Parsons School of Design, The New School
Defying Disruption: How to Become an Un-Disruptable Leader Specialization
Parsons School of Design, The New School

Defying Disruption: How to Become an Un-Disruptable Leader Specialization

Build sustainable strategies against disruption. Explore disruption and its drivers while practicing innovative business leadership skills to strategically navigate and leverage disruption

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Mark Lipton

Instructor: Mark Lipton

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What you'll learn

  • Identify drivers of disruption in the current Big Shift era and diagnose how organizations are affected by these drivers.

  • Explore key traits of un-disruptable leadership and how they can be cultivated and utilized by leaders to defend against and leverage disruption.

  • Examine the purpose and components of a vision story and how it can be used to develop a sustainable organizational strategy.

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Recognize the economic, technological, and social forces that influence disruption.

  • Develop diagnostic skills for assessing disruption.

  • Maximize the ability to leverage disruption and innovation for sustainable growth.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Risk
Category: Strategic Management
Category: Innovation
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Leadership Development

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate why leaders need to be un-disruptable.

  • Explore the 5 practices of an un-disruptable leader in a professional environment.

  • Create an Un-Disruptable Leadership Action Plan to guide your professional development.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Transformation
Category: Strategic Management
Category: Change Management
Category: Innovation
Category: Leadership And Management

What you'll learn

  • Explore the central role vision plays in leadership and why it is essential for un-disruptable leadership.

  • Examine the components of an impactful vision story.

  • Create a leadership vision to guide your professional development.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Transformation
Category: Change Management
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Leadership And Management

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Mark Lipton
Parsons School of Design, The New School
3 Courses694 learners

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