Name: Sustainable Leadership: Powerful Creative Thinking & Problem Solving Training Course
Rating: 4.7 (1076 reviews)

Scheduled Dates

02 - 06 Nov 2026

Dubai - UAE

$5,950

Why Choose this Training Course?

Major changes in our world have created demand for a new type of leadership. This leadership combines long-term sustainability and social responsibility with the creative and critical thinking capabilities needed to solve complex problems. Organisations today must navigate environmental pressure, social expectation, regulatory shift, and rapid technological change. The leaders who thrive will be those who can think creatively, solve problems systematically, engage stakeholders authentically, and create value for all stakeholders, including future generations and the community.

This Sustainable Leadership through Powerful Creative Thinking & Problem Solving training course integrates two essential leadership capabilities: sustainable leadership and creative problem-solving. Delegates will learn how to balance people, planet, and profit while mastering the creative and critical thinking tools needed to generate, evaluate, and implement innovative solutions. In a complex and fast-moving world, the most valued professionals will be those who can develop innovative solutions, encourage creative thinking in themselves and those they lead, and do so in a way that is sustainable for their organisations, their communities, and the future.

This training course will highlight:

Essential traits, skills, and competencies of effective sustainable leaders
Methods to identify and engage with stakeholders effectively, including silent stakeholders such as future generations
Principles of people, planet, and profit in sustainable leadership, and how to manage trade-offs transparently
The business, social, and psychological theories and principles for promoting creative thinking and new ways of working
Practical and proven creative thinking techniques and management tools to generate, evaluate, and select new ideas
Best practices of critical thinking and how to encourage positive debate and critical discussion
Structured problem-solving and decision-making methods including CATWOE, force-field analysis, and the Vroom-Jago Decision Model
Application and principles of creativity and disruptive innovation
Tools such as B-SWOT for personal career planning and development
How to build a culture of creativity, critical thinking, and sustainability within teams and organisations

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

Assess their own sustainable leadership behaviours against a competency framework
Map stakeholders and conduct structured engagement conversations, while auditing
CSR practices and redesigning initiatives for different cultural contexts
Diagnose communication barriers and demonstrate active listening, questioning, and SOLER techniques in recorded practice
Facilitate root-cause and cause-and-effect analysis, then prioritize ideas, select decision styles using the Vroom-Jago model, and build force-field implementation plans
Apply creative and critical thinking techniques to generate solutions, lead creative workshops, and pitch disruptive innovations using explicit disruption logic
Complete a B-SWOT analysis, produce a personal development plan, and present an integrated Sustainable Leadership Action Plan defending trade-offs across people, planet, and profit

Who is this Training Course for?

This Sustainable Leadership through Powerful Creative Thinking & Problem Solving training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

Managers and Team Leaders seeking to improve team creativity, problem-solving, and sustainable practices
Senior Executives responsible for organizational strategy, innovation, and sustainability
Engineers, Designers, and Technical Specialists involved in innovation and process improvement
Marketing, Communications, and PR Professionals seeking to build brand stories and stakeholder engagement
Project Managers aiming to improve project creativity and productivity
Change Managers seeking to influence a change in culture and behaviour
Professionals (lawyers, accountants, consultants) involved in innovation, change, and sustainability
Other professionals who need to understand and adjust their style and approach towards managing and leading others
Those leaders and managers who aspire to develop a new set of values into their work, plus those who will manage long into the future

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This course is designed to be dynamic, engaging, and highly practical, with approximately 20% theory and 80% practice. The approach combines concise theoretical briefings with hands-on application, ensuring participants can return to the office and immediately apply what they have learned.

Key components of the training methodology include:

Short, focused briefings (10 minutes maximum per concept) followed immediately by application
Interactive workshops and structured exercises using tool-based worksheets
Real-world case studies and a running case organization that participants apply throughout the five days
Role-plays, simulations, and peer coaching with structured feedback
Peer learning and group discussions using assessment rubrics
Creative and critical thinking tools practiced in class, including CATWOE, fishbone, affinity diagrams, PMI, Vroom-Jago, force-field analysis, B-SWOT, and more
A capstone project where teams develop and present an integrated Sustainable Leadership Action Plan

This blended methodology ensures that participants not only gain the knowledge and skills needed to promote creativity, innovation, and sustainability, but also the confidence to apply these methods effectively in their everyday work.

