Our Programmes
Each programme is designed around a specific dimension of management history. Choose based on the challenges you currently face.
Historical Foundations Workshop
This programme traces the evolution of management from scientific management through to modern agile frameworks. You will examine original texts from Taylor, Fayol, Follett, and Drucker, then analyze how their ideas were adopted, adapted, or rejected across different industries.
Participants gain a framework for evaluating new management trends by understanding recurring patterns in organizational history.
£1,847
Duration: 3 days
Leadership Evolution Masterclass
How did leadership thinking shift from command hierarchies to distributed authority? This masterclass explores the social, technological, and economic forces that shaped leadership models over the past century.
You will study case studies from military organizations, corporations, and social movements to understand which leadership approaches work in which contexts—and why importing a model from one setting to another often fails.
£2,395
Duration: 4 days
Organizational Culture Archaeology
Every organization has layers of cultural sediment—assumptions, rituals, and power structures inherited from past eras. This programme teaches you how to excavate those layers and identify which ones support your current goals and which ones create friction.
Using historical case studies from companies that successfully transformed their cultures and those that failed, you will develop diagnostic tools to assess your own organizational culture.
£3,120
Duration: 5 days
Systems Thinking Practicum
Linear problem-solving worked when organizations were simple. Today, most challenges involve feedback loops, delayed effects, and unintended consequences. This practicum introduces systems thinking as developed by pioneers like Jay Forrester and Peter Senge.
You will learn to map organizational systems, identify leverage points, and anticipate how interventions might ripple through complex structures. The focus is on practical application, not abstract theory.
£2,675
Duration: 4 days
Decision-Making Through the Ages
How have decision-making frameworks evolved? From Carnegie's satisficing to Kahneman's dual-process theory, this programme examines the science and art of organizational decision-making across different historical periods.
You will analyze famous corporate decisions—both successful and disastrous—and extract lessons applicable to contemporary challenges.
£2,180
Duration: 3 days
Innovation and Change Management Legacy
Change management as a discipline emerged from post-war organizational psychology. This programme traces its development through Lewin's force-field analysis, Kotter's eight-step model, and more recent adaptive approaches.
Rather than prescribing one method, we help you understand when different change frameworks are appropriate and how to adapt them to your context.
£2,940
Duration: 5 days
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