The Leader’s Compass: A Framework for Navigating Constant Disruption
The pace of artificial intelligence (AI) has turned leadership into a game of continuous re-decision. What feels like a sound call today may be obsolete by tomorrow. Under this pressure, leaders fall back on familiar behaviors: stepping in, speeding up and trying to provide certainty. But these instincts often create more noise than clarity and teams that feel uncertain about what matters. This session explores how leadership is evolving from providing answers to enabling sensemaking — and why the value people bring at every level is shifting from what they know to how they think.
Drawing on GP Strategies’ work across sectors, Nic Girvan introduces The Leader’s Compass: a practical framework for developing the leadership capabilities needed today. Nic will explore how to help leaders move from “hero” to “guide,” including the in-the-moment leadership behaviors and everyday techniques to embed sensemaking and agency into team culture.
Key Takeaways:
- Identify “hero mode” behaviors in fast, AI-driven environments and intentionally shift toward shared sensemaking to improve decision quality.
- Activate The Leader’s Compass in practice: Use connection, critical thinking, creativity and character to guide leadership under pressure and build team capability.
- Integrate simple practices into existing meetings to align quickly, interpret change and move from reactivity to collective agency.
- Lead AI adoption through mindset shifts, unlocking stronger contribution and autonomy.
