CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MIT Sloan Executive Education today announced 'Unlocking the Power of Perspectives: Problem Solving with Clarity, Creativity, and Collaboration.' Taught by Aithan Shapira, an internationally acclaimed artist and MIT Sloan lecturer, and Wanda Orlikowski, Professor of Information Technologies and Organization Studies at MIT Sloan, this course offers an immersive learning experience on holding and managing multiple perspectives to leverage and unleash the creative potential of divergence across businesses.
Launching June 10th, this three-day course will challenge participants to show up differently as leaders and embrace the need for continuous evolution, creativity, and collaboration through the understanding of different perspectives.
"It's imperative that today's leaders have the capacity to understand, acknowledge and work with multiple and diverse perspectives, especially in this time of change and uncertainty," said Shapira. "Flexibility, and a willingness to shift perspectives, can substantially alter how you lead, collaborate, negotiate and connect with others."
Designed as a highly interactive and self-reflective course, participants will work individually and in groups, completing challenges related to the tension of holding conflicting perspectives, starting at different reference points, and tracking and learning from healthy differentiation. They'll learn about highly successful leaders who changed and evolved their own leadership styles to enable their companies to survive disruption, and analyze the ways in which executives have transformed company culture and increased revenue by changing the way they listen and solve problems. Other key takeaways include:
- Frameworks and methods to improve the quality and effectiveness of collaboration and problem solving at your organization
- A toolkit of corrective and self-reflective practices around listening and perspective taking
- Tools to suspend beliefs and judgments that block clear listening and an open mind
- A broader set of skills to organize, communicate, and connect with others while engaging in change
- Clarity around your strengths and challenges as a leader—where you excel and what to improve
This innovative and experiential course is designed for mid- and senior-level executives – in any role and industry – interested in introspection, self-reflection, and transformation and who are willing to engage, share, and collaborate within teams and groups.
To learn more about the course, or to enroll, click here. For a full list of Executive Education courses, visit the MIT Sloan website.
About MIT Sloan Executive Education
MIT Sloan Executive Education's non-degree executive programs are led by senior MIT Sloan faculty and provide business professionals from around the world with a targeted and flexible means to advance their career development goals and position their organizations for future growth. The cutting-edge leadership training includes more than 80 short courses, executive certificates, online courses, custom programs for organizations, and the flagship Advanced Management Program.
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