Global Learning for Operational Leaders
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Introduction
Course overview
Course Introduction
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations are increasingly expected to embrace constant change and leverage the opportunities it presents.
While responses to change vary among organizations, forward-thinking ones embrace it as a catalyst for improvement.
The importance of agility in project execution and business operations cannot be overstated and should be strategically integrated, including in marketing strategies and initiatives.
In the Agile Thinking in a Changing Business World training course, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the key elements needed to enhance their organizations' ability to adapt, innovate, and thrive. They will learn how to think quickly and effectively amidst uncertainty, enabling them and their businesses to streamline processes and excel in a fast-changing and dynamic corporate environment.
Key features of this training course include:
Embracing Agile Values and Mindsets to Cultivate Inner Agility
Enhancing Personal Competencies for Greater Agility
Agile Problem-Solving and Decision-Making for Teams and Individuals
Cultivating Business Agility from Its Core
Equipping with Skills and Tools to Sustain Business Agility
Training Objectives
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
Understand the Agile mindset and its underlying principles, such as pragmatism, the power of choice and adapting to context
Describe principles and practices to inculcate agile thinking
Identify and transform current personal and organizational thinking which impedes agility
Replace dysfunctional thinking habits with agile approaches by practicing agile techniques
Promote relevant and meaningful agile inputs into the design of corporate strategies
Achieve organizational goals by facilitating adoption of agile approaches in others’ thoughts and behaviours
Training Methodology
This training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes:
Instructor’s guidance and facilitation of learning, using proven techniques
Delegates’ direct input, case studies, and exercises
Short video-clips presentation and de-briefing sessions
Discussion and activities designed to promote skill building via interaction among participants
Activities and work on examples and role-plays to highlight concepts taught and allow participants to practice skills they learned from this course
Who should Attend?
This training course is designed for those who want to consider their thinking rationale and shift towards new and agile methods.
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
Business representatives
Member of technical teams
Managers and leaders of business units
Delivery managers and leaders of technical departments.
Engineers and technical staff
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Day 1
Agile Values & Thoughts - Develop Inner-Agility
- Values and principles for agility
- Individual ‘status quo’ thinking habits that hinder agility
- The connection between organisational culture and agility
- Behavioural and thinking habits that constrain or foster agility
- Coffee break
- Behavioural and thinking habits that constrain or foster agility (continued)
- Personal mindset practices to develop inner agility
- Techniques to replace old habits with new agile thinking
Day 2
Agile Transformation - Personal Competencies to Enhance Agility
- Challenges and opportunities in business agility
- Growth Mindset – practices and principles
- Roles & functions within empowered teams
- Coffee break
- Roles & functions within empowered teams (continued)
- Skills for effective listening and collaborating
- Personal branding and agility
- Personal Agility Plan – preparation and execution in the workplace
Day 3
Problem Solving and Decision Making – Team & Individual Agility
- How to inspire team/group motivation?
- The Leadership & Mindset in Problem Solving
- Rapid Agile Tools: Applications in ‘problem & need’ techniques
- Achieving optimal leverage and critical factors in making decisions
- Coffee break
- Achieving optimal leverage and critical factors in making decisions (continued)
- Agile decision-making: models & techniques
- Agile Decision-Making Model: Application session
Day 4
The Seed of Business Agility
- Business Agility: the foundations
- Complexity Theory: Application to the business environment
- Agile Business: Forms & Features
- Coffee break
- Agile Business: Forms & Features (continued)
- The importance of achieving agility in business
- Principles of Lean & Agile
- Embedding value-adding performance criteria in the workplace
Day 5
Sustaining Business Agility: Skills & Tools
- Business agility practice areas: Scrum, Kanban, Agile studios, etc.
- Championing Organizational Change
- Empathizing to build customer value
- Coffee break
- Empathizing to build customer value (continued)
- Changing paradigms
- Accommodating ideation and innovation
- Waste elimination: identification & elimination
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Agile Thinking in a Changing Business World cover?
This course covers Leadership and Management through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 12 - 16 October 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
Who should attend this course?
This programme is designed for professionals responsible for strategy, operations, transformation, or delivery leadership.
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Rome, Munich, Amsterdam, Kuala lumpur, Barcelona, Istanbul, Vienna, Geneva, Paris, Frankfurt.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days, with up to five training hours per day, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Each programme includes a total of 25 training hours.
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