Calm and Competent Leadership in Uncertain Times
Do-Well’s learning programme has been curated to respond to the challenges of leading in uncertain times. It has been developed building on lots of thoughtful feedback from the people we work with who have told us that they want two things from leaders at this time – they wish their leader to be calm, and they wish their leader to be competent.
All the sessions below have been designed to help people, organisations and places to develop their leadership knowledge and skills in this context.
If you are interested in developing a programme for your organisation then please get in touch with
Building and maintaining relationships
We know that all our work only advances at the speed of trust; however, how much effort do we actually put into building and maintaining effective relationships? In this workshop we will take you through Professor Marshall Ganz and Harvard Kennedy School’s work in this area and explore how developing strong relationships could work for you.
Working and leading across systems
A basic introduction to systems leadership theory and practice, along with insights into some of the skills and tools such as public narrative that can enable you to galvanise action and achieve lasting positive change.
Thinking about systems to influence practical change
A more detailed exploration of systems leadership and its application and will share learning from organisations that are taking forward systems leadership approaches.
Self Compassion
The day explores the work of Kristin Neff https://self-compassion.org/ and others on self-compassion. It will be an opportunity to explore the theory on self-compassion, to consider the concept of self-compassion and its relevance to compassionate leadership.
Change is a question of people and power
An introduction to the key components to community organising as defined by Professor Marshall Ganz.
Menopause in the workplace
This workshop explores what menopause is, its potential impact in the workplace and the challenges facing leaders when seeking to support those experiencing the menopause and for managers and colleagues who are providing support.
Purposeful and authentic storytelling. Theory
An introduction to the leadership technique of public narrative and its power in building and maintaining movements for change.
Purposeful and authentic storytelling. Practice
This session will enable you to build on the learning from part one and give you the opportunity to practise public narrative.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a lot more than a strategy to manage difficult situations. It is a way to cultivate a more balanced relationship to oneself in relation to the realities of life. This introductory workshop will explore the concept of mindfulness, examine mindfulness in the broader context of life and how we perceive things, and help us understand the foundation of processes that mindfulness rest upon.
Coaching Skills
Explores what coaching is and is not and when it can be useful. Look at some coaching models with a reflection on how you might use and build on these skills.
Means and ends. Getting structure right
To deliver long term sustainable change, we not only need passion and insight, we need organisation. Putting in place a flexible, dynamic structure for delivering change is vital. In this session we will look at how we structure the change beyond organisational boundaries.
Strategy is a verb!
In this session we will argue that strategy is a verb. Join to explore how we bring our strategy to life to achieve long term, sustainable change.
Organising - a method of achieving sustainable change
This session explores organising in more depth, looking at how to organise, build and grow a movement for change.
Understanding and Using an Outcomes Focus
A critical element of systems leadership is enabling collective action towards shared goals/outcomes. This requires a shred narrative and framework to measure success.
This session will introduce an outcomes framework, develop a shared understanding of outcomes and explore how outcomes fit within the leadership space.
Commitment - keeping going!
Keeping change going whether within your organisation or across systems is a challenge for all change makers. This workshop will introduce some Harvard principles around building and maintaining commitment to ensure change programmes retain their vibrancy.
Listening Skills
Explore why listening is important for leaders and what makes a good listener with a chance to practice some key skills.
Civility & Psychological Safety
This programme would include some learning around evidence-based research around the impact of incivility (Farmer, Hurst and Turner) and explore how this can be part of a just and restorative culture (Dekker, Oates and Rafferty).
Resilience
Research indicates that the resilience of our response to negative external events rather than negative external events themselves determines whether we experience wellbeing. This workshop introduces the concept of Resilience and will enable you to start to explore ways to help you effectively deal with challenges, enjoy greater wellbeing, and pursue a life that you feel is most worth living. We will do this using principles drawn from the science and practice of positive psychology.