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The Changing Nature of University Leadership: Implications for Development Practitioners

Explore the changing landscape of university leadership and self-development strategies in a VUCA world, as discussed by Dr. Mike Munro Turner. Learn about sense-and-respond approaches, organizational design, and the future of leadership development.

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The Changing Nature of University Leadership: Implications for Development Practitioners

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  1. The Changing Nature of University Leadership: Implications for Development Practitioners The Dynamics of Self Leadership Dr Mike Munro Turner November 13th 2015

  2. The Changing Nature of University Leadership: Implications for Development Practitioners The Dynamics of Self Leadership Dr Mike Munro Turner November 13th 2015

  3. VUCA • Stable • Predictable • Simple/Complicated • Clear • Volatile • Uncertain • Complex • Ambiguous Sense & Respond Predict & Control

  4. Responding to a VUCA World Organisational Design • Self-management • Evolutionary Purpose • Wholeness Leader Development

  5. What do Leaders do? Future … imagine a compelling, sustainable future … take action to bring it into being Internal External … make sense of it … see what’s going on Present

  6. What do Leaders need to do? Future … imagine a compelling, sustainable future … take action to bring it into being - sense the emerging future - have a meaningful purpose - be courageous and bold - develop your leadership - catalyse change - lead the way, hold the space - be yourself with skill & flexibility - be experimental Self Manage - be mindful, not mindless - from Ego to Eco - from Control to Partnership V U C A Internal External … make sense of it … see what’s going on - use heart and gut - step down the ladder of inference - manage regressions, mental models & traps - manage paradox & polarities - ask different questions - take multiple perspectives - see systems - be reflective and reflexive Present

  7. Conclusion • Leadership is different in a VUCA world • It takes time and commitment to develop • You can enable this by: • Educating top leaders about the new leadership • Providing the support to help leaders inhabit this space • Modelling the new leadership behaviours

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