In CALS 505 you did a deep dive into exploring what it means to lead change in the context of climate change and complexity. As part of this you explored different styles of leadership, heard from a range of climate action leaders, and applied principles of change leadership to a specific climate related issue. In this course, we will build from that foundation to questions focused on what orientations and approaches support leading changend of course the answer to it is is diverse and unique to each individual. One of the core elements of climate action leadership, is leading change, whether at the individual, organizational, or systems levels…or all three. How you understand change, personal and collective resilience, and your role in leading change in ‘good ways’ is unique to you. In this unit/seminar, we will focus on defining and delineating the term ‘climate action leadership’ as it relates to the change(s) you wish to make as a leader, and how you see those changes happening. Leading change in the climate action space has personal and professional aspects that are interconnected and rely on an understanding of self, other, and the common. The guest speaker and activities in this unit are designed to support your thinking about and refining your own response to the question of what climate action leadership is, and to build on the work you have already done in the program, and contribute to the work you will do in your professional portfolio. This includes the work you specifically did as part of CALS 505: Leading Change in Communities and Organizations where you were asked to build a Climate Action and Resilience Leadership development Development Plan, and a Change Leadership Action Plan. For those of you engaging in the Practitioner-Scholar stream, the work you do in this course will also (or may) inform the work you do in CALS 691, as you build your professional portfolio.
Activities and Assessment Overview
Please see Schedule for important dates for this Unit.
- Unit 1 Activity 1 – Complete required readings.
- Unit 1 Activity 2 – Attend Synchronous Seminar – see Schedule for date/time
- Unit 1 Activity 3 – Contribute to the MACAL course community through discussion and blogging.
- Unit 1 Activity 4 – complete Climate Adaptation Competency Assessment Survey to receive your individual competency profile.
- Assignment 1: Short Term, Leadership Development Goals (Individual)
Unit 2 – Activity 1 | Required Readings
The readings for this unit are designed to promote your thinking about your own leadership style and priorities.
Julien, M., Wright, B., & Zinni, D. M. (2010). Stories from the circle: Leadership lessons learned from aboriginal leaders. The Leadership Quarterly, 21(1), 114–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.LEAQUA.2009.10.009 [retrieve from RRU library]
Meijerink S, Stiller S. (2013). What Kind of Leadership Do We Need for Climate Adaptation? A Framework for Analyzing Leadership Objectives, Functions, and Tasks in Climate Change Adaptation. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. 31(2):240-256[A1] [A2] . doi:10.1068/c11129
Sarder, R. (Producer). (2015). What makes a great leader? by Peter Senge, author of the Fifth Discipline. [Video].YouTube. https://youtu.be/1aYaj2-GZqk
Voyageur, C., Brearley, L, & Calliou, B. (20[A3] [A4] 15). Restorying Indigenous Leadership: Conclusion https://www.banffcentre.ca/sites/default/files/Lougheed%20Leadership/Research/Indigenous/12_Conclusion.pdf
Vignola et al., (2017). Leadership for moving the climate change adaptation agenda from planning to action. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 26-27, 84-89.
Unit 2 – Activity 2 | Seminar (synchronous)
Please attend the Unit 1 Seminar – see Schedule for dates. This seminar will be an opportunity to connect with each other, be part of a guest speaker presentation, and participate in a discussion as you consider your own climate action leadership development plan.
Unit 2 – Activity 3 | Contribute to the MACAL course community
This is a reminder that really is in place for the entire program – to take time to review and comment on other blogs posts from your MACAL student peers prior to considering how to craft your next one.
Complete Assignment 1 – Leadership Development Plan (individual)
See the Assignment 1 description.
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