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The Oxford Adaptive and Transformational Leadership

An Interactive 10-Day Training Course

The Oxford Adaptive and Transformational Leadership

NASBA
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
23 Mar - 03 Apr 2026 Amsterdam $ 11,900
18 - 29 May 2026 Dubai $ 11,900
29 Jun - 10 Jul 2026 Milan $ 11,900
10 - 21 Aug 2026 London $ 11,900
14 - 25 Sep 2026 Dubai $ 11,900
19 - 30 Oct 2026 Amsterdam $ 11,900
09 - 20 Nov 2026 London $ 11,900
23 Nov - 04 Dec 2026 Rome $ 11,900
14 - 25 Dec 2026 Paris $ 11,900
18 - 29 Jan 2027 Barcelona $ 11,900
22 Mar - 02 Apr 2027 Amsterdam $ 11,900

Course Summary

The Oxford Adaptive and Transformational Leadership training course is an essential skill set for individuals seeking to drive change in a world of conflicting demands and ever-changing priorities. Adaptive and Transformational leadership emphasises leaders’ ability to navigate complex and rapidly changing environments by being flexible, resilient, and capable of anticipating and responding to unforeseen challenges. Leaders empower their teams to innovate, problem-solve, and improve continuously by fostering collaboration, communication, and diverse perspectives. The Oxford Adaptive and Transformational Leadership training course equips professionals to recognise emerging trends, mobilise collective intelligence, embrace uncertainty, and create environments that support learning, experimentation, and sustained organisational growth.

Participants further explore how adaptive leadership strategies can guide organisations through uncertainty and transformation while strengthening communication skills, resilience, and flexibility within teams. The course emphasises real-world frameworks and leadership practices that enable individuals to refine their approaches based on feedback and organisational outcomes. The Oxford Adaptive and Transformational Leadership training course prepares leaders to thrive in dynamic environments and lead others with confidence, agility, and purpose.

Skills & Competencies

From this Oxford Adaptive and Transformational Leadership training course, participants will develop the following key skills and competencies:

  • Adaptive leadership agility
  • Transformational leadership proficiency
  • Resilience building capability
  • Strategic communication and influence
  • Collaborative problem-solving skills
  • Continuous organisational change expertise

Modules

This training course is split into the following modules:

Module I - The Oxford Adaptive Leadership

Module II - The Oxford Transformational Leadership

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of Oxford Adaptive and Transformational Leadership training course, you will learn to:

  • Leverage diverse perspectives to foster innovation.
  • Strengthen communication to lead teams through uncertainty.
  • Build resilience and a learning culture within teams.
  • Identify and address systemic organisational challenges.
  • Refine leadership approaches based on feedback and outcomes.

How You Will Learn

Learning develops through proven adult learning techniques including experiential group activities, individual exercises, reflective discussions, and mini-case studies. Participants engage with practical scenarios that reinforce adaptive and transformational leadership concepts, focusing on real organisational challenges. Emphasis is placed on experimentation, collaborative problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

Who should Attend?

This training course is designed for professionals seeking to lead others through complex change and build adaptive organisational capability.

This Oxford Adaptive and Transformational Leadership training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Managers and leaders implementing change processes
  • Department heads involved in complex transformation
  • Strategic decision-makers
  • Team leaders responsible for change implementation
  • Leaders seeking sustainability in dynamic environments
Course Outline

Module I: The Oxford Adaptive Leadership

Day 1

Building Capacity

This day focuses on developing the attitudes and organisational capacities needed to support adaptive leadership. Participants explore culture change, openness to new ideas, and creative climates that enable adaptation. The topics covered will include:  

  • Change the culture
  • Adapt to new technology
  • Developing the right attitude
  • Characteristics of adaptive leadership
  • Openness to new ideas
  • Leading a creative climate
Day 2

Decisions Making & Problem Solving

This day emphasises how leaders make decisions in the face of complexity and incomplete information. Participants explore tools and thinking patterns that help manage multifaceted challenges. The topics covered will include:  

  • Uncertainty - many facts may not be known.
  • Complexity - you must consider many interrelated factors.
  • High-risk consequences - the impact of the decision may be significant.
  • Divergent and diverse thinking
  • Interpersonal issues - it can be difficult to predict how other people will react.
  • Tools and techniques in decision making
Day 3

Risks and Experimentation

This day develops strategies for handling risk, prioritisation, experimentation, and structured improvement. Participants learn to balance deliberate action with innovation and trial approaches. The topics covered will include:  

  • Goal setting and prioritization
  • Deliberate vs. experimental approaches
  • Formalizing trial and error methods for improvement and innovation
  • Planning for implementation
  • Organizing for implementation
  • Test phases and pilot projects
Day 4

