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Description

Building a Change-Ready Team Culture: Diagnose, Experiment and Embed Habits

One day to establish team habits that make the next change far less costly

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Every new project replays the same scene: the same reservations, the same slow uptake, the same additional load on the manager. The issue is rarely the project itself, but the absence of shared team habits that allow a group to absorb something new without everything grinding to a halt.

A one-day workshop focused on your own team: identifying what slows adaptation, selecting two or three realistic rituals and preparing their roll-out. Unlike a project management course, the work addresses how the team operates day to day between two changes.

Learning objectives

  • Assess your team's capacity to adapt
  • Identify the collective habits that slow uptake
  • Select team rituals that encourage experimentation
  • Secure the right to try and the way errors are handled
  • Plan the roll-out of the chosen rituals

What makes this programme different

The day focuses on the participant's real team rather than a textbook case
Two rituals are selected and prepared through to their first facilitation
A remote follow-up point is formalised at the end of the workshop

Programme

1Diagnosing Your Team

Observing how the team absorbs change

  • Retrace the most recent changes experienced by the team
  • Identify recurring reactions and their causes
  • Pinpoint the habits that slow uptake
  • Locate key supporters and points of leverage

2Establishing Rituals

Creating the conditions for experimentation

  • Open short dedicated slots for trials
  • Allow room for error while clarifying what remains non-negotiable
  • Organise a debrief after each trial
  • Make team-generated improvements visible

3Sustaining the Effort

Moving from intention to habit

  • Anticipate the loss of momentum after the first few weeks
  • Involve the more reluctant members without forcing them
  • Adjust the rituals in light of early results
  • Report outcomes to your own management line

Who is it for

Team managers, department heads and project managers leading a permanent team.

Prerequisites

Managing an established team for several months.

Dates & locations

24 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.