WMOD Elite Network: From Parts to Wholes - The Case for Systems Leadership in Turbulent Times
Event Date: 04 Jun 2026 09:30 - 11:30
Location: Virtually via MS Teams
Cost: Free
Networking
On this occasion we will be joined by WME Associate and Founder of Real Teams Coaching, Amanda Greenwood, WME Associate who will lead us: From Parts to Wholes - The Case for Systems Leadership in Turbulent Times.
The challenge:
Many leadership approaches still treat issues as isolated problems focused on individuals, processes, or structures in silos. Yet today’s public sector challenges are not linear; they’re complex, fast-moving, and interdependent, with one change often rippling unpredictably across the whole system.
The answer:
Organisations are increasingly turning to Systems Leadership as a way of thinking and working that connects the dots. It helps reveal patterns across teams, services, and communities and improve understanding of how relationships, behaviours, and pressures interact so that leadership has greater agility, alignment, and shared purpose.
In this session:
- Why existing paradigms and approaches to organisational leadership no longer fit today’s challenges
- How teams and organisations operate more like living systems
- Practical frameworks for navigating complexity and uncertainty
You’ll leave with:
- A clear understanding of what systems leadership is and why it matters for effective leadership in today’s complex, fast-changing public sector environment
- An appreciation of the leadership capabilities, skills, and behaviours that HR and OD professionals can nurture within their talent to enable more connected, collective approaches across organisation
- Insights from real public sector examples of systems-leadership in action
- A sense of where to start - how to build awareness, spark conversations, and lay the groundwork for systems leadership in your own context