



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.
New Mexico Summit-at-a-Glance
Summit Day
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:50 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
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 – 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 – 1:20 p.m. Charge to Sector-Specific Groups
1:20 – 2:25 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.
2:25 – 2:40 p.m. Break
2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Sector Specific Reports
Groups will share their most pressing needs and most significant potential contributions with the other summit participants.
3:40 – 4:15 p.m. Closing the Gaps
Based on the reports, participants will begin to articulate collaborative interactions that can meet needs and make use of available resources. 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.
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Action Items, Final Remarks and Recognition
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Preparedness Leadership Initiative - Harvard School of Public Health
NPLI is a joint program between the Harvard School of
Public Health and the Kennedy School of Government