Developing your leadership in complex times

Our partner Jo Kennedy is the Conference Director for The Bayswater Institute’s working conference ‘Leading in Complex Times’ which will be held in West Sussex on 25th – 29th January 2016. Here she outlines why the conference is just as important for today’s leaders as it was for those who have attended over its 50-year history.

Animate’s work with leaders in Scotland and across the world has taught us that you live in uncertain and challenging, but potentially stimulating, times. Hierarchies are flatter, communication is increasingly virtual and collaboration is essential in the highly competitive environments you inhabit. These trends are true everywhere – in business, industry, government and in the not for profit sector.

It’s really important that you take the time to reflect, learn and adapt and to make sense of the sometimes irrational behaviour you see around you. Only by doing so can you deliver the greatest value from your organisation’s key, but increasingly scarce, resource: its people.

This working conference is an opportunity to develop your leadership skills and your understanding of your organisation in an intensive programme. You’ll do so in the presence of skilled staff and peers from across the world who will offer a range of perspectives, insights and challenges.

The Bayswater Institute Working Conference will challenge you, as it has challenged hundreds of leaders in its 50-year history. It will require you to ‘work below the surface’ examining your motivations and your behaviour in groups, perhaps in more depth than you have before.

At times, it may feel confusing and overwhelming: like the real world. The reward will be greater insight into yourself and those you lead – and a renewed sense of courage, resilience and focus in your leadership.

You can download the programme brochure below, or find out more on the Bayswater Institute’s website.Bayswater_Leading_in_Complex_Times_2016