The Future of Leadership
In a globalised world of rapid change and diversifying forms of working and being together, this module will explore the skills, perspectives, and practices that will enable you to become an effective and confident leader.
The Future of Leadership: Disruption, Globalisation and Thinking like a Futurist
Free of Charge
for eligible students from ATN member universities.
Optimal Module
for those in the second half of their PhD studies.
Suitable For
all Higher Degree by Research students of all disciplines.
Good leadership is vital for organisations and communities to successfully navigate the globalised world of today and the increasingly complex world of tomorrow.
This module considers an array of practices and mindsets to enable leaders to thrive both now and into the future. You will conceptualise your own leadership values and purpose, then undertake steps towards practical application.
Topic 1: The Challenges Ahead for Leadership
Leaders of today and tomorrow face an increasingly complex world. This topic explores key emerging features of our world so that leaders can strategically consider and plan around the aspects that will impact those around them.
Topic 2: Strategy, Futurecasting and Research
A significant amount of a leader’s work relates to preparing those around them for the future. In this topic, we consider concrete practices that leaders can employ to proactively do this. We also consider the role of research in these strategic considerations, reflecting on the role of your own research in this context.
Topic 3: Leadership and You
Good leadership is enabled when you’re grounded in what it means to be a leader, and what you regard as your own leadership cornerstones. In this topic, we focus on your own specific understandings of leadership – including missions and metaphors that guide your individual leadership practice.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this module you will be able to:
- Reflect on how the challenges posed by the complexities of the contemporary and future world
- Employ strategies to forecast futures and lead responses to them
- Anchor your leadership practice in fundamental leadership objectives and values
- Develop skills and perspectives that will enable you to conceptualise your own approach to leadership
2024 Delivery Dates
5 February – 1 March
Online Workshops
15 April – 10 May
Online Workshops
15 July – 9 August
Online Workshops
14 October – 8 November
Online Workshops
Students who complete Level 1 of ATN Frontiers will develop the ability to:
- Appreciate the types of changes in societal needs
- Research capabilities and technological sophistication that may impact our future and employability within it
- Recognise and explain potential disruptors of a future area of work or research
- Explore the potential impacts/outcomes of that disruptor
Interested?
In order to enrol, students will receive the ATN Frontiers Registration of Interest form directly from their university. Once this form is complete, the ATN Frontiers Program Team will contact students to complete their enrolment. Places are limited so we recommend registering interest as soon as possible.