Participants come from a wide variety of functional and national backgrounds. The programme provides a cross-cultural learning environment which is ideal for managers to assess, review and develop their leadership skills.

The programme will most benefit senior managers currently, or about to be posted abroad, as well as those executives based at headquarters who co-ordinate or manage international activities. It is also of use to managers in public organisations of government agencies involved in international activities.

On a typical programme, there are more than 15 different nationalities from around the world.