Leading in a Volatile Uncertain Complex and Ambiguous World
Objectives
We live in and/or are impacted by a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. A world where team relationships, self and social awareness, effective leadership styles, prioritisation and delegation, communications including feedback and feed forward are increasingly important.
StreetGames is moving into new ways of working and building new teams and developing as the environment around them changes.
The purpose of this programme is to ensure that StreetGames team members are fully supported, listened to, well connected and have the tools and resources to be at their best.
We will create “space” for each participant to reflect and grow with their new challenges.
- space to share
- space to listen
- space to challenge
- space to connect
Key Highlights
Spanning 6 sessions over 8 months, the programme enabled staff to share experiences, reflect on challenges, and develop strategies for change. Facilitators and participants co-created a trusting environment for open dialogue and honest reflection.
The sessions encouraged exploration of self and social awareness, the impact of identity on team dynamics, and effective leadership styles. Using the OAR (Observer-Actions-Results) model, participants learned how perspective-shifting and agility drive better outcomes in uncertainty.
A central focus was resilience and energy management. Participants learned to prioritise managing energy over time, sustaining inner resources through change.
Our Conclusions and Reflections
Throughout the programme, staff had space to share, listen, challenge, and connect, identifying ways to collaborate and build trust. Supplementary materials—articles, videos, worksheets, and peer coaching—reinforced learning, helping embed new practices.
As the programme progressed, participants developed a greater awareness of organisational change and individual transition, strengthening empathy and commitment to shared goals.
By the programme’s end, StreetGames had taken significant steps in building a resilient, connected, and collaborative culture. Participants deepened personal development while strengthening a more adaptive organisation ready for future challenges.
And probably the best reflection
in the own words of one of our participants: “the space for open and honest conversations around work, its challenges and how everyone’s day to day workload has been evolving in recent months was hugely valuable, as was the focus on exactly how each of the VUCA elements apply to our work and more widely to the communities we are working for.”
