VUCA Leadership Coaching

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

VUCA Leadership is a personal coaching program, where we use your daily experiences to better understand your current leadership style, further develop your authentic leadership abilities and make them more effective in various VUCA situations.

After approximately 6 months you will be a much more authentic leader, highly effective in leading yourself, as well as leading and engaging with your team, achieve better (team) results and have a clear view on your next development steps.

VUCA leadership is all about dealing with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiquity. First off all we focus on what impact VUCA has on yourself, the kind of feelings you have with certain situations, and how these feelings can be used or transformed to effective actions towards yourself, your team and your environment. 

The next step is to look at the work structure you create and apply and how this impacts VUCA situations. Of course this results in critically reviewing how to reshape your structures and how to make them work for you.

Last but not least, we will focus on ensuring changes you decide on, last and you will not return to the old habits. You develop a short prevention plan to make the new way of operating stick. 

CERTIFICATION

I provide a certificate with objectives achieved and further recommendations based on my observations

LEARNING COMPONENTS

• 15 sessions of 1 hour
• On-line coaching app included
• On-line training modules included
• Access to my VUCA blog articles
• Practical assignments at the end of sessions
• Practical learning experience with live project work and examples

Content Example

I often get asked, how such a coaching program looks like. It’s difficult to provide an answer as every person has different needs.

However, based on the experience so far, I have created the example below, with 15 possible topics for Your VUCA Leadership coaching program:

Phase 1: Understanding Yourself in a VUCA World

(Developing self-awareness and personal leadership)

1. Recognizing VUCA and Its Impact on You

   • Understanding Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity in daily leadership
   • Identifying personal triggers and emotional responses

2. Self-Leadership in Uncertain Times

   • Managing emotions and stress in a VUCA world
   • Developing resilience and adaptability

3. Authentic Leadership in a VUCA Environment

   • Discovering and strengthening your authentic leadership style
   • Leading with confidence in uncertain situations

4. Decision-Making Under Pressure

   • Recognizing cognitive biases and decision traps
   • Practicing structured decision-making frameworks

5. Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Presence

   • Understanding emotional contagion and its impact on teams
   • Practicing self-regulation and mindfulness in leadership

Phase 2: Leading Others in a VUCA World

(Building trust, engagement, and effective team dynamics)

6. Psychological Safety & Trust in Teams

   • Creating a safe space for open communication and collaboration
   • Handling difficult conversations with confidence

7. Engaging & Motivating Teams in Uncertainty

   • Keeping teams aligned and motivated during disruption
   • Adapting leadership communication styles to different situations

8. Navigating Complexity with Agile Leadership

   • Leading teams through complexity with agility and flexibility
   • Learning to embrace experimentation and iteration

9. Critical Conversations & Conflict Resolution

   • Handling ambiguity and conflict constructively
   • Practicing assertive communication and active listening

10. Leading Through Change & Uncertainty

• Managing resistance and overcoming fear of change
• Creating alignment and commitment within teams

Phase 3: Structuring for VUCA Success

(Reshaping structures, processes, and habits for sustainable leadership)

11. Building Adaptive Work Structures

• Identifying rigid structures that limit agility
• Designing flexible frameworks for decision-making

12. Simplifying Complexity: Systems Thinking for Leaders

• Understanding interconnected challenges in organizations
• Applying systems thinking to solve complex problems

13. Personal Productivity & Focus in a Fast-Changing World

• Managing time, priorities, and focus in an unpredictable environment
• Leveraging tools for effective self-organization

Phase 4: Sustaining Growth & Future Readiness

(Ensuring long-term leadership development and resilience)

14. Making Leadership Development Stick

• Identifying and breaking old habits that no longer serve you
• Creating accountability structures for continued growth

15. Your VUCA Leadership Roadmap

• Developing a personal action plan for long-term leadership impact
• Identifying ongoing development areas and next steps

Additional Considerations

• Each session can include real-world case studies, reflection exercises, and practical assignments to reinforce learning.
• The final session (15) could be a wrap-up, reflection, and certification discussion, ensuring participants consolidate learning and plan future growth.