developing sustainable leaders - the workshop

October 10th to 14th 2011 

The developing sustainable leaders workshop is for leaders who want to develop their capacity to handle complexity, unpredictability and the relentless pressure of change; who are finding that conventional ideas about leadership no longer work, and are faced by challenges such as:

• Meeting business goals at the same time as developing a sustainable culture
• Learning more effective ways of leading in uncertain and complex circumstances
• Developing enhanced capacity for ethical decision making
• Heightening awareness of the relationship between corporate values and my own values
 

Background & purpose

Increasing numbers of CEOs and business thinkers are calling for organisations to move to more sustainable ways of operating. There is growing awareness that businesses and markets are inextricably linked to the health and prosperity of society and the natural environment, and that the commercial future of an organisation depends on leaders recognising this complex interdependency in their decisions and actions.

At the same time the best practice 'certainties' offered by conventional management theory are poorly suited to the commercial reality we now face. We daily experience the inherent unknowability of complex economic events and the messy unpredictability of business life.

The organisations that will survive and prosper in this environment are those where leaders put sustainability at the core of their day to day activities – how they manage themselves, their relationships and interactions with others as well as their more strategic choices – ensuring the organisation delivers prosperity and social value as well as long term commercial success. We call this sustainable leadership.

The purpose of the workshop is to enable leaders to develop high quality relationships across each of these dimensions, thereby improving their effectiveness as sustainable leaders, and, in turn, creating more sustainable organisations.

Location

The workshop takes place on Naxos Island, Cyclades, Greece. The remoteness from leaders' everyday experience, together with the opportunities for working outside in the natural beauty of the island's environment make it ideal for exploring sustainable leadership in depth.

Fees

£1,300/ Euro: €1,500

Workshop fees include meals on the workshop but exclude VAT and accommodation costs. A limited number of bursaries are available for those who are self funding. Please contact us for further details.

Facilitators

Professor Bill Critchley

Bill has practiced as an organisation consultant and Executive Coach for some 20 years. He is founder of the Ashridge MSc in Organisation Consulting, is a visiting Professor at Middlesex University, and practices as a psychotherapist.

Bill's main area of expertise is in developing organisations' capacity for change and innovation. His approach to change is grounded in his practical business and organisation development experience, and is informed by the complexity perspective and its implications for change and leadership.

Bill's consulting practice takes various forms, working on major change initiatives, involving large and small group work, and working with individuals to clarify their purpose, to stimulate creative and constructive dialogue about current issues, and to facilitate the process of change.

He has worked with most sizes and types of organisation ranging from large Pharmaceuticals to small venture capital companies across both public and private sectors.

Tim Casserley

Tim is founder of sustainable leadership and organisation consultancy, Edge Equilibrium, and not-for-profit coaching practice, Learning from Burnout. He has written and researched extensively about sustainable leadership and organisations, executive coaching, and talent management, and is author of, 'Learning from Burnout: developing sustainable leadership and avoiding career derailment'. He is a regular contributor to management publications and conferences and appeared on radio and TV.

Tim consults to organisations across a variety of sectors including professional services, banking, global oil and gas, business process outsourcing, academia and advertising. He has extensive experience of working in Eastern European, Russia/CIS, Balkan and US business cultures as well as the UK and Western Europe.

Tim previously held senior, international leadership and organisation development roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers, GSK, Chevron Texaco, Fujitsu and GE.

For more information call us on +44 (0) 203 051 2224 or email us at info@edgeequilibrium.com