Leadership and management training
Leading is not commanding: it is setting a course, trusting, and enabling everyone to act at the right level. ARXIBALD trains your executives and managers in Special Forces leadership, to build engaged, high-performing teams.
Why train your managers in leadership
Traditional, control-based management is reaching its limits in a complex, fast-moving world. The best organisations adopt decentralised leadership: a clear shared vision, autonomous and accountable teams, and a trust that unlocks initiative. It is this model, proven by the Special Forces, that we pass on.
Special Forces leadership applied to business
Decentralised command, the leader's intent, team spirit, leading by example: the Special Forces have turned these principles into a science. "The leader serves last" sums up a culture where authority is put at the service of the collective. We transpose these fundamentals to your leadership teams and management line.
Growing your teams
Leading also means developing others: giving meaning, empowering people, debriefing without complacency and turning every mission into an opportunity to progress. Holding the course, commitment and cohesion amid uncertainty is the core of the manager's job, and it is at the heart of the ARXIBALD method.
As an option, this programme can include an AI-assisted decision-making module, depending on your needs.
Who it's for: executives, CODIR, COMEX and managers
This training is aimed at executives, leadership teams and managers who want to increase their impact. It runs in-house or inter-company, in Biarritz and across France and Europe, in French, English and Spanish.
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- Understand and apply the Special Forces' principles of decentralised command
- Develop an agile, resilient and unifying leadership style suited to uncertain environments
- Strengthen your leadership posture: initiative, trust, leading by example
- Build a high-performance team culture
- Embed the learning through simulation and debrief (Serious Game)
- As an option: discover how artificial intelligence can support steering and analysis
- The fundamentals of Special Forces leadership: the leader's DNA, people at the centre, initiative valued, with field simulations and a debrief of your own leadership style.
- Commanding in uncertainty: decentralised decision-making, commander's intent, subsidiarity, cohesion and composure under pressure.
- Serious Game: a command-under-pressure scenario where each participant faces real decisions, followed by an operational debrief.
- Embedding and taking action: an individual and collective action plan, and the ARXIBALD closing ceremony.
- Optional module, integrating artificial intelligence: depending on your needs, a dedicated component on using AI to support steering and analysis (hands-on tools, practical cases).
At least 2 years of management experience. No technical prerequisites; the optional artificial-intelligence module is accessible at all levels.
Serious Game (real-world simulation), individual debrief by a Special Forces expert, and a record of skills acquired.
Format, duration and funding
Tailor-made programme of 2 to 4 days, with short formats available from 2 hours. Qualiopi-certified training organisation. Price from €600 excl. VAT per day per person, depending on the number of participants and the programme.
Develop the leadership of your teams
Special Forces command, at the heart of our training.
Build my programme →Frequently asked questions
What does leadership training bring?
It develops elite leadership inspired by the Special Forces (decentralised command, commitment, cohesion) and teaches how to lead engaged, high-performing teams.
Who is it for?
To executives, CODIR, COMEX and managers, in-house or inter-company, across France and Europe.
What duration and price?
From 2 to 4 days, short formats from 2 hours. From €600 excl. VAT per day per person.