Strategy in Uncertain Times
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-04-28 | - |
| 2025-06-19 | - |
Program Overview
The "Strategy in Uncertain Times" program from Vlerick Business School empowers professionals with the tools and mindset needed to navigate strategic decision-making in uncertain environments.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The "Strategy in Uncertain Times" program is a three-day executive education program offered by Vlerick Business School. It aims to equip professionals with the skills and tools to navigate strategic decision-making in uncertain environments. The program focuses on developing a mindset of continuous adaptation, fostering organizational flexibility, and transforming uncertainty into an advantage. The overall objective is to help participants build future-proof strategies and empower their teams to implement adaptive strategies. Professor Kerstin Fehre highlights the program's goal of transforming uncertainty into opportunity, creating a resilient workforce, and enabling agile decision-making for a competitive edge. The program includes a follow-up webinar.
Outline:
The program is structured into three core modules and a follow-up webinar:
- Module 2: Planning for Uncertainty: This module introduces and allows participants to experiment with strategy analysis tools such as pre-mortem analysis, scenario mapping, and war games. It also covers leveraging strategic foresight to identify opportunities and mitigate risks, and the formulation of future-proof strategies. It emphasizes leveraging human capital in implementing adaptable strategies and creating an action plan for the organization.
- Module 4: Follow-up Webinar: This webinar provides a platform to review the action plan, reflect on implementation challenges, define subsequent steps, and ultimately, transform uncertainty into an advantage. The program also features experiential activities and real-life case studies. Upcoming editions are scheduled for April 28-30, 2025, and June 23, 2025, in Ghent. Instruction is delivered by international strategy experts who share practical tools and proven methodologies. The faculty includes Professors Carine Peeters, Kerstin Fehre, and Martin Weiss, all professors of Strategy at Vlerick Business School. The program is described as being #1 in Open Executive Education in Belgium and #27 worldwide. The program costs €3995 (excluding 21% VAT).
Vlerick Business School is a prestigious Belgian institution with campuses in Brussels, Ghent, and Leuven. Established in 1999 through the merger of MBA programs from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Ghent University, it has evolved into a leading European business school.
The school holds the distinguished "triple crown" accreditation, being recognized by EQUIS, AMBA, and AACSB. This places Vlerick among a select group of business schools worldwide that meet the highest standards in management education.
Vlerick offers a range of programs, including MBA, Masters, and executive education courses, emphasizing a practical, hands-on approach in close collaboration with various companies.
The institution is particularly renowned for its expertise in digital transformation, entrepreneurship and innovation, healthcare, energy, and financial services.
In terms of rankings, Vlerick is recognized as a top-tier school by both the Financial Times and QS. Notably, it is ranked number one in the Benelux region for executive education and 19th in Europe.
The school's international outlook is further enhanced by partnerships that allow students to pursue double Masters degrees, spending one year in Belgium and another abroad, at institutions such as the Darla Moore School of Business in the U.S. and EDHEC Business School in France.
With a network of over 25,000 alumni in 99 countries, Vlerick Business School continues to make a significant impact on the global business community.
