The Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness is a dynamic curriculum designed by Harvard University faculty and tailored to the challenges business, government and nonprofit leaders face.

The Meta-Leadership Summit for Preparedness initiative is supported by a generous grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Summit-at-a-Glance

(Note: This is a sample agenda and will vary by summit)

Day One

 

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.     What to Expect from the Summit:
                               A Brief Orientation

Learn what to expect from your participation in the summit and hear from local leaders.

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.     Networking Reception

 

Make connections with other leaders who may be critical to you and your organization in a crisis. Learn who your counterparts are in other organizations. Get to know the right people to call for information, resources and expertise.

 

Day Two

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.     Registration & Continental Breakfast

                                                                   

8:30 – 8:50 a.m.     Welcoming Remarks by Program Leaders
                               and Local Hosts

                                                                   

8:50 – 10:00 a.m.   Core Concepts of Meta-Leadership

 

Unprecedented events demand unique leadership. Learn the challenges leaders face when working through a crisis:
  1) Going to and getting out of the emotional “basement”
      – the fight, flight, freeze state
  2) Moving beyond the “silo mentality” to build connectivity
      across organizations and sectors
  3) Using whole image negotiation to collaboratively
      solve problems

 

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.     Break

10:15 – 10:20 a.m.     Remarks by Local Host

 

10:20 – 11:45 a.m.     The Five Dimensions of Meta-Leadership

                                       

In this session, you will learn the five dimensions of meta-leadership and how to put them into practice. You will explore how to confront your fears and lead yourself and others out of the emotional “basement.” You will learn how to effectively assess a situation – creating a broad frame of reference to determine what is happening and chart a course of action. And you will examine the behaviors and tools needed to effectively lead your organizational unit as well as to lead up (manage your boss) and across traditional silos.

11:45 – 1:00 p.m.     Networking Lunch

1:00 – 1:15 p.m.       Remarks by Local Host

 

1:15 – 1:30 p.m.       Charge to Sector-Specific Groups

 

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.       Building the Meta-Leadership Network                     

 

You will move to sector-specific groups to discuss the possible gaps in your communities' preparedness, what your sector needs to improve its preparedness and what you can contribute to promote an effective, comprehensive response and quick recovery for your community.

2:45 – 3:00 p.m.        Break

 

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.        Reports

Groups will share their most pressing needs and most significant potential contributions with the other summit participants.

3:30 – 4:15 p.m.        Making Connections

Based on the reports, participants will begin to articulate collaborative interactions that can meet needs and make use of available resources.

4:15 – 4:45 p.m.        Where Do We Go From Here?

Participants will develop, share and discuss suggestions to continue the day's momentum after the summit. As leaders you will be encouraged to step forward to contribute to the implementation of these ideas.

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.        Action Items, Final Remarks and Recognition