“What I love about this programme is the surprise factor. People get into a groove in their jobs. They reach a comfort zone where they’re locked into a certain way of thinking about business.
Then they come to INSEAD, where they’re surprised by the things they’ve never known about – and how much more there is to learn. I take even more delight in the knowledge that the surprise is going to make them better managers afterwards.”
Many ambitious professionals spend the first part of their career getting very good at their jobs but often make the mistake of thinking that what got them this far will get them to the next stage. Management does not just mean more of the same.
The Management Acceleration Programme acts as a navigation tool for early career high-potential executives equipping you with a general management perspective. It will broaden your general business knowledge, deepen your competence in key functional disciplines and expand your leadership and management skills through coaching. Framed by the crucial concept of Value-Based Management, you learn how to create – and capture – value while forging a community with international like-minded high potentials.
Key Benefits
Become a more confident manager with new knowledge, skills and self-awareness – ready for new responsibilities
Be a more effective manager – focused on creating value and providing leadership
Offer the teams you work in a fresh perspective – taking in not only the bigger business picture but also the longer term
Gain an international network and global outlook
Take away an injection of knowledge and enthusiasm for your entire team – the INSEAD spirit is contagious
If you would like more information on our General Management Programmes, please click here to access our comparison grid.
A lesson in engaged artistry (Harvard Business Review - 23 March 2011)
Article by Gianpiero Petriglieri, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, on leadership and the ability to articulate, embody, and connect others with a specific purpose, taking the example of the Italian conductor Riccado Muti. Click hereto read the article.
Imagining the future of leadership (Harvard Business Review - 15 September 2010)
Gianpiero Petriglieri, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, answers the question "what is the role of the future leader?". Click here to read the article.
Under a unifying theme of Value Based Management, the Management Acceleration Programme provides experiences and tools to help participants create better value within their own organisations.
Throughout the programme participants take part in lectures, simulation exercises, group coaching and 360° feedback whilst focusing on three key areas:
Lead inside and out - The programme develops participants’ personal leadership abilities and explores the way they work with others.
Expand and explore - Participants develop a broad perspective of the business along with the ability to analyse complex problems in each area, regardless of their own background.
Integrate and reintegrate - Ultimately participants connect everything they have learnt to achieve a value-creating perspective, preparing them for immediate impact on their return to the office.
Why should I choose INSEAD above other business schools?
We think our diversity is our distinguishing feature. INSEAD is probably the only school where you’ll find 25 nationalities in the same class. And it’s certainly the only school where no single one of those 25 nationalities will predominate. Having said that, our faculty are among the best (and most diverse) in the world too!
Why is diversity such a big deal?
The obvious answer is that business is more international than ever before. But it’s the subtle answer that’s much more powerful. With so many different national and cultural perspectives to learn from, you really will start to see things differently. By challenging your old assumptions, you’ll become aware of new possibilities and start to understand how very differently people think.
What’s the difference between the modular and continuous versions?
The content is almost identical. However, we think it makes sense to spend a little more time on Asian issues during the two weeks of the modular version that’s spent in Singapore. We’d recommend the modular version to those who have a special interest in Asia or who are looking for an even more international experience than INSEAD usually offers! Please note that the modules aren’t interchangeable.
Three weeks seems like a big commitment – can I afford so much time away?
You need three weeks to gain the distance for reflection on your work and yourself. We also need that time to cover the ambitious curriculum. But the modular version offers a little more flexibility. And the consecutive version runs three times a year, enabling you to plan the programme into your hectic schedule.
How do I know which INSEAD General Management Programme is right for me?
It’s all about experience. And focus. Management Acceleration Programme participants generally have at least five years’ work experience, while International Executive Programme participants have eight to ten years’ management experience.
I already have a business degree – will the programme cover the same old ground?
Provided you’ve worked for a couple of years since graduating and accumulated some real-life management puzzles of your own, the Management Acceleration Programme is the perfect refresher course. It will also bring you right up-to-date with the latest thinking.
Is the emphasis on soft leadership skills or hard knowledge, tools and frameworks?
To be successful in business you need to balance your soft skills with your fundamental business understanding. So the programme seeks to enhance your understanding across the full business spectrum, while also developing your leadership capabilities. It’s such an integrated programme that soft and hard skills are intertwined and built together.
Do I have to attend the sessions on my own area of expertise?
Absolutely. First, you might gain a new perspective on your field. And second, you’ll have the valuable experience of passing on your expertise to classmates from other disciplines. It’s by sharing insights that people learn at INSEAD, as well as by listening to the wisdom of our faculty of course.
So what do I do next?
You’re talented, motivated, ambitious and hungry to learn. So the next step is to apply using our downloadable application form. When you need INSEAD again, for the transition into general management or an even more senior post, we’ll be there for you and your company. But for now, let’s accelerate your management career together...
Management Acceleration Programme participants are so diverse that it is hard to generalise, however, they tend to fit the following profile:
At least five years’ work experience
Have recently stepped up into a management role or are groomed for one
Strong track record in their own functional area
In a role with some operating, corporate or management responsibility
Graduates of any subject, including business, but unlikely to have a postgraduate business degree, such as an MBA
There are approximately 25 nationalities in each session and an even greater diversity of backgrounds. We ensure that everyone has a comparable level of skills and experiences.
