Custom learning programs for organizations
Every organization operates in its own context, with distinct dynamics and priorities. We design strategic learning journeys grounded in that reality and aligned with today’s challenges. From leadership and teams to change, learning creates value only when it becomes visible in practice.
Strategic and research-driven
We start from your organization’s strategic objectives. Our learning journeys are evidence-based and grounded in the research expertise of Antwerp Management School and the University of Antwerp. Academic rigor forms the foundation, translated into relevant and results-driven learning.
One partner, one integrated team
Behind every strategic learning journey stands a multidisciplinary team of faculty, learning designers, and program managers. They work as one integrated unit and jointly take responsibility for design, delivery, and follow-up. This ensures continuity, clarity, and peace of mind throughout the journey.
International quality assurance
We belong to the 1% of business schools worldwide holding Triple Crown Accreditation and are ranked by the Financial Times. This international recognition confirms our academic quality, relevance, and close connection with the business world.
Tailored learning journeys with lasting impact
Every organization faces its own strategic moments. Moments where decisions matter, priorities shift, and existing capabilities are put to the test. That’s why our learning journeys never start from a standard format, but from your context, ambitions, and challenges as they exist today.
Together, we design learning journeys that support what truly needs attention at that point in time. This can mean strengthening leadership capacity, sharpening strategic thinking, guiding teams through complex change, or creating alignment across different parts of the organization. Always grounded in your reality and focused on impact that goes beyond the classroom.
Our custom learning journeys are particularly relevant when you want to:
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prepare future leaders to take on broader responsibility and complexity
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strengthen critical capabilities across teams and functions
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support strategic shifts with learning that translates into behavior and culture
From co-creation to sustainable impact
We build learning journeys together with your organization, grounded in your strategic context and designed to create lasting impact.
Co-creation
What does your organization need to realize its strategic ambition?
Every learning journey starts with a deep understanding of your organization. Not from a standard offering, but from what you truly need to achieve your goals.
Together, we map out:
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your organization’s objectives and strategic priorities
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the capabilities needed today and those that will become critical tomorrow
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what is already in place and where development is needed
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how values, structure, and context shape your challenges
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who needs to be involved: senior leaders and target groups
Output of phase 1
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clear design criteria
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an initial learning architecture
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concrete success and impact measures
Design & planning
From insight to a strong learning design
Based on phase 1, we design a coherent learning journey that is evidence-based and directly applicable in practice.
Each program is built on a single, coherent learning architecture, grounded in the research and expertise of Antwerp Management School and the University of Antwerp.
What we do in practice
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select and brief the right faculty team
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design the full tailor-made program
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validate the design with all relevant stakeholders
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co-design onboarding for participants and their line managers
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develop a clear implementation plan
embedding academic quality and coherence throughout the entire learning journey
Outcome
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a pilot-ready learning program
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scalable across multiple cohorts or target groups
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clear and aligned for participants, managers, and the organization
Deployment, evaluation & optimization
Learning that continues to work
During and after delivery, we actively follow up on your learning journey. We gather feedback, evaluate impact, and adjust where needed.
Focus in this phase
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high-quality delivery and facilitation
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continuous feedback from participants and stakeholders
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evaluation of learning outcomes and behavioral change
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continuously adapting content and approach to new insights and evolving priorities
Goal
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sustainable behavioral change
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visible impact at team and organizational level
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a learning journey that grows with your organization
Our learning domains
Across our six learning domains, we combine 65 years of research and entrepreneurship with practical programs that accelerate strategy and deliver lasting results.
Antwerp Management School stands out for its entrepreneurial mindset and no-nonsense approach. We go beyond the transfer of knowledge. Our programs focus on personal development, are grounded in research and bring academic insights to life in practice.
Would you like to explore how our expertise within a specific domain can contribute to your challenge?
Get in touch for a non-binding conversation.
Strategic leadership and decision making in complex contexts
Strong leadership starts with strategic insight and self-awareness. In this domain, we work on strategic decision-making, resilience, adaptive intelligence and leading transformation. We help leaders provide direction in complex contexts, from paradoxical leadership and psychological safety to trust, emotional intelligence and crisis leadership. Drawing on neuroscience and real-life cases from our NeuroTrainingLab™, participants develop leadership that brings clarity in change and enables sustainable growth.
We help organizations address challenges such as:
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leadership teams struggling to align on vision and priorities
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managers lacking the tools to lead through uncertainty and change
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siloed decision-making that slows down transformation
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leaders needing stronger self-awareness and influence to build trust and engagement
Future of work, talent development and organizational culture
The way we work is changing fast. Digitalization, aging, new employee expectations and social pressure challenge organizations to rethink how they organize work. We help leaders and HR teams build workplaces that are sustainable, human-centered and future-proof. Our programs address sustainable careers, wellbeing and inclusion, as well as organizational culture, social dialogue and the future of work. Building on more than 25 years of research on work and careers, we translate insights into practical solutions that connect people, teams and organizations.
We help organizations address challenges such as:
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talent shortages and difficulty retaining key employees
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low engagement or unclear career paths within teams
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wellbeing and mental resilience under continuous change
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lack of alignment between HR strategy and business goals
Driving innovation, intrapreneurship and sustainable business models
Innovation requires an entrepreneurial mindset and the courage to experiment. In this domain, we collaborate with organizations on intrapreneurship, design thinking, innovation culture and go-to-market strategies. We guide teams in translating ideas into sustainable business models and in developing the skills that accelerate innovation: creativity, collaboration and forward thinking.
