What will it take to be successful in the Smart Machine Age? Using the work of Ed Hess, author of “Learn or Die” and “Humility is the New Smart,” learn how to develop the uniquely human skills that technology cannot replace. These concepts provide a unique avenue to learning, growth, and strategic thinking for your organization.

With an ever-changing VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) world, understanding what is needed to lead now and in the future is critical. Great leaders want to understand the “new way of working” for more humanistic workplaces with cultures of learning and growth. Creative strategic thinking tools to anticipate and plan for the future will be discussed and practiced. Come away with ways to create high performance learning organizations that are prepared to tackle any challenges now and in the future.

Learning Objectives: 

• Learn and practice creative strategic thinking tools to anticipate and plan for the future 
• Come away with ways to create high performance learning organizations that are prepared to tackle challenges now and in the future.

General Workshop Information

Workshops are designed to be live only, and not recorded, so that participants may have a safe space to be open and discuss real-life leadership challenges.

All online workshops are presented via Zoom. Check your computer's system requirements.

Workshop Facilitator:

Molly Harlow is the VIG assistant director, Leadership Development at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and is also the VLGMA (Virginia Local Government Association) conferences coordinator. Her passion is building leadership capacity for local governments. Molly’s role includes program and curriculum design for the Senior Executive Institute (SEI) and its companion program LEAD among other leadership development trainings. She has decades of experience working with local government teams and is a trained facilitator. Her other certifications include the Four Stages of Psychological Safety and Brene’ Brown’s Dare to Lead Teams. Molly has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology. Family is very important to Molly and she shares her life with her husband, three children and two cats. Outside of work, she enjoys walking, running, fishing, and camping—just about anything outdoors!