Organisational Impact

Organizations will benefit from delegates returning from this training course with a fresh set of skills and methods to add more value as managers and leaders. They will be able to:

Elevate organizational leadership by integrating sustainable practices for balancing people, planet, and profit
Enhance CSR initiatives to improve corporate reputation and strengthen stakeholder relationships
Advance team communication with improved emotional intelligence, active listening, and critical conversation skills
Optimize problem-solving processes using structured analysis, critical thinking, and data-driven decision-making techniques
Drive innovation by applying creativity, critical thinking, and disruptive innovation for competitive advantage
Promote more creative and innovative behaviours in teams and projects
Build more effective relationships with clients, suppliers, and stakeholders
Encourage good debate and critical discussions to drive performance
Support employee career growth with targeted development plans and strategic tools for advancement
Increase organizational resilience by adapting leadership strategies to current and future business challenges

Personal Impact

Ambitious and motivated delegates will gain substantial personal benefits from attending this training course. They will be able to:

Understand and apply sustainable leadership practices to balance people, planet, and profit in their own role
Develop personal competencies and behaviours that enhance leadership impact and stakeholder interactions
Implement CSR principles in their work and adapt them to different cultural contexts
Improve personal communication skills, including overcoming barriers, boosting emotional intelligence, and mastering active listening
Enhance problem-solving and decision-making abilities using structured approaches and critical thinking
Confidently discuss change, innovation, and creativity with senior leaders
Unlock creativity and innovation potential, applying disruptive ideas to advance careers and projects
Design and lead professional, creative workshops and meetings
Create a tailored career development plan using the B-SWOT tool
Integrate employer-supported volunteering into their career to promote CSR and make a positive impact in their community

Daily Agenda

Day 1: Sustainable Leadership, Creative Thinking & The Triple Bottom Line

Building the foundation by understanding what sustainable leadership is, how it creates value for all stakeholders, and why creative and critical thinking are essential to it.
Section 1: What is a sustainable leader?
Section 2: Key competencies of sustainable leaders
Section 3: Defining critical thinking and creative thinking
Section 4: PPP, the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit
Section 5: Behaviours of sustainable leaders
Section 6: Engaging with and identifying stakeholders

Day 2: Responsibility, Critical Thinking & The New Normal

Moving from individual leadership to the organisation's role in society, and building the critical thinking skills to evaluate responsibility claims.
Section 1: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Section 2: Cultural differences with CSR
Section 3: Thinking critically: bias, fallacies, and evaluating evidence
Section 4: Leading by example: ethical dilemmas and critical conversations
Section 5: Employer-supported volunteering (ESV)

Day 3: Communication, Creativity & Influence

Building the communication and creative capabilities that sustainable leadership requires.
Section 1: Identifying and removing the main barriers to communication
Section 2: Developing your Emotional Intelligence (EI)
Section 3: Active listening, critical questions, and asking the right questions
Section 4: SOLER Technique for interviewing and meetings
Section 5: Understanding the creative individual: motivation, mindset, and flow
Section 6: Future Leaders, Generational Differences

Day 4: Mastering Problem-Solving, Decision Making & Creative Tools

Building the analytical, creative, and decision-making capabilities sustainable leaders need.
Section 1: Identify the cause(s) of a problem (CATWOE, repetitive why)
Section 2: Using cause-and-effect analysis (fishbone)
Section 3: Organise, analyse, and prioritise ideas (affinity diagram & PMI)
Section 4: The science of making the decision (Vroom-Jago Decision Model)
Section 5: Using force-field analysis to implement decisions
Section 6: Creative thinking tools and methods: managing effective brainstorming

Day 5: Innovation, Team Creativity & Your Career

Unlocking creativity, harnessing disruption, building creative teams, and planning your development as a sustainable leader.
Section 1: Understanding creativity and the science of innovation
Section 2: Disruptive innovation: pitching new ideas
Section 3: Team dynamics and roles in creative environments
Section 4: Encouraging creative and critical culture: debate, diversity, and psychological safety
Section 5: Your career, using the B-SWOT tool
Section 6: Your personal development plan and next steps

Certificate

Upon successful completion of this training course, delegates will be awarded an official PetroKnowledge Certificate of Completion, signed by the course facilitator. The certificate confirms successful participation and records the total learning hours completed.
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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