The Adaptive Leader Program
Develop the mindset and skills to navigate change and drive lasting impact. The most effective leaders don’t just react to change – they anticipate, adapt, and lead through it.
Lead with Agility, Influence and Innovation
This immersive program equips you with the tools to think creatively, ask the right questions, and inspire change in a rapidly evolving business landscape. Learn how to influence key stakeholders, foster collaboration, and build a culture that thrives in uncertainty.
Two in-person days
Fall: September 30-October 1, 2026
Schedule: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m
Fee: $1,895* covers all course materials and breakfast, lunch and refreshments.
Certificates will be awarded based on successful completion of the training.
* Discounts available for TCU alumni, faculty and staff as well as veterans, small businesses and group registrations. Contact neeleyexeced@tcu.edu for details.
Skills and Insights You Can Apply
- Master adaptive leadership principles to lead in uncertain times.
- Develop active listening skills and ask powerful questions.
- Strengthen your ability to influence and drive organizational change.
- Build innovative strategies to stay ahead of disruption.
- Foster a culture of collaboration and agility within your teams.
- Enhance cultural adaptability to lead across diverse environments.
Is This Course Right for You?
This course is designed for leaders who need to navigate complexity, drive innovation, and lead teams through change. Ideal participants include:
- Senior and mid-level leaders managing transformation initiatives
- Change agents seeking to influence and inspire others
- Professionals who want to improve adaptability, collaboration, and innovation
Program Sessions
Jim Roach
Explore how today’s complex and rapidly changing business environment is reshaping the role of leaders. Build greater self-awareness, challenge the assumptions that influence your decisions, and learn how to adapt your leadership approach to drive innovation, strengthen adaptability, and create greater value for your team and organization.
Marc Istook
Take a closer look at your listening habits and the barriers that can get in the way of effective communication. Learn how to listen more intentionally, ask questions that uncover deeper insights and avoid common listening traps—all while building trust, strengthening alignment and making better decisions.
Cameron Potter
Learn how to lead change by balancing organizational strategy with the human side of transformation. Explore how to navigate power dynamics, engage formal and informal influencers, respond productively to resistance and build an ethical influence strategy that earns trust, strengthens buy-in and moves change forward.
Michael Sherrod
Explore the difference between technical problems that can be solved with expertise and adaptive challenges that require people to think and work differently. Examine what may be holding innovation back in your organization and learn how to navigate hierarchy, silos and fear of failure to create an environment where new ideas can thrive.
Jim Roach
Explore what sets highly collaborative teams apart and how leaders can create greater alignment, cohesion and shared accountability. Learn how psychological safety, shared purpose and effective operating principles can help teams work across boundaries, adapt to change, and build a more agile, resilient, and innovative organization.
Why Leaders Choose Neeley Executive Education
Hear how experienced professionals strengthened their leadership skills, navigated organizational change and gained practical strategies for leading with greater clarity, confidence and purpose.
Meet Your Faculty Leaders:
Director, Innovative Teachers Guild
William M. Dickey Entrepreneur in Residence
817-257-5735
m.s.sherrod@tcu.edu
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Key Contact:
Director of Executive Program Development