Online Programme

Building Resilience & Agility: Revitalise your Organisation

Prepare for tomorrow’s challenges by building a truly resilient and agile organisation.

Build resilience and agility for a future-fit organisation

Master strategic, behavioural and operational resilience.

Good for you
Good for your organisation

Discover why building resilience and agility: strategic, operational and behavioural, is critical to revitalise and refine your business for uncertain times.
Develop the leadership capabilities to help you succeed in difficult times, and enable you to build resilience at every level of your organisation.
Analyse and understand your current context, and get to grips with scenario planning to ensure your business is ready for the future.
Master the tools and frameworks needed to define and execute your strategy in an unpredictable world.
Build your confidence in identifying complexity and where problems are most likely to arise so that you can determine where resilience is required.
Understand the key organising principles for making your business more resilient, and how these can be turned into new management practices.
Gain new perspectives, insights and tools that will help build individual and team resilience.
Reflect on your own resilience as an individual and develop strategies to succeed when faced with difficult circumstances.

Revitalise your business through new strategic, operational and behavioural management practices that build organisational resilience and agility.
Equip your organisation with the capabilities and new ways of working needed to compete when market conditions change.
Learn how to prepare for future shocks, strategically and operationally, by building the organisations capabilities to monitor and interpret future risks.
Build a more resilient team of leaders that foster a working environment that encourages and enhances resilience and agility within your organisation.

"I now know how to manage our products and services more resiliently in the face of short-term uncertainty and long-term business outlook. "

"I now know how to manage our products and services more resiliently in the face of short-term uncertainty and long-term business outlook. "
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Kumar Gaurav

Director at Interest Rates & Currencies Structuring, a part of Institutional Clients Group, at Citibank Singapore
"Threats to IT resilience have increased post-pandemic. The programme increased my awareness of the risks and gave me the tools to combat attacks."

Mercy Amarteifio

Business Continuity & IT Resilience Lead Auditor

Right for you

This programme is designed for mid to senior level managers looking to shape their organisation’s strategy and create a context where their people are empowered to deliver results.

Attendees include:

Mid-level managers
Senior managers
Managers of non-for-profit organisations
Managers of government organisations

years of management experience

required

The data above displays the top nationalities and top 10 industries across a three year average of participants on this programme.

Industry of recent participants

Consulting 33 %
Finance 33 %
Hight-Tech 33 %

The data above displays the top nationalities and top 10 industries across a three year average of participants on this programme.

Programme content

Build resilience and agility

Sustain success by placing strategic, operational and behavioural resilience at the heart of your organisation.

Strategic Resilience

Explore the concepts and frameworks needed to ensure your organisation can adapt to a shifting business context.
Build an understanding of agility loops, scenario planning and how to approach difficult decision making through uncertain times.

Operational Resilience

Increase your awareness of the potential sources of risk in your supply chains and how you manage finance and information.
Discover how risk-management decisions are made within a complex adaptive system, and how they can be applied in your own, personally designed, management experiment.

Behavioural Resilience

Learn about team dynamics and how your role affects the people you manage.
Focus on your individual responsibilities as a leader and build the capabilities to motivate your people during difficult times.

Join a dynamic online learning experience designed to help you build a truly resilient organisation.

Learn at your own pace: Explore three modules, each covering a different area of resilience, at a pace to suit your schedule.
Exclusive digital content: Gain access to videos from our expert faculty, specially curated articles, interviews with guest speakers, a podcast and further reading materials.
Develop an action plan: Effectively engage your stakeholders and communicate your business priorities to revitalise your organisation.

Do I need to attend the whole Executive Education programme

Yes. To optimise the learning experience for you and your cohort, you will be expected to attend all programme sessions including group work and coaching sessions. You'll also be expected to take part in peer-to-peer learning.

Can I complete the programme in my own time?

Yes. Learn across 6 weeks through a blend of live online and self-directed content.

Are there any formal exams?

There are no formal exams for our Short Live Online courses. However, you may be required to complete some pre-work before the programme starts. This could include tasks such as reading through resources or writing a short bio. You might also want to familiarise yourself with the learning platform and start connecting with other learners. Your Programme Manager will let you know exactly what’s required before the programme starts.

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Self-paced flexible online learning

Challenge your thinking with our range of online courses for individuals and teams. During this unique digital learning experience, you’ll embark on a self-paced journey with a dedicated Learning Manager over the course of several weeks. We have a variety of programmes to suit your individual needs, all of which offer access to the expertise of our world-class faculty, no matter where you are in the world, and an e-certificate on completion.

12 hours of pre-recorded faculty-led lectures

Learn from industry experts through videos, curated content, assignments and - on select courses - live faculty sessions.

6 weeks, 4-5 hours per week

Experience a journey to suit your schedule with self-paced learning over the course of 6 weeks.

Dedicated learning manager support

Benefit from the support of a learning manager to boost your development.

Global online peer network

Connect and reinforce your learnings with an exceptional group of peers from around the world.

E-certificate on completion

Build credibility with a London Business School e-certificate on completion.

Experts in the field

Access some of the world’s leading thinkers whose cutting-edge research in organisational resilience and agility is grounded in real-life practicality.

Julian Birkinshaw

Vice-Dean; Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

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Julian Birkinshaw

Vice-Dean; Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

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Academic Focus

Julian’s main area of expertise is in the strategy and management of large multinational corporations, specifically corporate entrepreneurship, innovation, change management and subsidiary headquarters relationships.

Recent Clients

Rio Tinto, ABN Amro, UBS, Tata Group, Exxon.

