Measuring Adaptive Action: Evidence-Based Approaches to Building Civic & Organizational Leadership Capacity

Measuring Adaptive Action:
Evidence-Based Approaches to Building Civic & Organizational Leadership Capacity

November 10 @ 11:30 AM CT
Zoom

Leadership development is too often designed on intuition rather than evidence. This session introduces the core principles of evidence-based leader and leadership development, offering practitioners a framework for designing interventions grounded in data rather than assumption.

Participants will be introduced to the GLEAD dynamic leadership assessment, a tool that measures Adaptive Leadership Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Awareness. Session participants will explore how the GLEAD can be used to assess impact and inform evidence-based leadership learning and development initiatives. The session will also highlight the five practice areas of adaptive leadership, providing a practical lens for diagnosing challenges and building the capacity individuals and groups to make progress on civic and organizational challenges. Attendees will leave with concrete tools for measuring and strengthening their own leadership development efforts. 

Presenter:

Brandon W. Kliewer, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Civic and Organizational Leadership in the Leadership Studies program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research and practice sit at the intersection of leadership studies, deliberative civic engagement, and community-driven innovation. Dr. Kliewer explores how communities and organizations navigate complex adaptive systems change and advance public purpose. His work equips individuals and groups with the leadership capacity required to strengthen and sustain resilient civic and organizational systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Georgia and a Master’s degree in Political Science from Virginia Tech. He can be reached at bkliewer@utk.edu and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonwkliewer/).