The Relational Leader

The Relational Leader is an immersive three-day retreat designed for academic healthcare leaders who are ready to do the deeper work of self and organizational transformation. Over three days you will step back from the daily demands of your role and step into a different kind of learning — one grounded in reflection, relationship, and the inner work of authentic leadership.

Who Should Participate:

• Leaders who want to create a different future for academic healthcare than what we have today
• Leaders who want to learn how to create change through relational methods (vs. conventional analytical methods)
• Leaders who are willing to do the inner work needed to transform themselves

What You Will Learn:

• Learn the process of co-creating transformative change (Although no amount of training can “certify” you as a transformative leader, this retreat can orient you in that direction if that is your committed intent.)
• Learn how to develop and use influence for advocacy and change
• Learn how to build trust and shape culture within your organization
• Learn how to help build a new academic healthcare enterprise

Daily Themes and Agenda:

• Day 1 AM Theme: Leadership in Times of Transformation
  • Seeing our current situation in a larger context
  • Understanding the role of leadership in creating change
  • Introducing the relational leadership paradigm

• Day 1 PM Theme: Answering Your Leadership Calling
  • Identifying the need you are called upon to address
  • Reconnecting to your authentic leadership strengths and values
  • Creating your change and leadership agenda

• Day 2 AM Theme: Cultivating Your Leadership Influence
  • Understanding the mechanisms of influence
  • Developing your social and political capital (influence)
  • Building a coalition of support for the change you are advocating for

• Day 2 PM Theme: Building a Relational Culture
  • Understanding culture and organizational dynamics
  • Connecting organizational culture to mission
  • Developing a strategy for cultural realignment

• Day 3 AM Theme: Vision of a Relational Future
  • Understanding the role of vision in leadership
  • Envisioning a relational academic healthcare system
  • Communicating your compelling vision to others

• Day 3 PM Theme: Charting a Path to Impact
  • Integrating the insights of the retreat towards a leadership plan