Navigating Change: Online CPD course
Date: Held on 3 successive Wednesday lunchtimes, starting 12 November 2025 | Time: 12:30 - 13:30 (GMT)
Location: Online via Canvas
- Guest speakers
- Online viewing available
Join our engaging 3-part course designed specifically for alumni who aspire to lead confidently through change.
During this course, you'll explore human-centred responses to change, resilience through innovation, and career planning in a rapidly evolving world.
Each interactive workshop draws on key concepts and reflective practices aligned with the #nclMBA, equipping you with practical strategies to navigate complexity and embrace opportunities in your personal and professional life.
Please note that you must attend all 3 workshops to successfully complete the course.
Meet our workshop leader
These sessions will be led by Dr Lucy Hatt, MBA Programme Director and Reader in Entrepreneurial Education at Newcastle University Business School.
Lucy leads teaching on innovation, change and enterprise, and researches how the threshold concept approach and entrepreneurial thinking help leaders, educators and organisations navigate uncertainty and build innovative cultures. Her recent work includes publications on design thinking as pedagogy and on launching executive development programmes during the pandemic, translating evidence-based insights into practical tools for professionals.
1. From resistance to reframing – How we understand and respond to change
Learning outcomes:
- Explore the human-centred theories behind responding to change.
- Develop insights into your personal approach to complexity and adaptability.
- Learn to shift your mindset to develop a more proactive approach to change, building foundational skills that mirror the reflective leadership cultivated in the #nclMBA.
2. Resilience isn’t bouncing back – It’s reinventing forward
Learning outcomes:
- Unpack the concept of resilience as an active strategy for innovation and adaptability within organisations.
- Engage with entrepreneurial frameworks and innovative thinking, addressing uncertainty head-on.
- Strengthen your ability to navigate and lead through change, aligning with the strategic demands of postgraduate management studies such as the #nclMBA.
3. Designing Your Career in a Nonlinear World
Learning outcomes:
- Connect your personal values with professional purpose in this practical career-planning session.
- Learn to apply entrepreneurial thinking to real-world challenges and craft an actionable plan for meaningful career progression.
- This session helps you strategically position yourself for future leadership opportunities and further development, including potential MBA studies.