# Leading Through Uncertainty and Disruption

> Lead teams through volatility, ambiguity and crisis with adaptive decision-making, resilience and clear communication.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Leadership & Management
- **Duration:** 3 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/leadership-management/leading-through-uncertainty-and-disruption
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=leading-through-uncertainty-and-disruption

## Overview

Load-shedding, currency shocks, elections, climate events and technological change mean leaders rarely work in stable conditions. This course equips managers to lead in VUCA environments: making decisions with incomplete information, adapting plans quickly, communicating honestly when answers are unclear and keeping teams resilient and focused.

## Who should attend

- Senior and middle managers
- Crisis and business continuity leads
- Public-sector leaders
- Entrepreneurs and business owners

## Learning outcomes

- Diagnose the type of uncertainty a situation presents
- Make sound decisions with incomplete information
- Use scenarios and agile planning to adapt quickly
- Communicate clearly and honestly during disruption
- Build personal and team resilience

## Course outline

### Module 1: Understanding uncertainty

- VUCA and the Cynefin framework
- Recognising weak signals
- Scenario thinking
- Risk versus uncertainty

### Module 2: Adaptive leadership

- Decision-making under pressure
- Agile planning and short cycles
- Empowering teams to act
- Learning from experiments

### Module 3: Leading people through disruption

- Crisis communication
- Psychological resilience
- Sustaining morale
- Simulation: leading through a shock