Online Masterclass - Leadership in Complexity

This event is exclusive to members of The Henley Partnership.

To book please contact your HR or Learning and Development team at your organisation.

Unsure who to contact? Please do not hesitate to contact us at thp@henley.ac.uk

During this masterclass, we will explore what sort of leadership is needed in the face of complexity and uncertainty. We will examine typical dysfunctions and defensive routines within human systems (teams, organisations, communities) and the costs incurred when there is a lack of trust and a fear of conflict. And we will explore practices for building trust and for transforming conflict into a powerful force for positive generative change in your organisation.

By the end of this session, you will have gained:

• an appreciation of what sort of leadership is needed in the face of complexity and uncertainty
• an appreciation of the nature and cost of dysfunctions and defensive routines in human systems
• an understanding of approaches for building trust and transforming conflict into a powerful force for positive generative change in your organisation and its work

This session is for current senior and upcoming future leaders of private, public and third sector organisations, who may be wrestling with a variety of complex challenges. It is for people who are curious about the potential to transform conflict into a positive source of energy for constructive, generative change and value creation, and who are committed to developing individual and collective capabilities to sustain high-performing teams.

Mark has 30 years’ experience working with different governments, NGOs, the Olympic movement, in corporate law and the private sector. He has worked in the UK, India, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea. In Jordan, Mark served for 12 years as CEO of Generations for Peace, a global peacebuilding organisation with 22,916 peacebuilders in 52 countries.

Mark’s work includes: facilitating on the UK Government’s Major Projects Leadership Academy, the Oxford Negotiation Programme; the Centre for Democracy and Peacebuilding’s Leadership Innovation Labs and Fellowship programmes; NHS organisational development; and Scottish senior public service leadership development.

Mark graduated magna cum laude from the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School and HEC Paris Business School (MSc in Consulting and Coaching for Change); the Université Lyon 1 (MA in Executive Management); the University of Edinburgh (LLB Hons; DipLP); and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Mark began his career as a corporate lawyer in the UK and India. He served with the British Army and Foreign and Commonwealth Office and was awarded an MBE by HM Queen Elizabeth II for his work in Iraq from 2003–2005. He was awarded the United States Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service in 2004, was named CEO of the Year 2022 by CEO Monthly and won the 2022 Peacemaker Award from the Brigham Young University Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

*Up to 4 places per member organisation. 'Up to' indicates the maximum number per member organisation. All places are subject to availability at the time of booking.*