part 1

Leader identity work to strengthen collective leadership.

Description of session: 

Today's VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex & ambiguous) world is not served by normative models that favor one type of leadership and train leaders in critical management skills only. We need the leadership of many, and this requires in the first place a more open definition of leadership and a vertical view on leadership development. 

In this session we will discover how our thinking about leadership has evolved over time, and we will look at the more recent theories of authentic and collective leadership. What exactly does this mean? What are the preconditions for realizing this? And, what are the implications for leadership development?

What can participants except as key learnings of this session

- A more open, contemporary view of leadership and leadership development.

- First steps in strengthening your own leadership

- Understanding preconditions for strengthening your organization's collective leadership capacity

Who should attend this session?:

Anyone interested in cultivating his/her own leadership and/or strengthening the leadership capacity in his/her organization

Short bio about the lecturer(s)

Karen Wouters pursued an academic career at Vlerick Business School and Robert H Smith School of Business (USA) until 2013. During those years she built up expertise in the areas of on-the-job learning, e-learning, executive coaching and leadership development. Today she combines an academic career with coaching work in practice, focusing on shared leadership, leadership development and women & leadership. Karen is affiliated with Antwerp Management School as professor of leadership and academic director o

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