Who Is Right for the Program
The General Management Program is designed primarily for executives with recently acquired or significantly expanded general management responsibilities. It is also appropriate for senior functional managers who have important cross-functional or cross-organizational responsibilities, who need a broader perspective on the company's operations, or who will soon become business-unit, division, or regional leaders. Executives who need to develop a more comprehensive, integrated perspective and to sharpen their strategic, financial, and leadership skills will benefit most from this program.
The most common titles of GMP participants include:
- General manager (deputy, assistant, or divisional)
- Senior vice president or VP (divisional, regional, or corporate)
- Director (executive, managing, or divisional)
- Head (business unit or division)
- Manager
- Partner
Participants typically have 15 to 20 years of work experience.
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Past Participants Represented:
| Industries |
Nationalities |
| 8% |
|
Chem/Pharm/Bio |
27% |
|
Asia/Pacific |
| 3% |
|
Communications |
26% |
|
Europe |
| 5% |
|
Consumer Products |
9% |
|
Latin America |
| 17% |
|
Financial |
38% |
|
North America |
| 9% |
|
High Technology |
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| 10% |
|
Manufacturing |
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| 8% |
|
Nonprofit Services |
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|
| 7% |
|
Other Services |
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| 8% |
|
Professional Services |
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| 5% |
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Raw Materials/Energy |
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| 5% |
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Real Estate/Construction |
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| 7% |
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Retail Services |
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| 8% |
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Utilities/Telecommunications |
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Participating Companies Have Included:
Apple Inc.
Boston Scientific Corporation
Eli Lilly and Company
EMC Corporation
GlobeNet Brasil Telecom
HSBC Holdings plc
ING Group
Microsoft Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation
NASA
Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone Corporation |
Nokia
Old Mutual South Africa
Oracle Corporation
Sonae
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.
SYSCO Corporation
Triumph Motorcycles
Wacker Chemie AG
Westpac Banking Corporation
Zurich Financial Services Group |
This list of companies includes participants who have attended recent GMP programs.
"Beyond the tremendous learning and changing that takes place during the program, GMP results in an amazing network that would be impossible to build otherwise. You create bonds and friendships with brilliant people from around the world and across many disciplines that you can draw upon for support and professional guidance at any point after the program ends. That kind of support—both from classmates and faculty—will be invaluable to me as I continue to evaluate opportunities and grow my company's business."
Michelle Sherwood [National Sales Director], Sensis Pty, Ltd., Australia