Three days of immersion to strengthen leaders' leadership, decision-making and project management, by transposing the methods of the Special Forces to the business world.
An exceptional programme
This immersive programme prepares people in positions of responsibility to lead their teams and projects with greater assurance. It alternates demanding scenarios, structured input, operator testimonies and collective debriefs, up to a final synthesis mission run in a complex situation. It is led by professionals from the Special Forces, with safety maintained throughout: the immersion is deliberately non-physical and open to all.
What you will develop
- Lead a team and decide under constraints of time and resources;
- Structure and steer a project with a repeatable method;
- Run a structured debrief and draw actionable lessons from it;
- Prepare and lead collective action in a degraded environment;
- Transpose these methods into your day-to-day as a leader.
A natural, elegant setting in the Basque Country
The programme takes place in Biarritz, in an exceptional setting between ocean and mountains. Participants are accommodated and catered for on site, in an atmosphere that fosters cohesion and perspective. Each morning opens with a free activity (running, surfing, Basque pelota) before action-driven days: 70 % scenarios, 20 % debrief, 10 % structured input.
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The programme at a glance
Learning objectives
- Lead a team and decide under constraints of time and resources;
- Structure and steer a project with a repeatable method;
- Run a structured debrief and draw actionable lessons;
- Prepare and lead collective action in a degraded environment.
Target skills
- Leadership and team command in demanding environments;
- Project management: framing, decision and coordination;
- Situation analysis and decision-making;
- Debriefing and continuous improvement.
Prerequisites and audience
Leaders and managers, in post or taking up a role. No theoretical prerequisites. A deliberately non-physical immersion, open to all.
Teaching methods
Active, experiential immersion: supervised scenarios, structured input, operator testimonies and collective debriefs. Following the ARXIBALD approach: 70 % scenarios, 20 % debrief, 10 % theory.
Assessment
- Beforehand: expectations and self-assessment;
- During: observation of scenarios and debriefs;
- At the end: assessment of learning and individual action plan;
- Immediate satisfaction, then cold evaluation of transfer.
Resources and facilitators
Collective accommodation in Biarritz, equipped room, teaching materials and scenario equipment. Designed and led by Gilles Duplay, founder of ARXIBALD, with facilitators from the Special Forces.
Accessibility and access times
Accessibility for people with disabilities: contact Gilles Duplay (info@arxibald.com). Access time: within 7 days between registration request and start, after signature of the contract.
OPCO funding
ARXIBALD is a Qualiopi-certified training organisation (No. 75640666364). This means the programme is eligible for funding through your OPCO (the French skills operator).
We support you in preparing the funding application ahead of the session to make the process straightforward.
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