LEADING THE GLOBAL ENTERPRISE

Who

You are an experienced senior executive (regional head, global functional head or international business leader) in an established multinational or global challenger organization.

What

• Build a shared understanding of the global scenarios that will face multinational corporations
• Examine winning strategies, for major players and their challengers, in a variety of sectors
• Make your organization more efficient, connected and nimble
• Fine tune your own leadership style for greater success

Duration

6 days

Who

LGE is for experienced senior executives (regional heads, global functional heads and international business leaders) in established multinational and global challenger organizations.

Participants must be willing to share their experiences (respecting confidentiality of course), and be prepared to have their perspectives challenged and reshaped by fellow participants.

What

As globalization accelerates, the world is becoming “flat”; the playing field on which multinational firms compete, regardless of their country of origin, is becoming more level. However, as the recent financial crisis reminds us, the flat world is also a more interconnected world. The growing opportunities also come with additional risks and challenges.

In the Leading the Global Enterprise (LGE) program, IMD's experienced and international Faculty team will help you review and improve your own and your firm’s performance.

In LGE you will:

• Build a shared understanding of the global scenarios that will face multinational corporations
• Examine winning strategies, for major players and their challengers, in a variety of sectors
• Discuss proven approaches to execution that make an organization more efficient, connected and nimble
• Learn about novel approaches to investing in and leveraging a firm’s financial, technological and human resources
• Fine tune your own leadership style for greater success

Read the Q and A interview with LGE Program Director Bala Chakravarthy.  

How

You will learn through incisive inputs from Faculty members based on their latest research; presentations by leaders in business and major inter-governmental organizations; debates and discussions with peers from global companies, representing a variety of regions and industries.

Pre-program preparation

Before attending LGE, we ask you to prepare a short write-up on how your firm hopes to compete successfully for its future. You will review and refine this road map throughout the LGE program.

Program flow

• Days 1 & 2: Setting the stage, examining specific scenarios for global businesses, and developing new approaches for managing the external environment
• Day 3: Developing winning strategies in a flat world
• Day 4: Improving organizational structure and processes
• Days 5 & 6: Smarter investment in and leveraging of the firm’s financial, technological and human resources

At different stages during the program, we will examine the demands that the above activities place on you as the chief business, regional or functional leader, and how you can improve your own effectiveness.

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.

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 can be found 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.

During this time you will receive an e-mail asking you to submit a purchase order number if required. Should your company ask you to provide them with a purchase requisition or cost estimate for internal purposes you can use our purchase requisition or cost estimate generator.

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.

Substitution

A participant can be substituted on the same program session without incurring any fees. The substitute needs to apply and be admitted.

Note: Once you have paid the program tuition fee, if you do not attend another program within 24 months, the program fee will be forfeited.