Research Brief
A recording for this session isn't published. Below is the BPI editorial brief — key takeaways, an in-depth summary, and FAQs drawn from the original session materials and the presenter's body of work.
Presenter
David Ulrich
Description
David Ulrich and Norm Smallwood are Partners at The RBL Group
Key Takeaways
- 1.Sustainable leadership enables leaders to consistently achieve results and build lasting organizational effectiveness.
- 2.A framework of seven key disciplines can help leaders navigate today's dynamic business environment.
- 3.Sustainable leadership practices enhance both individual and collective performance.
- 4.Applying these principles fosters a culture of sustained achievement and long-term impact.
- 5.Leaders can integrate these disciplines by assessing current models and prioritizing new development areas.
- 6.The goal is to build enduring leadership capacity, ensuring organizational resilience and competitive advantage.
The Framework for Enduring Leadership
This session with David Ulrich addresses the critical concept of leadership sustainability. It introduces a comprehensive framework built on seven key disciplines that enable leaders to consistently achieve results and build lasting organizational effectiveness. In an era of constant change, these principles are crucial for leaders looking to maintain their impact and drive continuous improvement over time.
Why Leadership Sustainability Matters
In an era defined by complex challenges, the ability of leaders to sustain high performance and adapt is paramount. The principles of leadership sustainability are more vital than ever for ensuring organizational resilience, fostering innovation, and maintaining a competitive edge. By focusing on these disciplines, organizations can build a stable foundation for growth and success, moving beyond reliance on short-term fixes.
Who Will Benefit from This Webinar
This content is designed for:
- Senior leaders and executives seeking to improve organizational outcomes.
- HR professionals focused on leadership development and succession planning.
- Managers aiming to elevate their team's efficiency and long-term impact.
Applying the 7 Disciplines of Sustainable Leadership
Leaders can immediately begin to integrate the seven disciplines into their daily practices. The webinar provides a clear roadmap for application within diverse organizational contexts, with an emphasis on actionable steps.
Key applications include:
- Assessing current leadership models against the sustainability framework.
- Prioritizing development areas based on the outlined principles.
- Implementing specific strategies to foster greater accountability and execution within teams.
- Encouraging a long-term perspective in decision-making and strategic planning.
- Establishing clear metrics to track progress in embedding sustainable leadership practices.
This session addresses the critical concept of leadership sustainability, outlining seven key disciplines that enable leaders to consistently achieve results and build lasting organizational effectiveness. These principles remain highly relevant for navigating today's dynamic business environment, ensuring leaders can maintain impact and drive continuous improvement over time.
What you'll learn
Participants will gain insights into a comprehensive framework for sustainable leadership, focusing on practical approaches to enhance individual and collective performance. The webinar elaborates on the seven identified disciplines, providing a clear roadmap for their application within diverse organizational contexts. Emphasis is placed on the actionable steps leaders can take to foster a culture of sustained achievement.
Who this webinar is for
This content is designed for:
- Senior leaders and executives seeking to improve organizational outcomes.
- HR professionals focusing on leadership development and succession planning.
- Managers aiming to elevate their team's efficiency and long-term impact.
- Anyone interested in developing robust, enduring leadership capabilities.
Why it matters now
In an era of constant change and complex challenges, the ability of leaders to sustain performance and adapt is paramount. The principles of leadership sustainability are more crucial than ever for ensuring organizational resilience, fostering innovation, and maintaining competitive advantage. Understanding these disciplines helps organizations build a stable foundation for growth and success, rather than relying on short-term fixes. David Ulrich's insights offer a timeless perspective on how to build enduring leadership capacity.
How leaders can apply this
Leaders can immediately begin to integrate the seven disciplines into their daily practice by:
- Assessing current leadership models against the sustainability framework.
- Prioritizing development areas based on the outlined principles.
- Implementing specific strategies to foster greater accountability and execution within teams.
- Encouraging a long-term perspective in decision-making and strategic planning.
- Establishing clear metrics to track progress in embedding sustainable leadership practices.
About this session
Key takeaways
Watching this webinar gives you grounded, practical perspective on workplace culture. Expect ideas you can use in leadership conversations, not abstract theory, drawn from David Ulrich's direct experience.
Who this is for
CHROs, HR business partners, talent leaders, executive coaches, organizational development practitioners, and senior leaders who are responsible for workplace culture inside their organization.
Why it matters now
Workforce expectations, hybrid work patterns, and AI-driven change keep raising the bar on culture and leadership. Sessions like this help leaders make smarter, more evidence-informed decisions about workplace culture.
How to apply it
Use the ideas here to challenge a current assumption on your team, design a single concrete experiment in the next 30 days, and bring one finding back to your leadership group for discussion.