Programme Overview
This programme has been designed to provide leaders with essential skills and techniques to support their teams in challenging and changing corporate environments. Through an interactive approach, delegates will gain valuable insights for fostering team growth, performance and resilience amid uncertainty and times of rapid change. Given the significant costs associated with recruitment and the loss of tacit knowledge, organisations must prioritise investing in their teams’ wellbeing.
Delegates will explore the intrinsic motivations of team members, uncover strategies for developing a cohesive team culture and address attrition among talented individuals. Emphasising resilience as a crucial competency for executives in volatile environments, the programme offers insights into contemporary organisational dynamics and the evolving role of leaders. Delegates will learn techniques from Positive Psychology and Coaching, gaining practical tools for their daily professional endeavours through engaging exercises and peer discussions. Upon completion, delegates will be prepared to apply relevant theories to business operations, implement tools for fostering a positive team culture and use coaching techniques to enhance focus.
This programme is ideal for senior and mid-level managers, aspiring leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals seeking to enhance personal and team resilience.
Benefits for you
Enhanced Team Performance: Learn effective strategies to strengthen team resilience, resulting in improved performance even during challenging circumstances.
Reduced Stress Levels: Acquire tools and techniques to manage stress effectively, fostering a healthier and more supportive work environment for themselves and their teams.
Improved Problem-Solving Skills: Develop critical problem-solving abilities that enable them and their teams to navigate obstacles and setbacks more effectively.
Enhanced Leadership Skills: Gain valuable insights into effective leadership practices that promote resilience and empower them to guide teams through adversity.
Adaptability: Cultivate the ability to adapt and thrive in dynamic environments, ensuring that they and their teams remain agile and responsive to change.
Personal Development: Delegates will understand that building resilience contributes to personal growth and self-awareness, empowering them and their teams to overcome limitations and reach full potential.
Benefits for your organisations
Improved Leadership: Resilient leaders and managers will lead by example, inspiring their teams to persevere through challenges while maintaining productivity during difficult times.
Enhanced Team Performance: Leaders and managers trained in resilience will cultivate a resilient team culture, resulting in improved performance, higher morale, and lower turnover rates.
Improved Stress Management: Equipped with resilience training, delegates will effectively manage their own stress while supporting team members during high-pressure situations, reducing absenteeism and burnout.
Effective Problem-Solving: Resilience training will equip delegates with the skills to tackle problems with a positive mindset, leading to more effective decision-making and problem-solving.
Increased Adaptability: Resilient leaders and managers will adapt swiftly to change and uncertainty, ensuring the organisation remains agile and responsive to evolving market dynamics.
Enhanced Employee Engagement: A supportive work environment created by resilient leaders and managers will foster employee value and empowerment, resulting in higher levels of engagement and job satisfaction.
Reduced Conflict: Leaders and managers with resilience training will be better prepared to handle conflicts constructively, contributing to a more harmonious workplace.
Long-Term Success: Investing in resilience training for employees will lay the foundation for long-term organisational success, fostering a culture capable of withstanding challenges and thriving in adversity.
Programme Formats and Availability
| Format | Location | Dates | Duration | Fees | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face-to-face | Dubai | September | 4-days | £3800 | Available | |
| Face-to-face | London | November | 4-days | £3800 | Available | |
| In-House | International Availability | Contact us to discuss your requirements | 1, 2 and 4-day programmes available | price on quote | Available | |
| Online | Online International | Available from September 2025 | 8-Week part-time | £2200 | Register your Interest |
Core Topics:
Understanding Resilience in Team Dynamics: This module explores resilience within teams, emphasising its critical role in achieving high performance, particularly during organisational change. Delegates will learn about various factors affecting team resilience and how these elements contribute to team dynamics and cohesion. By identifying strengths and weaknesses within their teams, delegates will gain insights into the foundational aspects of resilience that enhance overall team effectiveness and adaptability during transitions.Cultivating Resilience Skills for Teams: In this module, delegates will focus on cultivating resilience skills through a variety of techniques and strategies. Emphasis will be placed on developing a resilience mindset within teams, fostering an environment that encourages open communication and collaboration, especially in times of uncertainty. Practical exercises will enhance problem-solving and decision-making skills in challenging situations, ensuring teams are well-prepared to effectively lead, manage and support others through the complexities of organisational change.
