Adaptive Leadership

Adaptive Leadership (this explanation is taken largely from the CLA site) is a practical leadership framework that helps individuals and organizations adapt and thrive when facing complex challenges. It is being able, both individually and collectively, to take on the gradual but meaningful process of change. Though it can also assist in addressing acute complex problems such as the world is facing now with the COVID19 pandemic. It is about diagnosing the essential from the expendable and bringing about a real challenge to the status quo.

When you realize that your organization's aspirations—the innovations and progress you want to see—cannot be attained through your current approaches, Adaptive Leadership is the framework you need to diagnose, interrupt, and innovate to create the capabilities that match your organizations aspirations. Adaptive Leadership is purposeful evolution in real time. Adaptive Leadership emerged from thirty plus years of research at Harvard University by Dr. Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky, defining the frontier of leadership training and development. Our own understanding of Adaptive Leadership and its application to complex problems has occurred through collaboration with the Kansas Leadership Center.