Managing in Difficult Times

Course details

Tough times separate great leaders from the rest. What do leaders do to manage effectively in difficult times? It's as much about what they do to prepare as it is about how they react. Jan Rutherford introduces important tools for keeping you and your team focused, inspired, and effective during times of change or crisis. Learn how to build self-awareness, achieve clarity and focus, keep innovating despite volatility, and develop a committed team that is resilient in the face of change. He also shares innovative strategies to cut costs, and reframe challenges as opportunities for your team.

Learning objectives
Describe how to review past performance.
List primary features of innovation.
Distinguish teaming from leading.
Identify alternative approaches to cost reductions.
Build self-awareness.
Adopt a growth mindset.
Develop a committed team.
Turn adversity into opportunity.

Concepts

Introduction

Leading effectively through difficult times

Self-Awareness in Difficult Times

Drivers of change
Looking through your employees' eyes
Assuming responsibility for the new norm
Revisiting past performance

Staying Focused in Difficult Times

Investing in meaningful activities
Placing people at the core
Adopting a formal decision-making process

Innovating in Difficult Times

Adopting a growth mindset
Eliminating undesirable default conditions
Staging for innovation

Developing Team Commitment in Difficult Times

A new take on the balanced scorecard
The cascading strategy map
Making the roster every day
Teaming instead of leading
Alternative approaches to cost reductions

Reducing Costs in Difficult Times

Ties that bind - Gluing people to the organization
Rev up operating velocity

Responding Positively in Difficult Times

Becoming a change agent
Turning adversity into opportunity
Messaging is a two-way street

Conclusion

Adversity as a tool for learning, growth, and bonding