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Art and Practice of Leadership Development

A Master Class for Professional Trainers, Educators, and Consultants

More than ever, organizations across sectors must be able to empower people to lead with extraordinary poise, heart, and skill. Effective development pipelines are needed globally to ensure that people not only comprehend the practice of leadership, but have the competencies, courage, and adaptability to lead well — with and without authority, across boundaries, and from any political or organizational position. They must know how to tap into others’ aspirations while working with today’s disorienting realities; stay anchored in enduring values while renewing trust; and mobilize stakeholders to work adaptively to build new organizational capacity.

The Art and Practice of Leadership Development is an intensive Harvard Kennedy School executive program led by Ronald Heifetz that provides leadership development professionals, including consultants, trainers, and educators, with a powerful new foundation. Here, you will work closely with experienced colleagues and renowned leadership educators to explore key diagnostic concepts, action strategies, and high-impact leadership development methods. Topics examined will include:

» How do common assumptions about leadership damage organizations and societies around the world?

» How do these assumptions limit the way people learn and practice leadership?

» How should we think about leadership?

» What methods of leadership development have real impact?

ART AND PRACTICE OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

A MASTER CLASS FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINERS, EDUCATORS, AND CONSULTANTS

“I cannot express adequately how much tangible and applicable knowledge I have gained from this program–I am

already applying the work and will continue to do so in all aspects of my

consulting and teaching practice.”

- DR. CHRISTINE MURPHY LECTURER AT ROYAL MELBOURNE

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA

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CURRICULUM

» What place do values, passion, and character have in leadership development?

» What are the ethics of leadership development, especially when using experiential methods?

Art and Practice of Leadership Development is a highly interactive and experiential program with considerable time dedicated to debriefing and reflection. It will provide you the opportunity to think deeply about your own practices and develop new ways of approaching the complex challenge of strengthening the capacity of others to lead in today’s evolving, interdependent world.

Case in Point Pioneered by Faculty Chair Ronald Heifetz and colleagues, this program introduces teaching and training methods beyond the traditional case method. You will analyze the evolving dynamics of the class itself as a case-in-point for collective learning, problem solving, and change. Taking part in this real-time learning exercise will enable you to investigate the frontiers of your own ability to reflect in action and experience both the “perspirational” and “inspirational” aspects of leadership.

Peer Consultation Groups The program offers unique frameworks for analyzing the diagnostic and action challenges of leadership and leadership development. With the aim of applying these theories to practice, you and your peers will consult with one another about cases from each of your respective professional environments.

Exercises Through structured exercises of reflection and action, some involving poetry and music, you will gain the authoritative, creative, and communication skills integral to the practice of leadership.

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Admission is competitive and based on professional achievement and organizational responsibility. There are no formal educational requirements; however, fluency in written and spoken English is a necessity for participation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The program is designed for experienced professionals in leadership consulting, development, and education from a wide range of organizations, sectors, and countries. The professional experience of participants is critical to the learning process, with those selected reflecting a broad spectrum of perspectives and backgrounds. You should come prepared to help shape conversation, identify and question your own ideas about leadership, and exercise leadership throughout the program. Past participants have included:

» Principals of consulting firms advising clients on the implementation of strategy

» Senior executives from corporate HR and senior leadership development training professionals

» Senior managers from nonprofits focused on developing leadership that makes a difference

» Academics from professional schools, universities, and colleges engaged in leadership education and development

Alumni Observers Program alumni return each year to work with the faculty and participants as observers and commentators on the real-time leadership and problem-solving dynamics of the classroom and small group sessions.

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Ronald Heifetz is one of the world’s leading authorities on the practice and teaching of leadership. He is the King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School; co-founder of the Center for Public Leadership; and advisor to heads of governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations across the globe. Heifetz’s research focuses on both the need for a conceptual foundation for the study and practice of leadership and the need for transformative methods of leadership education, training, and consultation. His Harvard courses have received accolades such as “Most Influential Course Award” voted on by Harvard Kennedy School alumni.

Heifetz is author of Leadership Without Easy Answers (1994), and co-author of Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading (2002) and The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World. His teaching methods are the subject of the book, Leadership Can Be Taught, by Sharon Daloz Parks (2005). A graduate of Columbia University, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard Kennedy School, Heifetz is also a physician and cellist.

FACULTY CHAIR

“An amazing program which has impacted me deeply. A refreshing and much more realistic approach to what it means to undertake leadership activities. I agree with others who

have described the program as life changing.”

- HELEN REES, DIRECTOR OF FRAMEWORKS FOR CHANGE, AUSTRALIA

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