Adapting to Change

This day focuses on equipping leaders with tools and techniques to manage change and resistance, build shared vision, and empower others to act. The topics covered will include:  

  • Creating a vision to change
  • Managing the principles of change
  • Dealing with resistance
  • Managing the four states & reactions to change
  • Tools & techniques to assist the change process
  • Empowering people to act
Day 5

Develop the Team

This day strengthens team-level capabilities around respect, potential recognition, conflict handling, and performance feedback that supports growth and engagement. The topics covered will include:  

  • Earn their respect
  • Help them to recognize their true potential
  • Making individuals feel valued and respected
  • Factors in team development
  • Dealing with conflict in teams
  • Giving feedback for improved performance

Module II: The Oxford Transformational Leadership

Day 6

Beyond Traditional Leadership: The Principles of Transformational Leadership

This day explores the foundational principles that distinguish transformational leadership from transactional models, including understanding motivation and influence. 
  • The nature of motivation and influence
  • The role of intrinsic motivation in achieving work satisfaction and outstanding performance
  • The nature of transformational leadership and the Full Spectrum Leadership Mode
  • Four key factors that contribute to transformational leadership
  • The transformational skillset
  • Assessing the capacity and propensity for transformational and transactional leadership
Day 7

The Stages of Leadership Development

This day focuses on how leadership develops over a career, including cognitive and moral development and how to assess leadership growth stages. 
  • Fundamentals of human adult development
  • Lines of development and stages of development
  • How leadership develops over an entire career
  • The relationships between cognitive and moral development, and leadership stages
  • The link between transformational leadership and the stages of leadership development
  • Recognizing and assessing the stages leadership development
Day 8

Becoming an Adaptive Leader

This day strengthens adaptive leadership capability by understanding personality, communication, and flexibility in leadership style.
  • Fundamentals of personality and temperament
  • How personality impacts on leadership and management style
  • Socio-communicative styles: how to recognize and leverage them in oneself and in others
  • Developing the skills and capacity to adapt to the needs of oneself, others, and the situation.
  • Acquiring flexibility and agility in one’s leadership style
Day 9

Transforming Teams and Organizations

This day emphasises how transformational leadership positively impacts organisational development, team building, collaboration, and unity of purpose.
  • How leadership impacts organizational development and teambuilding
  • Understanding and applying the languages of discovery, transformation, and collaboration
  • The collaborative organization and communities of inquiry
  • The organization as an organic whole that evolves and develops over time
  • Understanding and applying the power of morale, mood, cohesion, and unity of purpose
Day 10

Creating a Personal Leadership Development Plan

This day focuses on developing practical plans for continuous leadership growth and supporting others through transformation.
  • Techniques for honing transformational skills and factors
  • Creating a personal development plan in the cognitive, professional, moral, and interpersonal domains
  • Techniques to overcome personal and collective resistance to change and transformation
  • Helping others develop
  • Creating a community of inquiry to continue progressing with peers and like minded colleagues
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
  • Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
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Customisation & In-House Delivery

Delivering this training course in-house allows organisations to tailor adaptive and transformational leadership principles to their internal context and strategic priorities. Customisation enables leaders to embed change leadership frameworks into their organisational culture and address specific challenges, enhancing agility, resilience, and performance outcomes.

Why Choose Saudi GLOMACS?

Saudi GLOMACS is the official Saudi Arabian division of GLOMACS International (glomacs.com), delivering internationally recognised training courses both within Saudi Arabia and across international locations. Our training courses are aligned with the highest professional and institutional standards, supported by a strong understanding of the professional landscape in Saudi Arabia and access to global expertise.

Saudi GLOMACS enables professionals and organisations to strengthen leadership, capability, and long-term excellence through consistently high-quality learning experiences.

Official Saudi Presence

Official Saudi Arabian division of GLOMACS with established global credibility.

International Benchmarks

Internationally benchmarked training courses aligned with professional best practices.

Trusted Across Sectors

Trusted by professionals and institutions across public and private sectors.

Flexible Delivery

Training courses delivered within Saudi Arabia and across international locations.

Additional Benefits of this course for Organisations and Professionals in Saudi Arabia

Organisations & Professionals in KSA will have the following additional benefits from this Oxford Adaptive and Transformational Leadership training course:

  • Enhanced leadership agility and responsiveness
  • Stronger capacity for managing organisational change
  • Improved team resilience and collaboration
  • Greater ability to drive innovation and learning
  • Enhanced strategic communication and influence
  • Sustainable transformation capability aligned with business goals
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