13 November 2025
08:45 - 11:45
Swissotel Sydney, 68 Market St, Sydney
Organisations operate in environments characterised by rapid technological disruption, globalisation, and shifting societal expectations. Technical expertise alone is insufficient because many challenges facing leaders today are adaptive — they don’t have clear, pre-existing solutions. Adaptive Leadership helps leaders diagnose what type of challenge they face and mobilise people to experiment, learn, and adapt rather than rely on old playbooks.
Bendelta’s (a top Australian leadership advisory firm) Strive 2025 Survey showed that adaptive leadership is top of the list of development priorities for organisations. While building adaptive capacity is not new, what is new is that this need was expressed for all leaders not just executives, as businesses and organisations grapple with multiple challenges and disruptive forces.
Join us for a highly interactive session exploring the core practices of Adaptive Leaders and discover how to mobilise people to tackle tough challenges and thrive.
Explore the core practices of Adaptive Leadership
Learn how to diagnose adaptive vs. technical challenges
Practice strategies for mobilising others through complexity and change
Gain practical tools to lead adaptively in your own context
This session is for leaders who want to deepen their impact and build the capacity to thrive amid disruption.
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