Essential Management Tools for Challenging Times 2 CPE

Our world is experiencing some once-in-a-generation challenges and industries are facing a lot of unknowns and trying to answer difficult questions. During these challenging periods leaders and organizations need effective tools to strategize, energize, and focus the culture on solutions.

These tools include emphasizing one’s identity, vision, values, and history. Change management, transparency, and authentic communication are critical. Throw in some timely decision-making skills and a healthy dose of moxie and resilience, and these challenges soon becomes another successful chapter in your company’s narrative.

Course Key Concept: Time management, Values, Decision, Culture, Challenges, Resilience, Engagement, Leadership, Solutions, Psychological safety.

Prerequisites

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Learning Objective

• Identify the importance of psychological safety and its impact on productivity and engagement.
• Recognize the importance of corporate canaries - i.e. truthtellers - in keeping the organization on track.
• Recognize the importance of finding efficient solutions in the midst of daunting challenges.
• Identify tools to increase speed and confidence in decision-making.
• Explore the role resiliency plays in recovering and learning from challenges.

Last updated/reviewed: July 18, 2025