situation
2. define a clearer roles and responsibilities within your team
3. have confidence in leading your team in brainstorming session to come up with new
ideas

VUCA From Ambiguity to Agility

• Defining Ambiguity vs. Agility in VUCA
• Reactive vs. Pro-active Strategies in the Workplace
• Continuous Improvement: Adapt and Agile
• Developing an Agile Team: Empowerment
• Organisation Agility
• Summary

At the end of this session, you shall
1. understand how your mind set work for you and against you
2. have ways to improve your agility
3. able to empower your team to develop an agile team