IMD Annual Report 2019

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IMD ANNUAL REPORT 2019

Understanding the EMBA journey Mission statement: To develop global leaders, who lead with personal responsibility and integrity, having a positive impact on their businesses and society.

The IMD EMBA focuses on three core areas:

BUSINESS: skills and experience

SELF: confidence and awareness

WORLD: networks and perspectives

A key differentiator of the EMBA program is a 100 percent execution-oriented focus where learning is applied directly in the participant’s organization. This means that their exploration of business frameworks and practices provides an accelerated and lasting impact on their career. Senior executives from across the globe, with an average of 16 years of prior experience, come to IMD to enrich their business knowledge, explore broader global perspectives and deepen their self-awareness to becomemore reflective leaders with benefits for both society and business. Focus on leadership Leadership is about self-discovery. The IMD EMBA is specifically tailored to enable each participant to understand and progress in their own personal journey towards becoming a better leader. The leadership stream invites participants to discover, articulate, practice and shape their unique identity to recognize and exercise their capacity to lead responsibly. For many participants, this is the most challenging stream in the program. Alumni frequently confess their greatest learning was about themselves and the transformative and unexpected experience that they underwent over the course of the program.

STEP 1 FOUNDATION STAGE Foundation for Business Leadership

STEP 2 FOUNDATION STAGE Advanced Management Concepts

STEP 3 MASTERY STAGE

3 weeks at IMD

5 weeks distance learning

12 months