Programme detail
StratDo® Specialist: Leading Through Uncertainty
Decide well when the information is incomplete and the clock is running.
RegisterOverview
Strategy fails at the decision layer, and that is what this room fixes
Volatile conditions punish two behaviours equally: freezing until the picture is complete, and reacting before the problem is understood. Neither is a method. This specialist programme gives leaders one.
Drawing on special operations practice and the StratDo® approach, the programme teaches leaders to frame a fast moving problem before reacting, set decision rights so nothing stalls in a crisis, give clear direction under pressure, and rebuild pace and confidence in a team after a setback. Every session is practised under pressure, not discussed in the abstract.
Delivered in house through demanding, purpose built case studies worked in compressed time. The spiral approach revisits each tool under progressively harder conditions, so the method holds when conditions do not. Duration and depth are calibrated to your team and risk profile.
- Spiral approach
- Each StratDo tool is revisited at greater depth, so the method compounds.
- Case study method
- Purpose-built cases from the sectors we consult in, worked in the room.
Who should attend
Senior leaders and teams operating in volatile, ambiguous or high consequence environments.
Outcomes
What you can do on the Monday after
- Make defensible calls when the picture is incomplete, using the StratDo® approach
- Frame a fast moving problem before you react, using the StratDo® DEFINE™ tool
- Keep decisions moving in a crisis by setting decision rights in advance, using the StratDo® DECIDER™ tool
- Give direction that holds under pressure, using the StratDo® DIRECT™ tool
- Apply special operations techniques for building team resilience and pace
Curriculum
The sequence of a real decision
- 01
Uncertainty as a leadership condition
Why waiting for certainty is itself a decision.
- 02
Structured frameworks for ambiguity
Getting to a defensible call with partial information.
- 03
Special operations decision-making
Military decision method translated to business.
- 04
Wargaming the what-ifs
Stress-testing before reality does it for you.
- 05
Case study: a decision under pressure
Work a purpose-built case in compressed time.
- 06
Team resilience
Keeping judgement intact when pressure is sustained.
FAQs
How is the programme scoped?
Duration and case difficulty are designed around your operating environment after a short diagnostic.
Who facilitates?
Senior Rekon practitioners, including facilitators with special operations and high consequence operational experience.
Is it tailored?
Yes. Cases are purpose built for your sector and threat picture.
What your fee covers
- •Fully catered: arrival coffee, morning and afternoon tea, and lunch each day
- •Pre-course assessment
- •Course materials
- •Post-course action plan
Your facilitator
Rekon Expert Facilitator
Rekon Group
Your facilitator is drawn from Rekon's senior consulting team, experienced practitioners who have led strategy, operations, and leadership development across mining, energy, health, defence, and professional services. Every Rekon facilitator brings real-world executive experience, not just theory. Facilitator allocation depends on location, availability, and programme fit.
Ready to take a seat in the room?
Places are capped so every attendee works the case studies closely with a facilitator.