Minds at Work

At the Melbourne launch of Anthony Mitchell’s Expanding Mindsets, one discussion that stood out came from one of the panellists Samantha Fernando, Learning & Leadership Development Leader at multinational engineering firm Aurecon. Sam reflected on leadership, mindset, and developing leaders when environments are shaped by constant change. At the centre of the conversation was a different view of leadership: Leadership as an ongoing practice of examining and evolving one’s own thinking. The responsibility of leadership becomes staying “curious and courageous to explore different perspectives” rather than becoming fixed in inherited assumptions, status, or expertise. That philosophy sits at the core of Aurecon’s Leadership Disrupted program, developed and delivered in partnership with Bendelta. Bendelta brought a genuinely distinctive design philosophy to it: using disruption as the learning methodology itself. “The whole premise of Leadership Disrupted is about disrupting roles, disrupting identity, and disrupting your meaning-making of leadership. The Parts of the program were redesigned right up until delivery in response to shifts happening inside the organisation itself- requiring facilitators and consultants comfortable enough with ambiguity to adapt alongside the system they were supporting. In a period shaped by AI, transformation, and increasing complexity, perhaps the real differentiator is not expertise alone, but the mindset capacity to continually rethink how leadership itself is understood. For those interested in these ideas, Expanding Mindsets explores many of the developmental shifts leaders and organisations are now being asked to navigate. https://lnkd.in/gGjyKSHy

Registration is closing soon! The June ITC Facilitator's Workshop runs Wednesday through Friday next week — June 3–5, online, 9am–5pm ET each day. If you've been weighing it, this is the day to decide. The next public cohort isn't until the fall. Registration link in the first comment. If you have a final question before committing, DM us! #ImmunityToChange #FacilitatorTraining #OrganizationalDevelopment #LeadershipDevelopment

Two questions we hear most this week from people on the fence: "Is it too late to register?" No — but Monday, June 1st is the cutoff. Materials have to go out, and the cohort runs small by design. "Will I actually be able to use this with individuals and groups?" Yes — that's the whole point of the three days. You'll work the Immunity Map as participant, as facilitator-in-practice, and as observer. You leave able to run it, not just describe it. A third one, less often asked but worth answering: "Will it be worth it?" That's the real question, and we'd rather you ask it directly than guess. DM us and we'll talk it through honestly — including whether this particular program is the right fit for what you're trying to do. We'd rather have you skip June and join the fall cohort than register uncertain. June 3–5, online. 20 ICF credit hours. Registration closes tomorrow at the standard rate. Link in comments. #ImmunityToChange #FacilitatorTraining #ExecutiveCoaching

Ross Garner: "...Learning interventions fail because nothing around the learner changes. And the content of a learning initiative is rarely the problem. The workplace a learner returns to is. "You can run a brilliantly designed leadership programme, complete with case studies, role plays and reflective practice. But if the manager still rewards the old behaviour and nothing structurally changes, the learning will fade away. #Immunitytochange is one of the biggest issues." https://lnkd.in/eT-ef69v #leadershipdevelopment #talentdevelopment #organizationallearning

What actually happens during the three days of the Facilitator's Workshop? A specific look, because most program descriptions skip this part: Day 1: You work through the full Immunity to Change map as a participant. Your own real goal, your own real behaviors, your own competing commitment, your own big assumption. You experience the method from the inside before you facilitate it from the outside. Day 2: You practice running pieces of the map process with others in the cohort. Faculty coach you in real time. You start to feel where it gets delicate and where the technique matters. Day 3: You learn how to design experiments and practice facilitating the full process with a partner. Then you work through the questions that come up when you bring this back to the spaces you work in. You leave Friday able to lead others through their Immunity Maps. Not in theory — in practice, because you've now done it from all three angles. Link in comments. Or DM us to talk it through. #FacilitatorTraining #ImmunityToChange #OrganizationalDevelopment #LeadershipDevelopment

Have you ever delivered feedback that landed perfectly with one client... and completely missed with another? It might not be about your technique. It might be about how your client makes meaning. Discover how to adapt to your clients' needs in this week's webinar (https://lnkd.in/eM4kGemT), "Developmental Perspectives for Coaches and Consultants," with Lisa Lahey. When? Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm ET Adults don't all interpret feedback, authority, challenge, and support the same way. And when we apply a one-size-fits-all approach to coaching, we risk missing the very clients who need us most. Explore how understanding a client's developmental perspective can strengthen your coaching and consulting practice. You'll walk away with: ✅ A clearer lens for understanding client behavior and resistance ✅ Practical ways to adjust how you engage, communicate, and support ✅ Greater confidence in fostering conditions for real, lasting growth

Twelve days until the workshop. The Facilitator's Workshop is the program where most practitioners begin their work with Immunity to Change. June 3–5 · Online · 9am–5pm ET $3,465 early registration 20 ICF credit hours Last public cohort before the fall If you want a real conversation before you decide, this is the week. Reply here or DM us — someone on the team will get back to you. Registration link in the comments. #ImmunityToChange #FacilitatorTraining #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment

"Is this the right program for me?" — the question we get most this time of year. A short guide for anyone weighing the June Facilitator's Workshop. It's a fit if you: — Facilitate change with groups (leadership programs, team offsites, OD work, workshops) — Work in one-on-one coaching — Want a rigorous method, not another framework — Are open to learning by doing the work yourself, as a participant, alongside others It's probably not a fit if you: — Are looking for a quick certification you can list without the underlying skill — Want a passive course you watch on your own time The workshop is small, live, and intensive. Three days, online, June 3–5. Taught by our senior faculty. Still not sure? That's exactly what our team is here for. DM us, or reply below — we'd rather talk it through with you than have you guess. #FacilitatorTraining #ImmunityToChange #OrganizationalDevelopment #LeadershipDevelopment #CoachTraining