Leadership for Change
A coaching program for progressive leaders and change agents
Are you:
Do you want to:
In this module, we will get to know each other, and I will introduce you to systems thinking, and the model of coaching I am using (Analytic-Network, or Eco-Leadership coaching). I will also introduce you to mindfulness practice as a leadership tool.
What is Analytic-Network or Eco-Leadership coaching?
Introduction to mindfulness and meditation and its connection with leadership
Begin to build community: introduce selves
Introduction to systems thinking
In this module, you will be given a number of exercises to help you:
Identify your key values
Explore your true desire and purpose
Explore your multiple identities
Discover and work from your authentic self
In this module we will:
Focus on small teams/groups, families, and friends, including distant and virtual relationships.
Examine relational patterns from the past and how they impact present relationships.
In this module, we will explore different approaches to leadership over the past century (described as leadership discourses). We will:
Explore how you exercise both leadership and active followership
Examine how you take up and react to authority and power and how you influence others.
Identify your leadership preferences, using the hidden leadership questionnaire.
Address how leadership can be distributed, and how to enable leadership to flourish throughout your team and organization.
In this module, I will guide you through an exercise to help you visualize your network, so that you can:
Visualize where power and resources lie, where strong and weak connections are, and how change takes place.
Identify possible opportunities for influence and change, where you may have previously felt stuck.
In this module, we will review what you’ve learned about yourself, your systems and networks and focus on a personal strategy as well as one for your network and workplace. You will:
Evaluate what’s working or not working,
Identify what is important to hold on to or let go of, and build on success.
Explore developmental gaps and how you might work on these
Focus on what strategic changes are needed in the workplace.
Live coaching with members of your cohort.
To stay in connection after the course ends
Keep track of your progress
“I met Prof. Wallach in the 2017 Spring Semester when I took the class of Leadership and Organizations: Gender, Power and Authority in the Gender, Leadership and Public Policy Certificate Program at UMass Boston’s McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies. During the semester, I incorporated concepts that will stay with me throughout my professional career…Thanks to Prof. Wallach, I acquired skills that I apply to do more thorough political analysis. I would like to highlight the Prof. Wallach’s sensitive and warm, engaging and dedicated teaching style. She introduced every class with a practical exercise that related to the topic and concept we would be addressing. For example, I remember the network activity where I had to draw and think about the steps and connections I would need to work on to achieve my dreamed professional career. Her dedicated teaching style help me lower the level of anxiety given that it was the first time I was studying in a different language. She was always open and available, encouraging me to reach my whole potential. I personally have benefited from Prof. Wallach’s course and now she agreed to coach me while I plan my next professional steps.”
“This is such an important course, particularly for those of us working in groups professionally or academically. Everything I learned in this course has helped me in the anti-racism work I am engaged in. It also gave me a different perspective for looking at groups and how they work or don't work. I will take what I learned and use it forever! ”
“The course topics were incredibly useful and relevant. I felt like I could apply the concepts learned immediately. Prof. Wallach was very knowledgeable and explained things well. I appreciated her teaching style and genuine interest in the material and in her students. She was great about feedback. Having the optional Zoom meetings was very beneficial to the class. It allowed us to learn the concepts better, connect with our classmates, and to build a better relationship with the instructor. I truly enjoyed Prof. Wallach's class and hope to be able to take further classes with her. ”
“Tracy's enthusiasm, honesty, and focus on self-care helped create a safe, positive learning environment that was really enjoyable to share with her and my classmates. ”
This course is for progressive activists and change agents—in the context of a your organization, a non-profit, a volunteer group or community activist group—who want to be more effective in their work
The more time you put in to the exercises the more you get out of it. Expect to get a good result if you allocate 90-120 mins to the assignments per week. Similarly, participating in the community and the live weekly group coaching will add to your experience and learning.
Full refunds can be given up to 14 days after purchase.
You will have access to the course materials for 3 months and access to the community facebook group for as long as it exists.
That will depend on what members of the community want to discuss. You may share your experiences doing the exercises, ask questions about the concepts, request consultation about particular dilemmas. Depending on the size and needs of the group, we may also do breakout groups to facilitate the development of community.