We help organizations address challenges such as:
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a lack of innovation mindset or culture within teams
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difficulty translating ideas into viable business models
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innovation projects that fail to scale or sustain impact
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limited collaboration between innovation and core business functions
Supply chain strategy and collaboration in complex ecosystems
A strong value chain is the backbone of sustainable growth. AMS supports organizations in areas such as supply chain strategy, data-driven decision-making, circular value chains and ecosystem thinking. We help leaders collaborate effectively across complex networks and build chains that are both efficient and resilient. Cases from sectors such as logistics, energy and public infrastructure show how strategic alignment leads to measurable results.
We help organizations address challenges such as:
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inefficient processes and lack of end-to-end visibility
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supply chain strategies that don’t align with sustainability goals
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limited data insights or poor collaboration across the value chain
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difficulties building resilient, future-ready supply networks
Digital transformation, data driven leadership and IT strategy
Digital transformation is not only about technology but about people who use it smartly and strategically. We help organizations translate digital opportunities into valuable business solutions and agile ways of working. We connect IT and strategy, strengthen digital leadership and build data-driven decision-making. With more than 25 years of research in collaboration with the University of Antwerp, we translate state-of-the-art insights into practice, from architecture and governance choices to management capabilities that accelerate transformation. From digital transformation and cybersecurity to AI, we help teams embrace technology as a lever for sustainable growth.
We help organizations address challenges such as:
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disconnect between IT and business strategy
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lack of digital leadership or data-driven mindset
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uncertainty about where and how to start digital transformation
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difficulty embedding new technologies into existing processes and culture
Sustainability strategy, ESG and impact driven leadership
Sustainability is no longer an option but the foundation of future-oriented business. Our programs help organizations integrate sustainability into their strategy, leadership and culture. We focus on sustainable leadership, ESG strategy, circular economy, impact measurement and social innovation. We translate sustainable ambitions into concrete action, drawing on research and cases from the Sustainable Transformation Lab and the Next Generation Work research team.
We help organizations address challenges such as:
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sustainability efforts disconnected from core business strategy
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lack of internal alignment or ownership on ESG goals
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difficulty measuring and communicating impact
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translating sustainability ambitions into concrete day-to-day actions
Testimonials
A sustainable partnership for lifelong learning
The story of Katoen Natie
Retaining and developing top talent isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s how your strategy stays alive. That’s why Antwerp Management School partners with organizations like Katoen Natie. In this video, you’ll see how their partnership turns learning ambitions into real impact, in a way that’s anything but standard.
How to develop the future leaders of your company?
The story of Eurochem
EuroChem is a global mineral mining company. They approached AMS because they want to nurture their young talents by guiding them through a high potential leadership program, structured on their own value chain. Filip Dejongh, CEO EuroChem Antwerp: “The future leaders of EuroChem have to be persons who are developed by EuroChem. That’s why this High Potential Leadership program is so important for us.”
How can our junior managers develop their leadership identity?
The story of Oona
Oona is a full-service content agency with a unique vision on content, PR, social media and marketing influencer. As they say themselves, participating into the Start to Lead-program was one of their most important decisions. In this video, the Oona's explain how this journey helped them grow their careers and personality. Within the Start to Lead trajectory, we start from a leadership definition which doesn’t impose or provides you with a blueprint of effective leadership. We focus on 'identity work'. This means we help (future) leaders to better understand their leadership role and their identity as a leader.
How to transform medical specialists in strong leaders?
The story of AZ Klina
As an acute reference hospital, AZ Klina offers patients and referrers from the North-Antwerp and Noorderkempen region accessible, demonstrable high-quality care. They play a leading role in top clinical care in the wider region. With AMS as a partner, the hospital developed the 'clinical leadership program' to develop the leadership skills of its medical specialists.
Meet our faculty
With one foot in research and one in practice, our faculty design and deliver custom learning journeys that start from your strategic challenges. The experts shown here are just a selection. For each program, we carefully match the faculty to your organization, your context and your goals. Always combining academic depth with real-world experience.
Ans De Vos
Chairholder SD Worx Next Generation Work: Creating Sustainable Careers, associate dean of education, academic director Global Leadership Skills full-time master's programs. Professor Talent Management
Eva Geluk
Researcher Human Centered Design, senior project lead Stress and Burnout
Geert Scheipers
Program director Master Class Business Strategy and Leadership - Academic Director Master Class Management in Healthcare - Academic Director EMBA
Karen Wouters
Professor Leadership and Program Director Master Classes Start To Lead & Leading From The Middle
Peggy De Prins
Academic director Master in People and Change Management, senior researcher competence center 'Next Generation Work'
Robin De Cock
Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Roel Gevaers
Academic director Master in Global Management/Global Supply Chain Management
Ron Meyer
Program director Master Class Change Management, professor strategic leadership
Sofie Jacobs
Associate Professor Sustainable Career Development, Academic Director Global Leadership Program
Steven De Haes
Dean of Antwerp Management School, academic director executive master's programs IT management, IT Governance & Assurance, Enterprise IT architecture, IT Risk and Cyber Security Management
Wouter Dewulf
Academic director Master in Maritime and Air Transport Management
Wouter Van Bockhaven
Professor strategy & innovation ecosystems, Competence Center Lead Smart Ecosystems, Innovation & Sustainability
More information?
Do you have a question about our custom programs?
Feel free to contact Barbara Van Dyck,
our Customer Engagement Director
