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LEADERSHIP AGILITY LABUNLOCKING AGILITY AND UNLEASHING TALENT IN A DIGITAL WORLD

@ Sova 2019 Assessment Ltd

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We help senior executives develop their change leadership

skills and equip them to build more agile organisations.

We provide a framework which goes beyond best practice

in change management and into next practice, which we

describe as Leadership Agility.

Agility is a mission critical capability in large organisations

that are competing in a ‘VUCA’ world – characterised by

volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Participants

will reflect on their own capacity and ability to function as

leaders of change. We will improve participants’ awareness

of the challenges of change in a digital era, especially the

management of organizational paradox.

Our agility programmes are anchored in real world challenges

your leaders face, connecting theory with business results.

Depending on a clients’ needs and context, we use a

combination of psychometrics, individual and group coaching and role play (or ‘real play’) to give leaders

perspective and control over the roles they play. We will

explore how their personal choices influence change

leadership effectiveness, in a safe, creatively alive

environment. This in turn will give them the tools

to reach their objectives in a VUCA environment.

• Raise personal awareness of change leadership style and

biases which influence change leadership effectiveness.

• Enable a step change for executive level participants

in knowledge and skill in relation to the leadership of

change, in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous

business environment, through the holistic use of self.

• Help senior leaders derive greater value from strategic

change efforts and better ROI from digitalization and

agile transformations, through the development of

leadership agility.

• Help leaders become more alive to the possibilities of

using themselves as conduits for change. Leaders come

to appreciate that their modelling of the organisation’s

values is something that others will use to adapt their

own behaviour.

• We will be challenging executives to look at their role

but within the context of a team that is changing and

uncertain. We help them learn to adapt, improvise,

be present and lead from a place of vulnerability.

To achieve these objectives, we emphasise the importance

and relevance of assessment in all its forms, including regular,

self and peer assessment. It is only by close observation and

the evaluation of the process and the end results viewed

at different stages that we can successfully utilize the

experience, learn from it and take those results back

into our work.

LEADING CHANGE

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

Experience and research shows that one of the mission critical challenges

facing organisations right now is the management of uncertainty. The level of

environmental uncertainty also exacerbates the challenges of strategic change,

digitalization and business transformation efforts. This programme will help

executives who are attempting to drive any kind of business and organisational

transformation, or a pivot in strategy, to do so in such a way that will create value

and sustained improvements in performance. Organisations will benefit from

greater assurance that change leaders have the skills and knowledge needed

to make organizational change more successful. Ultimately, we aim to help

organizations make agility part of their DNA, and a source of sustained

competitive advantage.

Executives will come away with real tools in order to implement change.

They will have perspective on their own behaviour. They will learn how to

analyse their actions in any circumstance. They will know how to engage

their business audience using storytelling techniques. They will have hands

on experience that will give them true perspective on how they respond as

human beings, both to themselves and one another. All of this will give them

the objectivity, the heightened perception and the confidence to lead in an

agile, innovative and creative manner. As Oscar Wilde said: “Life isn’t about

finding yourself, life is about creating yourself.”

BENEFITS

"You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."

Jon Kabat-Zinn


LEADERSHIP AGILITY ASSESSMENT

People differ with regards to how they manage uncertainty, lead change and enable

strategy execution. This is often reflected in preferences that relate to paradoxes,

or leadership dilemmas. Research shows that people have natural personality biases

where change is concerned. Agility is a core capability that can be improved if people

understand a) how they deal with change and uncertainty, b) the systematic biases

that impact their leadership style, and c) get feedback on ways to manage

those biases.

The Leadership Agility Assessment provides personal insight for individuals

and teams, looking to develop the way they deal with change, understand

the systematic biases that impact their leadership style and get feedback

on ways to manage those biases more effectively.

Participants on the programme will complete the assessment online and

receive a detailed report and feedback session.

THE WHY, WHAT AND HOW OF LEADERSHIP AGILITY

• The leadership agility report provides feedback on an

executive’s leadership style, personal preferences and

biases which relate to strategy execution, change and

common leadership paradoxes, especially in complex,

global organisations

• Provides guidance regarding the situations for which

the style is best suited

• Provides feedback on a person’s leadership agility

and capacity to harness change

• Provides guidance on how to build agile organisational

capabilities needed in a VUCA world

ACHIEVEMENT ASPIRATION

ALIGNMENTACCELERATION

LearningFocus

StrategicMindset

ManagingComplexity

IdeaOrientation

BuildingDiverse

Networks

EngagingOthers

BuildingCollaboration

PeopleOrientation

DrivesChange

RiskAppetite

Resilience

ActionOrientation

ExternalFocus

ConstructiveChallenge

DeliveryFocus

ImpactOrientation

Effective change leadership takes account of the need for leadership which creates

shared aspiration, builds emotional alignment, drives operational acceleration and

ensures sustained achievement in an organisation. We apply a model for change

leadership which helps executives understand the core competences needed and

the common leadership biases which can affect performance in times of change.

We help leaders build agile organisations.

INTERACTIVE AND EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOPS

• Enhance the agility of business leaders and managers

• Apply a framework for strategy execution, change and high

performance in organizations

• Avoid biases and dilemmas that often lead to internal conflict

and poor business outcomes

• Understand differences in leadership preferences and approaches

across a range of business situations

• Explore and surface participants’ own realities and scenarios


Workshops and programmes are typically customised to address the specific

change challenges being experienced within your organisation. We anchor the

design and content of the workshop to suit your own strategic and operational

context, and in scenarios that will resonate with participants from your business.

