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Who
You are a high-potential manager early in your career.
What
- Prepare and position yourself for a higher level of responsibility
- Increase your global awareness, business knowledge and capacity to exercise leadership responsibly
- Integrate and apply your learning to your company through a real-life project
- Get ready for IMD's Executive MBA degree
Duration
4 weeks: 2 modules of 2 weeks each
When
Dates 2010
Module 2 September 6 - September 17, 2010
Module 1 September 27 - October 8, 2010
Dates 2011
Module 2 January 17 - January 28, 2011
Module 1 February 7 - February 18, 2011
Module 2 May 16 - May 27, 2011
Module 1 June 6 - June 17, 2011
Module 2 September 5 - September 16, 2011
Module 1 September 26 - October 7, 2011
Dates 2012
Module 2 January 16 - January 26, 2012
Our participants
Most BOT participants are young, ambitious managers (usually with 5 to 10 years of business experience) who are looking to boost their careers and take on greater responsibility. They are generally functional experts, or managers of a function or a project, and want to meet other talented young executives from a range of industries to engage, challenge and explore with them.
Some BOT participants are considering a significant transition in their personal or professional lives. They are often highly experienced and come from a range of backgrounds - entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, scientists, engineers, teachers - yet are asking themselves fundamental questions about their professional direction. The openness and accessibility of the BOT Faculty, the program and its unique project design provide a way for such curious participants to reorient themselves and explore other paths.
A typical BOT class has 25 to 35 participants from 15 countries, speaking 12 natives languages. Most participants are in their thirties.
The following companies have put their trust in IMD in the past by sending participants to BOT:
- Aegon
- A.P. Moller Maersk
- Rio Tinto
- Danske Bank
- DSM
- INDAP
- Tetra Laval Group
- Rabobank
- Visa
- Al-Faisaliah Group
- Heerema Group
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"BOT is an impressively well integrated program. Facilities, teachers and case studies are all world class. I left BOT with tools applicable in my every day responsibilities, with perspectives on broader business issues and with new input on how to continue developing my team and leadership style."
A Finance Projects Manager and Asset Manager |
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"BOT is a well-balanced program that enables you to gain a broader and deeper view in both your business and personal life."
Sipke van der Werf, Marketing Manager |
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"For me, BOT was a rewarding, life-changing experience; it was phenomenal to see the impact the program had on me and my fellow participants. The cultural diversity and excellent global networking opportunities were an added bonus."
Ravi Nadasen, General Manager |
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"The value in BOT is not only the program itself, but what you learn about yourself as a leader and how to effectively use these insights for the rest of your business and private life."
Igor Küttschreutter, Corporate Control & Accounting |
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"BOT is a fantastic program as well as a unique opportunity to challenge the way you do things and to learn from it."
A Customer Program Director |
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"BOT is an intense journey through the world of business and personal development. The program provides knowledge and tools to empower you in your ongoing career."
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What
Businesses are struggling to deal with economic, political and social turbulence around the world. Private and public organizations are confronted with financial instability, new competitors and severe operational difficulties. The next generation of leaders will face a more complex range of challenges and must develop their capacity to lead responsibly.
If you are a high-potential young manager, the Building on Talent (BOT) program will give you the tools, insights and hands-on experience to take on greater risks and responsibilities. The program prepares you in three ways:
- It deepens your understanding of business fundamentals (finance, innovation, marketing, operations and strategy)
- It provides a solid foundation in the principles of leadership and a unique opportunity for self-development
- It consolidates your learning through an "action learning" integrative project carried out between the modules
If you feel ready to move up in your career – if you want to make a difference – BOT will accelerate your progress and prepare you for your next career move.
Get ready for IMD’s Executive MBA degree
BOT can be the first stage on a continuous path of executive development that accompanies you to the top levels of management. As a graduate of BOT, you are on a pathway to IMD’s Executive MBA program.
How
BOT is the first step on a long-term journey of personal development. It is an intense and deeply rewarding experience. The program will stretch you, taking you beyond your routine perpectives and customary boundaries.
The learning approach is highly informal and interactive. It includes thought-provoking assignments, real-life case discussions, extensive individual and group work, challenging high-intensity outdoor leadership exercises, and supportive individual and group coaching.
The between-module "real world" integrative project will consolidate your learning and deepen your self-awareness by integrating your business knowledge and leadership experiences through an action learning project.
A unique BOT innovation is the Responsible Leadership Elective (LRE). It offers you the opportunity to work with IMD and an NGO to design and implement an alternative project - to make a real difference and contribute to humanity through meaningful fieldwork in a developing country.
Our Faculty
Our Faculty members are recognized world authorities in their fields. They divide their time between teaching, research and acting as consultants to international companies. They remain on top of the latest management trends.
You can expect timely, innovative learning activities, materials and content in all IMD programs.
Jack Denfeld Wood |
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Cyril Bouquet |
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Arturo Bris |
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Albrecht Enders |
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Martin A. Koschat
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Nikos Tsikriktsis |
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In this section, you will find important information on the program fee, application, invoicing, cancellation and transfer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our program advisors.
Fee
The program fee (which is mentioned on the overview page) includes tuition, teaching materials, and lunch on weekdays. Travel or living expenses are not covered. You must settle your own hotel bills, both when in Lausanne and on off-campus assignments, as well as all dinners and lunches on weekends when applicable. IMD reserves the right to modify the program fee at any time.
Tentative reservation
To make a non-binding reservation, send us a completed tentative reservation form. This carries no obligation and is not a substitute for the formal application form.
Application & invoicing
Your application is forwarded to the program director who will evaluate it to ensure that the program corresponds to your objectives and profile. This can take approximately 1 week.
The information & registration office will notify you of the outcome of your application. If you are accepted, they will send your acceptance letter and invoice fee together by priority mail.
From this point, your enrollment will be considered firm by both you and IMD.
Please pay the program fee within 30 days of the invoice date and no later than the commencement of the program. If you register within 1 month of the start of the program, you must settle the invoice immediately without exception.
Payment can be made by bank transfer or credit card.
Up to six weeks before the program start date, a program coordinator will contact you with information on hotels and pre-program preparation. Please note that IMD reserves enough rooms for each participant on the program.
If accepted, you understand that you must be completely free of professional duties while attending this program and that you must attend all scheduled sessions and activities.
IMD must be notified in writing of all cancellations and transfers. If you are admitted to a program, but find that you are unable to attend, you have the following cancellation and transfer options: Up to six weeks before program start:
Note: IMD programs tend to be fully booked well in advance. Space may not be available in a later session. |
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From six weeks to up to 11 days before program start:
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Within 10 days before program start:
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Your next step
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Call program advisor: +41 (0)21 618 0700 |
