For organizations with a clearly defined development need and a specific outcome in mind.
Focused deep dives into specific skill areas
Development Labs
One focused topic. One intensive working day. Real cases, practical application, and specific assignments for applying the work on the job.
A Development Lab is not a shortened training module. It takes one selected skill area from a larger development program and makes it directly useful for a specific organizational situation.
Strategic role
Built from an established curriculum. Focused on a clear organizational need.
A Lab can stand on its own or be deliberately embedded in a wider development framework.
The Labs draw on models, exercises, and working methods already developed for the larger programs.
Initial selection
Eight focused labs
Not every training topic belongs in a one-day format. Only topics that stand on their own, can be practiced meaningfully, and support real application are offered as Labs.
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Lead difficult groups with confidence
Handle resistance, dominance, silence, disruption and conflict in training sessions and workshops professionally.
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Structure training for real learning
Move from learning objectives and learning flow to method selection, participant engagement, and application.
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Make complex content understandable
Explain, present and structure without overwhelming or losing participants.
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Design for real-world application
Design application assignments that prepare participants to use the work on the job.
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Conduct difficult conversations
Prepare and structure conversations while remaining effective when resistance appears.
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Get stuck conversations moving again
Use clarifying, systemic, and solution-focused interventions to open up new perspectives and options.
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Coaching skills for leaders
Use coaching elements professionally without blurring leadership responsibility.
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Make feedback clear and usable
Create clarity, reduce defensiveness, and support specific next steps.
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Not a training day built around listening.
Participants work on real situations, test specific approaches, receive feedback, and apply the results directly to their day-to-day work.
Scoping conversation
Clarify the brief, audience, and specific organizational situation.
Select real cases
Align the day with situations from actual day-to-day work.
Professional framework
A concise, robust framework creates shared orientation.
Practice and simulate
Approaches are tested in practice and become directly observable.
Feedback and review
Participants receive precise feedback and refine their actions.
Plan follow-through
Specific next steps, a toolset, or an application assignment connect the day with practice.
Format
One day. In-house. Focused.
On-site or live online depending on topic and audience. Also available as part of a larger development program or as a focused working day at Das Schwarze Schaf in South Styria.
ForLeaders, HR, internal trainers, L&D, project owners and internal consultants
ScopeScoping conversation, adaptation, preparation, delivery, materials, and follow-through
Commercial logicProject fee rather than a bare day rate; scope depends on preparation, case work and review requirements
DeliveryOn-site, live online or – by arrangement – at Das Schwarze Schaf in South Styria; blended as part of a larger program
Depth of development
Which format fits the actual brief?
A clearly defined topic can be addressed meaningfully in one day. Broader role or skill development requires more time, application, and feedback.
Development Lab
One defined skill area becomes usable in practice during an intensive working day.
Intensive
Several focused days build a solid foundation for a specific role or skill set.
Development Path
Real-world application, peer work, feedback, and reflection strengthen skills over a longer period.
Not a fixed ladder: Not every Lab leads into a larger program, and not every larger program begins with a Lab. The right format depends on the starting point, the objective, and the depth of development required.
Next step
What should work better after one intensive day?
In a scoping conversation, we clarify the situation, audience, and intended outcome. The right Lab is then selected and prepared for the specific organizational context.