Learner Objectives

In class and in smaller group sessions you’ll discuss how to:

• Distinguish between adaptive and technical work and explain what each requires to make progress
• Indicate the difference between the role of authority and the exercise of leadership
• Recognize that there is a productive range of tension to make progress on leadership challenges
• Identify the sources of resistance
• Develop strategies to manage resistance
• Identify the polarities within adaptive work and generate a process for managing them
• Develop an ability to continually reflect in action
• Relate the practices to your current healthcare challenges
• Value the need to thrive while leading adaptive change