Session Title

Leadership for a VUCA World: A Time Whose Idea Has Come

Abstract

Michael often finds himself reluctant to use the term “leadership”; the word has such a deeply “calcified” meaning frame, that to break free of the power of its legacy seems impossible. The moment one says the word “leadership”, a set of common-sense, culturally-defined, meanings are immediately activated.

In this session, he wants to propose a new way of thinking about and exercising leadership that is not bound by those meanings—to articulate a way of understanding leadership that is, he will assert, a better fit for the 21st century paradigm we find ourselves in. Expect a thought-provoking session and conversation!

Bio

Michael Hamman is dedicated to the possibility that the workplace be a site for personal, professional and social transformation. A decades-long student of the nature of human transformation, in himself, in others, and in organizations, Michael trained in systems thinking and methods, group dynamics and facilitation, professional and executive coaching, and in human and organization development.

Over the course of the last 20 years, Michael has brought together these various strands into a unique approach to coaching, consulting, and teaching Agility within large organizational settings. Along the way, he has coached dozens of Fortune 500 companies and teams, and hundreds of leaders and coaches toward greater holistic team and enterprise-level agility.

He is recognized as a highly effective workshop leader, and for his skill in creating deep learning environments which leave participants feeling inspired by the insights and inner shifts they experience.

His book, Evolvagility: Growing an Agile Leadership Culture from the Inside Out provides a blueprint for what it means to be an agile leader in today’s complex world, and offers a practical roadmap for getting there.