Course

Coping with Ambiguity: Leadership in Challenging Times
Tools for tackling unprecidented challenges

Counties operate in complex and changing environments. Within these unpredictable economic contexts and unprecedented challenges, county leaders find themselves trying to make past practices and models fit current realities. But that may be a mistake in coping with ambiguity. This class provides a new way to think about applying leadership practices – at both elected and executive levels – to help your county organization and community find new realities and ways of effectively working in uncertain times.  Discussion topics include: 1) understanding the concept of “emergent” processes and environments; 2) tools for managing uncertainty; 3) the mental discipline and the rational analysis of situations; and 4) communication tools for managing ambiguous situations.

Instructor: Dr. Laree Kiely is president of the Kiely Group; organizational effectiveness consultants, and a professor at the USC Marshall School of Business.

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