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 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.
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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:
Let us help you decide: Frequently Asked Questions
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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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
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
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!
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.*
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Charles Galunic Professor of Organisational Behaviour
The Aviva Chaired Professor of Leadership and Responsibility |
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Martin Gargiulo
Professor of Organisational Behaviour |
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Programme Director
Affiliate Professor of Organisational Behaviour |
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Elisa Alabaster Consultant & Trainer, Bissada Management Simulations |
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Associate Professor of Operations Management |
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Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise |
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Affiliate Professor of Accounting and Control and Business Law Director, INSEAD–PwC Research Initiative on High Performance Organisations Dean, INSEAD MBA |
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Professor of Strategy Aon Dirk Verbeek Chaired Professor in International Risk and Strategic Management Dean of EMBA Programme |
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Thomas Hellwig Programme Director, INSEAD Global Leadership Centre |
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Professor of Finance |
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Assistant Professor of Accounting and Control Coordinator Accounting and Control Area |
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Affiliate Professor of Finance |
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting and Control |
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Paddy Padmanabhan |
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Assistant Professor of Strategy Akzo Nobel Fellow of Strategic Management |
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Jasjit Singh
Assistant Professor of Strategy
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Adjunct Professor of Finance |
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Emeritus Professor of Marketing |
*programme faculty may change
| Dates | Length | Location | Tuition Fees* |
| 13 Sep 2010 to 01 Oct 2010 | 3 weeks | Fontainebleau | € 20,200 |
| 24 Jan 2011 to 11 Feb 2011 | 3 weeks | Fontainebleau | € 20,200 |
| 23 May 2011 to 10 Jun 2011 | 3 weeks | Fontainebleau | € 20,200 |
| € 20,200 | |||
| Module 1 | |||
| 26 Jun 2011 to 08 Jul 2011 | 2 weeks | Singapore | |
| Module 2 | |||
| 04 Sep 2011 to 09 Sep 2011 | 1 week | Fontainebleau | |
| 12 Sep 2011 to 30 Sep 2011 | 3 weeks | Fontainebleau | € 20,200 |
Modules are not interchangeable.
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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.
