In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, and hyper‑connected (VUCAH) world, progress depends on more than quick fixes or generic answers. It requires leaders, managers, supervisors, and business professionals who can question, analyse, and innovate by challenging assumptions and thinking rigorously to make decisions with clarity and confidence. Whether you are experienced, newly promoted, or looking for professional development, the aim is to help you seamlessly bridge the gap between routine decision-making and strategic impact.
As Richard Feynman once observed: “We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.”
This programme embraces that spirit and is geared towards equipping participants with the ability to move beyond comfort zones, stress‑test ideas, and harness both disciplined thinking and AI‑driven insights to navigate complexity. Enhancing critical thinking capacity also builds organisational bench strength and strengthens succession pipelines, ensuring that the next generation of decision‑makers is well prepared to lead with confidence.
If your competitors are sharpening their critical thinking, can you afford not to?.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Critical Thinking in Action
Problem-Solving Frameworks
Decision-Making Mastery
Business Owners, Senior Management, HR and IR Professionals, Line Managers and Supervisors, Administrators, Other Interested Professionals
Date: Tues., 27th & Wed., 28th October 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Cost (per person):
$1,200.00 plus vat (ECA Members)
$1,680.00 plus vat (Non-Members)
Dr. Derek SmithManaging Director & Consultant
Dr. Derek Smith is an advocate of business longevity and sustainability. His pre-entrepreneurial history includes over 18 years of experience in the full-stream energy sector in various roles, including outbound sales, marketing, operations, technical advisory, and management.
Derek is the holder of a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Laureate Walden University, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Anglia Ruskin University, a Mechanical Engineering Technician’s Diploma from the National Examination Council.
Derek is a part-time lecturer at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the faculty of Business Management at his alma mater. He is also a certified trainer of the International Labour Organization's (ILO's) Sustainable and Resilient Enterprise programme.
For further details please contact:Training Department | 1 (868) 675-5873/638-6463Ms Laura Rosales | ext. 246 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Ms Shantala Reece-Whiteman | ext. 248 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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