AIG in collaborations with the Kansas State University – Staley School of Leadership Studies, USA will be having a leadership training program to introduce organizational leaders and development professionals in the environmental, civic and public sectors to adaptive and individual-strength based leadership for building effective and efficient leadership, and inspiring behavior change at the individual, community, and systemic levels.
In most parts of Ghana, the leadership style is authoritarian. Decisions leaders take are final and these decisions usually have little or no input from the subordinates. Due to this, there is a lot of apathy in our workplaces.
Concepts of adaptive leadership that will be discussed in the training include:
(a) distinguishing authority from leadership, (b) differentiating technical versus adaptive challenges, (c) understanding your role within a system, (d) intervening skillfully to make progress.
By the end of the training participants should be able to:
• use the framework of Adaptive Leadership to identify current challenges/opportunities in their workplaces and communities and learn how to make progress on those challenges by diagnosing the situation, intervening skillfully, and energizing others.
• understand their strengths and how to identify and leverage the strengths of others in their teams in order to create more engaged workplaces. Participants will have the opportunity to complete the Gallup Strengths-Quest Inventory and receive a personalized report describing their strengths in leading.
Anticipated outcomes of this project include a change in leadership style by the various participants and a more engaged workforce in their various workplaces. Consultations with the Staley School of Leadership (Kansas State University and local partners will continue for coaching assistance, leadership training tools and technical support for the future engagements in Ghana.
AIG is grateful to the Kansas State University – Staley School of Leadership Studies and our key partners IREX, Mandela Washignton Fellowship for Young African Leaders, United State of America – Department of State, New England Biolabs Foundation and Creative Action Institute for making this happen.
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