Strengthening Team Resilience through Challenges: This module addresses the importance of strengthening team resilience by confronting real-world challenges that arise during organisational transformations. Through simulation exercises designed to test resilience, delegates will learn to manage conflict and adversity within their teams. Building trust and psychological safety is crucial, as these elements allow teams to learn from setbacks and failures, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth and enhancing their capacity to thrive amid change.
Sustaining High Performance through Resilience: The final module focuses on sustaining high performance by embedding resilience into the organisational culture, particularly in the face of ongoing change. Delegates will explore strategies for creating a culture of continuous learning and improvement, developing actionable resilience plans and implementing approaches that apply directly to real-life scenarios. The importance of celebrating team successes and milestones will also be highlighted, reinforcing resilience as a key component of maintaining high performance during periods of transition and uncertainty.
Practice key lessons and test ideas in a supportive and varied learning environment.
Receive 1-to-1 advice and practical help from our academics and business experts.
All materials and handbooks required for the programme will be provided to you during the programme.
Our team have extensive experience of working in and with organisations from around the world and will combine the latest UK Higher Education research, teaching and learning with the most current professional practice, in ways that make sense for you and your organisation.
We do not include formal assessments as part of our 4-day programmes, however we do highly recommend delegates complete the associated independent directed learning that is provided for each of our programmes. Completing directed learning helps to reinforce knowledge and skills acquired during the programmes, making it more likely that delegates will retain and apply this knowledge in their professional roles and for the benefit of their organisation. Our team are available to provide support throughout the process.
All Illuminare Executive Education 4-day programmes are scheduled for 7.5hrs contact time each day (30hrs in total for the programme). In addition, it is expected that you would complete an additional 10hrs of independent directed learning to meet the programme learning outcomes and to ensure you get the most out of your learning experience. Dates and timings of delivery will be confirmed when you enrol. Please be assured that all directed learning will be explained and access to all required resources will be provided to you during the taught element of the programme.
All our open programmes are available with UK university certification of endorsement and / or CPD points in recognition of their high quality, sector leading provision. We’re proud to offer programme certification at no extra cost when you make the request at the point of booking. If this request is made after the point of booking an administration fee of £49 (per certificate) will be due before a certificate can be processed.
If you are an organisation interested in having your bespoke programme certified, please speak with our team prior to making a booking so we can discuss your needs.
We offer 10% discount on bookings where 5 or more delegate places are booked on the same programme (bookings must be made at the same time and through the same payment transaction for the discount to be applied).
It covers all required study material and programme activities. For bookable open programmes, it also covers all refreshments and meals provided during the face-to-face programme contact time.
Please complete an ‘Enquire and Enrol’ form online. Acceptance is not automatic; your application will be reviewed by our team to ensure a best-fit between applicants and programmes. Our team will be in touch to discuss your needs and will ensure you enrol onto the programme that’s right for you (and that’s scheduled on the right date and location for you too). If you are enquiring on behalf of an organisation, please contact us to discuss your needs.
We hold open programmes in London, Dubai, Edinburgh, and Abi Dhabi throughout the year. We also deliver in-house programmes for organisations across the world. Please view our programmes for dates of our upcoming open programmes or contact us to discuss your organisational requirements.
Visa requirements vary depending on your nationality and country of residence. We encourage you to use the ‘check if you need a visa’ tool or to consult the UK consulate or embassy in your home country.
This programme comes with a UK University Certificate of Endorsement in recognition of its high-quality sector leading provision. This programme is also available with CPD Certification of 30 hours /points. If you would like to receive certification, please let a member of our team know when you enrol onto the programme.
Why choose Illuminare Executive Education?
Illuminare Executive Education was founded to meet the needs of global corporations and professionals who appreciate and demand high-quality education and services that the UK Higher Education sector is renowned for. Here at Illuminare Executive Education, we provide it in ways that are easy to access, agile to engage with, and applied in delivery.
We are proud that our founders and team are all leading UK academics and practitioners. Our programmes are all designed to the same quality standards that UK Universities adhere to. For many years we have successfully designed, validated, and delivered new and existing UK university programmes (degrees, apprenticeships, short courses, and executive education) to meet market demand, and we continue to provide advisory services on curricular modifications to ensure they reflect the changing needs of the global market.
Here at Illuminare Executive Education, we bring you our knowledge, skills, experience, and support through provision of our own university endorsed globally recognised programmes, business services and executive coaching. As a mark of our high-quality provision, all our programmes are available with UK university certification and / or CPD certification on request.
Our team have extensive experience of working in and with organisations from around the world and will bring you the latest research, teaching and learning combined with the most current global professional practice, in ways that work for you and your organisation.
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