Month: March 2024

Heifetz’s adaptive leadership model emphasizes the importance of leaders addressing complex, ambiguous challenges by mobilizing individuals and organizations to adapt and thrive in changing environments. Unlike technical challenges that have clear solutions, adaptive challenges require behavioral and mindset shifts, often involving conflicting values, beliefs, and interests.

Adaptive leaders encourage experimentation, learning, and adaptation, empowering followers to confront and navigate uncertainty while fostering collective ownership of problems and solutions. This approach involves challenging existing norms, facilitating productive conflict, and mobilizing stakeholders to explore new possibilities and embrace necessary changes. Adaptive leadership requires leaders to exhibit courage, resilience, and humility as they navigate the complexities of adaptive challenges and guide their organizations toward sustainable growth and success.

I tend to agree with this model, especially considering the current corporate environment of near constant change which requires a more adaptive leadership style. Some supporting elements of the model from my perspective include:

• Relevance to Complex Challenges: Heifetz’s adaptive leadership model emphasizes the need for leaders to address complex, adaptive challenges that cannot be solved through technical solutions alone. In today’s rapidly changing and interconnected world, leaders often face ambiguous situations requiring adaptive responses. Difficult but necessary.
• Flexibility and Agility: Adaptive leadership encourages leaders to be flexible and agile in their approach, adapting their strategies based on evolving circumstances and feedback. In a dynamic business environment (which I live in daily) characterized by uncertainty and volatility, this flexibility is crucial for effectively navigating challenges.
• Focus on Learning and Growth: Adaptive leadership emphasizes continuous learning and growth, both for leaders and their teams. In an era where innovation and creativity are key drivers of success, leaders need to foster a culture of learning and experimentation to stay ahead of the curve.
• Empowerment and Collaboration: Adaptive leadership involves empowering followers and fostering collaboration across diverse teams. In an increasingly interconnected world, leaders must leverage the collective intelligence and expertise of their teams to tackle complex problems effectively.

Below, please find my most updated resume/CV. If anything changes, I will update it and re-post.

Lynda Commale – Resume (non-VG)

My professional philosophy aligns greatly with simplicity, involving the principles of adaptability, continuous improvement, and proactivity, emphasizing a collaborative and iterative approach to change, problem-solving and project management. I believe in fostering a culture that embraces change as continuous improvement, values learning from experiences, and prioritizes flexibility and growth. I am also a fan of the simple framework – What? – So What? – Now What? And use it frequently to coach others. If we can answer those three questions, we are often ahead of the game.

Acknowledging personal biases is an integral part of my professional philosophy but I will also admit that this was a struggle for me until recently. Taking Data Analysis with Dr. Siford-Myers spotlighted my LACK of partiality during some of my project work. She clearly pointed out moments of my work where I struggled with bias and got a bit too “personal” with the work.  I recognized that individual perspectives could influence project decisions and outcomes, and mine were. I was grateful for her feedback and grew from that experience.

I emphasize self-awareness and a commitment to mitigating biases through diverse perspectives, open communication, data-driven insights, and self-reflection. By incorporating ARM concepts and being mindful of personal biases, my professional philosophy strives for a resilient and inclusive approach that thrives on adaptability, collaboration, and continuous learning. This philosophy aims to create a work environment where challenges are viewed as opportunities for growth, and success is measured not only by outcomes but also by the ability to navigate complexities with agility and integrity.