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Training and leadership development

For leaders who don't just want advice, but want to become stronger themselves. SATA Institute develops executives and teams in the skills needed when support is under pressure.

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Trainings & Programmes

Every programme is bespoke. We tailor the content to your specific challenges, organisation and context. The programmes below give an indication of what is possible.

Leadership

Influential Leadership

For leaders who want to build support for difficult decisions. Learn how to get it right, not just be right.

8 sessions • 6 months • On-site or online

Topics

  • From being right to getting it right
  • The psychology of persuading and bringing people along
  • Coalition building and stakeholder management
  • Dealing with resistance and opposition
Communication

Media Training for Executives

Stay standing when media turns up the pressure. Practical training for executives who must engage in public debate.

2 days • Intensive • With camera simulations

Topics

  • Interview techniques and framing
  • Handling critical journalists
  • Crisis communication under pressure
  • Social media and reputation management
Politics & Strategy

The Populist's Playbook

Understand how populism works and how to respond to it. Based on Bas' bestseller and Klaas' political experience.

1 day • Masterclass • Interactive

Topics

  • Recognising the mechanisms of populism
  • Emotional frames and narratives
  • Responding effectively without falling into the trap
  • Maintaining support in polarised times
Communication

Framing and Debating

Master the language of the boardroom and public debate. Learn to frame your story so it lands and sticks.

3 days • Practice • With debate exercises

Topics

  • The power of framing and reframing
  • Debating techniques for executives
  • Dealing with rhetorical tactics
  • Storytelling that convinces
Team Development

Habits of High Performance Teams

Transform your team from good to excellent. Develop the habits that distinguish high performance teams.

6 sessions • 4 months • Team training

Topics

  • Creating psychological safety
  • Effective decision-making under pressure
  • Constructive conflict management
  • Feedback culture and continuous improvement
Organisation

Designing Culture & Wellbeing

Design an organisational culture in which people flourish and perform. From strategy to behaviour and systems.

Workshop series • Tailored • Including intervention design

Topics

  • Culture as a strategic instrument
  • Behavioural design for organisations
  • Wellbeing and sustainable performance
  • Measuring and managing culture
Change Management

System Change: From Resistance to Movement

For complex changes that affect multiple layers and stakeholders. Learn to change systems, not just people.

Customized trajectory • 3-12 months • Strategic

Topics

  • Systems thinking and leverage points
  • Mapping stakeholder ecosystems
  • Intervention design for complex systems
  • Building support across organizational boundaries
Resilience & Strategy

Designing Resilience

A workshop for leadership teams to identify opportunities and levers to enhance organizational resilience. From risk analysis to concrete actions.

1 day • Workshop • For leadership teams

Topics

  • Strategic resilience and risk anticipation
  • Identifying leverage points and intervention opportunities
  • Organizational preparedness and adaptive capacity
  • Scenario planning and crisis resilience
AI & Leadership

Leadership.ai

Four half-days for leadership teams to design strategy and action with AI on critical leadership jobs-to-be-done. From influencing teams to decision-making under pressure.

4 half-days • Leadership team • AI-powered strategy development

Topics

  • Influencing teams: building support and bringing teams along
  • Influencing customers & stakeholders: external influence strategies
  • Decision-making & judgement: deciding under uncertainty
  • Managing conflict: productive tensions and conflict resolution

Ready to get started?

Each program is tailored to your specific situation. Let's get acquainted to discuss what you need.

Tom De Bruyne

Tom De Bruyne

Your contact person for SATA Institute

Behavioral Psychologist & Author

tom@wearesata.com