The Power of Both/And Thinking via Polarity Management

Are you able to identify and integrate opposite tensions such as structure and flexibility, stability and change, and control and chaos? What are your current tensions?

This interactive session explores the importance for leaders to expand their perspective taking abilities by becoming aware of polarities and developing a polarity management competency to better meet the challenges of a VUCA environment.

Polarity management helps leaders move from an either/or mindset to a both/and mindset, which allows them to lead from a more inclusive perspective. During this session, you will learn to recognize the differences between problems to solve and polarities to manage, gain an understanding of polarity management, and engage in the development of a polarity map and action steps.

Learning goals:

• recognize the differences between problems to solve and polarities to manage
• gain an understanding of polarity management
• identify polarities and their upsides and downsides
• know how to build a polarity map
• identify how to use polarity management in the work environment.

Who should attend?

Internal and external OD practitioners, senior consultants, HR professionals, leaders, managers – anyone who is interested in learning about a way to address unsolvable problems in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) world.

Presenter:

Marie Legault, PhD.

Marie Legault, of Legault & Associates, is a leadership development consultant, facilitator and coach. She draws on her management and leadership experience to design and deliver integrated leadership and organizational development solutions. As a leadership coach, she guides and supports leaders and executive teams as they develop on three leadership levels – personal, organizational, and systemic.

Marie has a PhD. in Human and Organizational Systems, a Master of Arts in Leadership and Training, a Bachelor of Commerce, an Executive Coaching Graduate Certificate and a Professional Training & Development Certificate. She is a dynamic bilingual (English and French) speaker and has written articles for various publications.