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CONTENT OVERVIEWYour year at IMDOur intensive, international, one-year leadership development program will prepare you to tackle the complex business challenges of the future. |
A systematic combination of classes and real-world projects gives you the knowledge, intuition and skills to move beyond the tools to successfully operate a business and lead people and organizations. Our small class size of 90 participants and deep connection to the global business world make this pioneering approach to learning possible.
The IMD MBA program is focused on leadership: inspirational, innovative and responsible. The careful integration of classes, live business cases and projects allows you to apply what you have learned in the classroom to real leadership situations.
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Pre-program
To ensure you have the necessary basic understanding of accounting, finance and statistics, you will study individually before the program starts.
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Preparation
Methods include IMD-guided online modules, text book reading and/or a one-week 'immersion program'. A test will identify areas where you must improve by the first set of exams.
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January - March, 11 weeks
Class: Accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, operations Project: Entrepreneurship Personal: Develop your personal learning plan Leadership: Understand yourself |
Build Business Fundamentals
Start building the fundamental business skills and functions central to running any business and apply them to live cases and projects. Work with a real start-up company to understand what it takes to grow a new business Define what you would like to accomplish during the year Write a Personal and Professional Identity Narrative (PPIN) and start to understand team dynamics |
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April - June, 13 weeks
Class: Economics and industry analysis, innovation, organizational behavior, strategy Project: ICP 1 Personal: electives, individual project, career strategy plan Leadership: work effectively in teams |
Sustain Profitable Growth
Continue building your business skills, with a focus on generating and sustaining profitable growth to survive long-term. Conduct an industry analysis, assess the company's capabilities to grow and analyse new market or product opportunities. Define a project you would like to develop: research, consulting, social entrepreneurship. Learn to lead people and organizations to achieve results |
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July - August, 3 weeks
Class: economic, environmental and social sustainability, Discovery Expedition preparation Project: Discovery Expedition Personal: Second set of electives Leadership: Lead in difficult environments |
Lead in Context
Business plays and important role in addressing the economic, environmental and social sustainability in our world today. Gain insight into these areas. Spend two weeks immersed in South Africa, helping companies to improve current business practices, then help them with implementation after your return. Continue to enhance skills on subjects important to you. Understand what it takes to lead in a difficult environment and how to build relationships in new cultures. |
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August - October, 13 + 2 weeks
Class: Execution and change, finance, global political economy, leading people for performance Project: ICP 2 Personal: electives and individual projects Leadership: learn how to influence within and outside organisations and drive change 2 weeks recruiting |
Drive Change and Harness Complexity
Build the knowledge and skills to deal with organizational complexity and drive change, a critical element in today's challenging business environment. Create an implementation plan, design a pilot and assist with prototyping, be part of the implementation team and manage the impact of an important strategic change. Complete your final set of electives as well as your individual project. Learn how to influence organizations through multiple stakeholders, complex organizational structures, alliances and networks. Dedicated time for recruiting. |
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November, 2 weeks
Class: apply the skills learned over the year to live cases with current business situations. Project: special topics Personal: present your project Leadership: Personal reflection |
Manage Uncertainty, Create Opportunities
A chance to move beyond the tools and use your judgement and intuition to respond to uncertain situations and create opportunities. Apply your new skills, knowledge and abilities. Complete your personal learning journey by presenting the results of your individual project. Reflect on how this year has transformed you. |
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December, 1 week
A week to wrap up the program and prepare to move on to the next stage of your career and your life. |
Final week
Be ready to make a difference in the real world. |
IMD MBA 40th Anniversary
Read about the graduation ceremony, the Great Debate featuring Nisha (2011 graduate) and two alumni from the first MBA class in 1972, as well as articles from faculty.
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"In our Shell Recruitment Day we look for evidence of strength in three areas: Capacity, Achievement and Relationships. The new IMD MBA program, with its emphasis on experiential learning,will build on the traditional MBA bias towards strategic analysis by developing participants' focus on delivery and on building and leveraging relationships. These skills are invaluable for organizations like Shell."
Beth Callen, Talent Advisor Downstream, key contact for MBA recruitment |