Development solutions can be tailored and run for intact leadership teams, or for

cross-functional groups, and for small groups or as a large group intervention.

The duration and content focus can be adjusted so that sessions are integrated

into a wider leadership development programme, team-building event,

conference or change initiative.

A well-researched and grounded leadership agility assessment provides

participants with a detailed feedback report on their personality preferences

in relation to agile leadership. The assessment can also be aggregated for teams

and for entire leadership groups across a whole business. This allows insight into

the behavioural preferences and patterns which may be sources of strength and

weakness in relation to digital transformation, or broader business change.

See appendix for further detail of potential features of multi-stage customised

development leadership development experiences.

Who Should attend

The programme is targeted at executives with people leadership responsibilities

or managers who are tasked to lead major enterprise change initiatives.

The programme is particularly relevant for corporate leaders who are working

in a business undergoing transformation. Our complex business environment

requires a different and more connected, agile approach to many of the standard

linear change management ‘methods’ taught by consultancies. Participants are

required to bring examples of specific organisational change challenges, initiatives

or strategic changes that they are leading and to be able to talk about these

openly amongst peers.

Get in touch

If you like to find out more about leadership agility, please contact us: [email protected] or [email protected]

INTEGRATED APPROACH TO LEARNING


Kiran is a leading international organizational psychologist, specializing in

global leadership and organization development. He is the author of Change

Agility: Leadership, Transformation and the Pursuit of Purpose, and Strive:

Unlocking agility and unleashing talent in a digital world.

Kiran has a degree in experimental psychology from Oxford University,

an MSc in organizational psychology, with distinction, from the Manchester

School of Management (UMIST) and a doctorate in psychotherapy from

the UK’s Metanoia Institute. He is an Associate Fellow of the British

Psychological Society and Chartered Psychologist.

Kiran is an Indian born British citizen, who has lived and worked in London,

Dubai and Singapore, working across EMEA and APAC. He has worked in or

consulted to organizations in several sectors including consumer goods, retail,

technology, media, telecoms, financial services, professional services, central

government and real estate.

Kiran’s practice is informed by over 20 years of experience in the improvement

of human and organizational performance. He has held executive and advisory

roles at Procter & Gamble, Accenture, Deloitte, Motorola, the British Senior

Civil Service, Oliver Wyman & Singapore Civil Service.

Dr Kiran Chitta MA(Oxon), MSc, DPsych, CPsychol

Lucie Ilbury Head of Consulting Services, Sova Assessment CPsychol

Lucie is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, experienced consultant and

HR professional, specialising in project management, assessment consultancy

and design and facilitation of learning and development initiatives.

Prior to Sova, Lucie led the UK training team at Talent Q (part of Korn Ferry

Hay Group), and was responsible for training new test users to British

Psychological Society standards. During this time she also worked as

a psychometric consultant, responsible for managing the design and

implementation of bespoke client solutions and as an associate principle

consultant, working with clients on a range of assessment and

development projects.

Her experience also includes in-house roles within Organisational

Development, Learning and Development and Human Resources

Management in the financial and manufacturing sectors.

Lucie is a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society and

Division of Occupational Psychology. She is registered with the Health

and Care Professions Council, as well as a member of the Special Interest

Group in Coaching Psychology. She is also an accredited psychometric

test user and qualified in Cognitive Behavioural Coaching.

APPENDIX 1: Programme team


APPENDIX 2: Typical learning process and phases of a multi-phase development programme:

*Examples of design features of customized leadership development

programmes; we can utilize several different methods within applied

behavioural science, theatre, design-thinking and even film-making

through a network of leading specialist practitioners/providers

Complete a leadership agility assessment and receive 360 feedback –

pre-workshop completion, personal feedback report and a 30-minute

feedback session with a coaching psychologist

MULTI-STAGE LEARNING WHICH REINFORCES CHANGE

PREPARATION PHASE

Business Context

• The insufficiency of traditional ‘change management’ methods in a disruptive environment

• The need for personal and collective leadership agility at a deeper level – what does this

require from leaders?

• The 4 A’s of Agility – Aspiration, Alignment, Acceleration, Achievement

• Managing paradox, leading holistically and building capacity

Building an Agile Organization Fit for a Digital Future – ‘Real-Play’ Simulation

• Exploration of the ‘roles’ that leaders play in uncertain times

• Becoming self-aware, building executive presence and an authentic leadership narrative

• Use of design-thinking and storytelling to bring agility and digital transformation to life

in real-time simulation

Business Context

• Connecting agility to the business strategy and transformation agenda in your organization

• Identifying personal change leadership challenges for each participant and collective

leadership challenges in your business

PHASE 1FOUNDATIONS(FACE TO FACE)

Action Learning Phase

• Peer-to-peer coaching in-situ using structured methods and tools

• Use of reflective journaling to support an ongoing cycle of reflection,

experimentation and sharing

• Provide a combination of support and challenge to executives

Preparing to Mobilize the Organization

• Captures leaders’ personal and collective leadership narratives

• Usable communication material for scalable internal communications

purposes within the organization

Sustained Performance Impact

• Assessing how far leaders have progressed

• Going from awareness to sustained behavioural change

• Planning next steps to transform leadership behaviour and turbo-charge

growth in the business

PHASE 2ACTION LEARNING(REMOTE/IN-SITU)

PHASE 3CONSOLIDATION (FACE TO FACE)

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