From participants to alumni
As well as becoming part of your own class community, participants leave the Management Acceleration Programme as full members of the INSEAD alumni community. Only graduates of our world-famous MBA, Executive MBA and PhD programmes, together with selected former Executive Education participants, are eligible for this status. This elite worldwide network consists of over 39,200 alumni in around 160 countries, many with very active National Alumni Associations. Alumni benefit from lifelong networking and professional development opportunities, including regional events, refresher programmes and reduced rates for all Executive Education at INSEAD.
Azzah Al-Sharhan
Executive Director of Human Resources
At Dubai Chamber Of Commerce & Industry, United Arab Emirates
“This year, three managers attended the Management Acceleration Programme, and I am happy to say that they are on their way to becoming highly-respected leaders within our organisation.”
Often, someone who has been outstanding at work receives a promotion – but is he or she prepared to cope with the new role? An example is when an individual becomes a manager for the first time. In our organisation, it was up to me to ensure seamless transitions for these people – and I knew that this could be done through INSEAD’s Management Acceleration Programme.
But first, I had to convince the Director General and the board. It was easy for me to do this, as the programme stood out when it came to its practical benefits – from providing an environment for our managers to test their capabilities, to analysing real-life case studies that are relevant to the real world, and engaging in insightful discussions with faculty members and their peers from around the world. The Director General and the board recognised that INSEAD was a prestigious business school, and could see how this programme would benefit our managers as well as the organisation.
This year, three managers attended the Management Acceleration Programme, and I am happy to say that they are on their way to becoming highly-respected leaders within our organisation.
Nicole Bader
Senior Category Purchaser IT
at KPN, The Netherlands
“All I can say is that, as the name suggests, it really did accelerate my development.”
It was my director who recommended the programme to me. My manager did the programme a couple of years back and was so enthusiastic that I just had to try it for myself!
In my case, I was looking mainly for new insights and an academic approach to business. The way the Management Acceleration Programme combines this with a more personal approach to growth made it the perfect fit. I wasn’t prepared for how amazing the experience turned out to be. It’s hard to convey the high energy of those three weeks and the incredible effect it has in such a short time. All I can say is that, as the name suggests, it really did accelerate my development.
The biggest revelation was the coaching. It was very helpful to gain insight in how other people saw me before the programme. Now that I see myself more clearly, I have more tactics at my disposal for dealing with people and problems.
Before I came to INSEAD, I was just go, go, go! I moved too fast. Today, I create time each day to reflect on how I’m doing things. I already see the benefits personally and professionally. Just as importantly, I think I’ve passed on a bit of INSEAD energy to my director – and of course my line manager, who started it all. But this time it was my turn to bring back the enthusiasm from the Management Acceleration Programme!
Duarte Abreu
Head of Strategic Planning
Publicis, Portugal
“I’m using a lot of the knowledge it gave me every day – and still digesting the rest.”
It was business transition that brought me to INSEAD… but I ended up with a major promotion – a big professional transition too.
It all started six years ago, when I joined Publicis as an intern. Even though I was a law graduate, advertising was my passion and in my blood. Eventually I worked my way into strategic planning, which requires a very broad outlook on our clients’ business. And then, the company decided to move into digital advertising, which meant the CEO was ready to sponsor development activities.
I chose the Management Acceleration Programme very carefully. It wasn’t just about INSEAD’s international reputation. As I’d never studied business formally, I felt I needed some broad foundations. But I never realised it was possible to take in so much over just three weeks. Although I came in search of finance and accounting knowledge, I left with such strong insights into strategy and people management, not to mention a new perspective on my own field of marketing. The way the knowledge is passed on is incredible. For the first time in my adult life, I never felt the need for a cigarette break!
Back in Lisbon, at Publicis I was promoted to head of department almost immediately, reporting directly to the CEO, bearing in mind a horizontal management responsibility, which I divide with a colleague of mine. The programme didn’t just give me the confidence in myself. It also gave senior managers confidence in me. In my case it was all about timing: the right programme at the right time. I’m using a lot of the knowledge it gave me every day – and still digesting the rest.
I’ve stayed close to my fellow participants, even though we’re scattered all over the world. In fact we’re already planning among ourselves to return to INSEAD for the Advanced Management Programme!
Great minds don’t think alike
INSEAD’s professors represent many cultures, disciplines, and perspectives. Led by acknowledged world experts in their own particular fields, programme faculty remain intimately close to business and most are engaged in cross-disciplinary research.*
The Aviva Chaired Professor of Leadership and Responsibility
Charles Galunic works within the field of organizational theory and strategy. His work concerns the social fabric of innovation and change. Recently, his work has focused on managerial development and performance, where he has examined the role of social networks in managerial innovation, performance, and cooperation. This includes studying the managerial development of young service professional as they take on new responsibilities in professional service firms. Read more...
Professor of Marketing
The John H. Loudon Chaired Professor of International Management
*programme faculty may change
Dates & Fees
Dates
Length
Location
Tuition Fees*
21 May 2012 to 08 Jun 2012
3 weeks
Fontainebleau
€ 16,000
€ 16,000
Module 1
18 Jun 2012 to 29 Jun 2012
2 weeks
Singapore
Module 2
27 Aug 2012 to 31 Aug 2012
1 week
Fontainebleau
03 Sep 2012 to 21 Sep 2012
3 weeks
Fontainebleau
€ 16,000
Modules are not interchangeable.
Please click here for more information about the terms and conditions.
For full details on how to apply, accommodation, and cancellation conditions please visit the Practical Information page
* Fee subject to change. For programmes delivered in France, VAT (19.6%) to be added for companies based in France, or for European companies where no VAT number is supplied. For programmes delivered in Singapore, GST (7%) to be added for Singapore-registered companies.
