TCLi academy courses

 Begin your journey with the Academy through the SonicWave Manufacturing Case Study, a real-world scenario designed to ground your learning in classic organizational challenges. This short session introduces key themes in transformation implementation, stakeholder dynamics, and change leadership. More case studies will build on this foundation in the months to come. 

Faculty Member: 

Fadi Jawdat Hindi, Founder & Managing Partner of The Consulting Lab Inc.

Course Objectives:

1. Introduce the SonicWave organizational context: market, manufacturing structure, and performance pressures.

2. Map the change landscape: identify key stakeholders, pain points, and decision inflection points.

3. Unpack the transformation journey: phase-by-phase breakdown of goals, challenges, and strategic pivots.

4. Set expectations for future learning: frame how later courses will interrogate and build on SonicWave’s scenario.

Learners’ Outcomes:

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Confidently describe SonicWave’s business model and transformation context.
• Analyze organizational readiness and stakeholder dynamics in a manufacturing setting.
• Articulate the link between case-study narratives and upcoming modules.
• Frame strategic questions for deeper exploration in subsequent courses.
   

This course explores how AI can be used not to replace people, but to unlock their full potential. Participants will learn how to leverage AI-driven behavioral insights to build high-performing, aligned, and resilient teams. Through practical tools and real-world frameworks, this course empowers leaders to drive engagement, boost productivity, and nurture a self-sustaining workplace culture.

Faculty Member:

Vinay “V” Raman, Founder of CAARMO & Adjunct Faculty, The Consulting Lab Academy

Course Objectives:

1. Understand how AI can enhance—not hinder—human performance.
2. Learn how to interpret AI-powered behavioral diagnostics to guide team alignment.
3. Identify drivers of engagement, retention, and culture through data.
4. Apply practical tools to cultivate resilient, self-healing teams.
5. Explore real-world use cases from across sectors.
    

Learners’ Outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Use AI-based insights to diagnose misalignment within teams.
• Apply frameworks to drive performance and reduce friction.
• Create environments that foster engagement and ownership.
• Align human and organizational goals using data-informed strategies.
• Become better stewards of talent in the age of AI.
   

Culture isn’t just what’s written on the walls and in value statements — it’s what plays out in everyday decisions, behaviors, and norms. In this course, you’ll build a clear understanding of what organizational culture really is and how to observe and assess it. Using the SonicWave case study, you’ll explore how culture is reinforced through daily interaction and how to use a cultural model to diagnose SonicWave and WaveTech Audio. You’ll also learn and compare the most prominent cultural frameworks, explore both traditional and AI-enabled assessment tools, and learn how to spot early signs of misalignment to begin analyzing the cultural dynamics at play in a real-world scenario.

Faculty Member:

Dima Khatib, Partner of Leadership & Organizational Development, The Consulting Lab Inc.

Course Objectives:

1. Define organizational culture and understand its influence on performance and transformation.
2. Explore how culture is formed and reinforced through daily interactions
3. Learn and compare leading culture frameworks
4. Learn the different diagnostic tools—both traditional and AI-powered—to assess culture.
5. Examine SonicWave’s cultural landscape and begin analyzing it.
    

Learners’ Outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Articulate the components and drivers of organizational culture.
• Use cultural frameworks and apply them in your own work.
• Recognize and compare traditional and AI-enabled cultural assessment tools
• Analyze the cultural challenges presented in the SonicWave case study.
• Build readiness for deeper analysis and culture-shaping interventions in future courses

Most leaders hear. Few truly listen. In this masterclass, participants will learn the science, strategy, and subtlety of listening—both to people and to AI systems. Through frameworks and experiential practice, learners will explore how listening fuels trust, informs action, and drives aligned execution. Drawing from the SonicWave case and real-world scenarios, this course equips professionals to listen beyond the noise—especially when the signals come from humans and machines.

Faculty Member:

Rafi Yachoua, Senior Partner, The Consulting Lab Inc.

Course Objectives:

1. Understand the different levels and modes of listening—and why most organizations get it wrong.
2. Learn how to decode what’s really being said in teams and stakeholder environments.
3. Explore how AI systems “listen”—and how to interpret their signals without overreliance.
4. Practice intentional listening strategies that build empathy, alignment, and action.
5. Apply listening tools to SonicWave’s leadership and operational breakdowns.
    

Learners’ Outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between passive, active, and strategic listening.
• Identify blind spots in organizational listening practices.
• Extract meaningful signals from both human input and AI outputs.
• Apply listening techniques that reduce misalignment and increase trust.
• Build stronger feedback loops between people, systems, and decisions.
   

Before you launch AI, automation, or any digital transformation, you need to know where you actually stand. This course equips leaders with the tools to assess their current technological landscape—people, platforms, processes, and pitfalls. Participants will examine the SonicWave case to learn how to surface readiness gaps, manage legacy complexity, and align tech capabilities with strategic intent.

Faculty Member:

 Mifham Siddeek, Senior Partner – Sri Lanka & Maldives, The Consulting Lab Inc.

Course Objectives:

1. Define what “technological readiness” means in real-world transformation scenarios.
2. Learn how to evaluate infrastructure, integration, and capability maturity. 
3. Understand the human and cultural dimensions of tech readiness. 
4. Explore diagnostic frameworks and scoring models. 
5. Apply insights to the SonicWave landscape and your own organization.
    

Learners’ Outcomes:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Conduct a baseline assessment of their organization’s tech ecosystem.
• Identify readiness gaps across infrastructure, skills, and adoption.
• Use structured models to prioritize modernization and investment.
• Understand how cultural and operational factors impact tech enablement.
• Build a tech-readiness narrative that aligns with business strategy.