Experience

Professor Julian Birkinshaw is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Strategic Management Society, and the (US) Academy of Management. He has been awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees by the Stockholm School of Economics (2009) and Copenhagen Business School (2018), and is regularly ranked among the Thinkers50 list of the top global management thinkers.

His main area of expertise is in the strategy and organisation of large corporations, and specifically such issues as innovation, corporate entrepreneurship, strategic agility and headquarters-subsidiary relationships.

Professor Birkinshaw is the author of 15 books, including Fast/Forward, Becoming a Better Boss, Reinventing Management and Giant Steps in Management, and more than 90 articles in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Harvard Business Review and Sloan Management Review.

Professor Birkinshaw speaks at business conferences in the UK, Europe, North America and Australia. He is regularly quoted in international media outlets, including CNN, the BBC, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Businessweek and The Times.

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Kathleen O'Connor

Clinical Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Director of Executive Education

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Kathleen O'Connor

Clinical Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Director of Executive Education

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Academic Focus

Kathleen’s current research examines professional women’s critical decisions. She translates those findings into practical tips that women can use to boost their influence and effectiveness. Kathleen also advises firms on how to pull down the barriers that stop women from realising their ambitions.

Recent Clients

Danone, Nestle, Air Liquide, KPMG, Deutsche Bank, Prudential, World Economic Forum, Johnson Matthey and Young Presidents’ Organization.

Experience

Kathleen’s corporate consulting aims to help managers make smarter decisions, negotiate better strategic partnerships, build more effective networks, and foster high levels of sustained engagement and outstanding performance. The empirical research that backs her teaching and consulting appears in top-tier academic journals. That work also has been honoured by awards from leading professional organisations, including the Academy of Management and the International Association for Conflict Management.

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David Lewis

Programme Director; Guest Lecturer of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

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David Lewis

Programme Director; Guest Lecturer of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Academic Focus

An expert in leadership and strategy execution, David integrates theory and practice based on his experience in business management and as a consultant, alongside his ongoing research into adaptive leadership – which focuses on the ability of teams and organisations to thrive through uncertain and complex situations.

Recent Clients

Generali, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Ipsen Biotech, Gulf Business Machines, SAP, Pertrofac, Dubai Airports, Nestle.

Experience

David has 35 years of experience in business, consulting and academia. He is a consultant, researcher, sought-after speaker and author working with business leaders across Europe, the US, the Middle East, Africa, China and India. In 2019, he was cited on the Thinkers 50 Radar of top global management thinkers. David has held senior positions in academia as head of department, and in business as a managing director. As an entrepreneur he has successfully grown and sold ventures in business consulting and software. David is also known for designing and facilitating executive programmes that are experiential, memorable and impactful.

In 2019, David co-authored, “What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader”. The book is an account of how we can reconnect companies, people and shareholder interests. It answers perennial leadership concerns regarding strategy formulation and execution, people engagement, key performance indicators and generational differences through the lens of philosophy.

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Jérémie Gallien

Professor of Management Science and Operations and Chair, Management Science and Operations Faculty

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Jérémie Gallien

Professor of Management Science and Operations and Chair, Management Science and Operations Faculty

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Experience

Professor Gallien’s research focuses on pushing the frontier of supply chain management and global health delivery through collaborations with leading firms and organisations. He has published, consulted and taught extensively in the areas of operations and supply chain management, and serves on the editorial boards of leading journals.

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S. Alex Yang

Associate Professor of Management Science and Operations

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S. Alex Yang

Associate Professor of Management Science and Operations

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Experience

An experienced consultant and industry collaborator, Dr Yang’s main areas of research and teaching are supply chain finance, FinTech, business analytics, value chain management, risk management, and platform economy. His research has appeared in top management and finance academic journals.

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Certificate in Management

This programme can also be taken as part of the Certificate in Management. Enhance your leadership approach, hone your business skills and curate your own curriculum with a blend of online and in-person learning.

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How to apply

Submit your application through our online application form.

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What is the application process?

You can apply to the programme of your choice online. Acceptance is not automatic and your application will be reviewed by our team of Programme Consultants to ensure the best fit between applicants and programmes.
When should I apply?

Spaces on our programmes can fill up quickly so we encourage you to apply early and to ensure that your application submission is as comprehensive as possible.
Can I reserve a place?

Yes. We can hold a provisional place for you for up to two weeks. Please be aware that completed applications take priority over provisional reservations, and programmes often fill up several months in advance, so ensure you submit your completed application as soon as you can. You can reserve a place online, by phone or by email.

Tel: +44 2070007092

Email: bora@london.edu
What are the requirements to participate in the programme?

The programme can be taken on any device and is fully mobile compatible.

Fees

The fee for the programme is £1,850*

We offer a 25% discount for London Business School alumni.

*Fees are subject to change.

Contact us

Whether you are an individual or an organisation/group looking for a programme, get in touch and we can help find the best solution for you.

Sabirul Islam

Client Relationship Manager

SAbirul islam

+44 (0)20 7000 7092

Building Resilience & Agility: Revitalise your Organisation

Build resilience and agility for a future-fit organisation

Right for you

Who attends

Programme content

Build resilience and agility

Self-paced flexible online learning

12 hours of pre-recorded faculty-led lectures

6 weeks, 4-5 hours per week

Dedicated learning manager support

Global online peer network

E-certificate on completion

Experts in the field

Julian Birkinshaw

Kathleen O'Connor

David Lewis

Jérémie Gallien

S. Alex Yang

Certificate in Management

How to apply

Fees

Contact us

SAbirul islam

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