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SBS-EM ExEcutivE Education - accElEratEd ManagEMEnt PrograMME

Fast track for up-and-coming managers

Accelerated Management Programme

www.solvay.edu/accelerated-management-programme

16 days of intensive

immersion spread over 3 months


I’m a trained engineer. My mind is technical. And in my previous functions, I mainly interacted with other technicians, so we spoke the same language. Today my attributions are more international and commercial. I’m not speaking only with engineers and the cartesian brain is not enough anymore.

Sanny HANSSENS - Project Engineer, Vigan Engineering

I’ve long hesitated between a long training in management and a shorter course. My choice for the accelerated programme is a question of timing. I’m about to be promoted and I wanted to accompany this new career step with proper solid training. This is why the Solvay programme, with a real evaluation at the end, seemed to have more value than other similar programmes on the market.

Cédric StAppAErtS - Deputy Commissioning Manager, Electrabel GDF Suez

I’m now leading a team of 10 people and, in terms of perception, people in the company know what I can accomplish. They’ve seen the skills put into practice and both my managers and my team have greater confidence. As for me, I also feel more confident speaking to different departments and I understand better higher management decisions.

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A welcome word from the DirectorWhy a general management training for young working professionals?

Young managers, today more than ever, are facing a highly competitive and always more complex world. Whether they have chosen to work in the business world, for the public or for the NGO sector, they need perspective, knowledge and core managerial skills to succeed.

Sometimes, career opportunities present themselves when you least expect it. You might not be ready and you certainly do not have one or two years to prepare yourself. What you need is to familiarise yourself with management tools and techniques quickly! A fast and intensive track to leadership.

On the corporate level, training needs for this target population are also becoming vital. Retaining people is now as important as finding it. To do so, more attention is now given to career development and management. Companies look for target-group oriented learning and for short or accelerated training opportunities for their high-potential staff.

Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM) thought necessary to address all these needs with its traditional academic approach and methodology, mixing generic knowledge and more specific content, hard and soft skills and finding the right balance between theory and real-life challenges. Our participants should come out of this experience with new insights and knowledge directly applicable in the workplace.

Deeply anchored in Brussels, its international community, and the business world, the School also wanted to propose a programme available in English and compatible with professional obligations. In the next few pages, you will discover the structure and specifics of SBS-EM’s Accelerated Management Programme.

We hope it meets your needs.

Philippe Biltiau Academic Director Accelerated Management programme Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management professor of Marketing

Michel Verstraeten Academic Director Accelerated Management programme Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management professor of Leadership


Who is this ProgrAMMe for? Young working professionals in need of management training

Recently appointed managers

High-potential employees

The Accelerated Management Programme is designed to be compatible with a professional activity. Many professionals from different backgrounds (Healthcare professionals, SME’s Board of Directors, Law firm partners, etc.) with no formal management training can benefit from this first-time management track.

ProgrAMMe oBjectiVesThe Accelerated Management Programme provides a broad-base practical introduction to the main concepts and approaches of management, combined with practical insights intended to be immediately applied in the workplace.

Understand major business concepts

Gain a clear overview of organisational challenges in main functional areas

Master cross-functional management principles

Develop essential practical and theoretical skills

Increase awareness about personal management performances

Enlarge professional network


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the solVAy APProAchSolvay Brussels School’s Accelerated Management Programme is delivered by academic and field experts through a wide-ranging variety of learning practices such as self-awareness of leadership methods, interactive lectures, short classroom exercises, student suggested cases and other case-studies, group discussions, reenactments and many practical examples. More precisely the Accelerated Management Programme focuses on 4 aspects:

the Essentials Spotlight on fundamental management concepts providing a basis for understanding

everyday corporate challenges and needs.

up-to-dateFocus on most recent concepts in each functional areas examined.

Participants will be swiftly familiarised with the latest trends and business buzzwords.

Future Oriented

Development of a “skill-hub” (books, on-line references, cases, articles,…) to provide a set of management tools and key resources to apply immediately and long after the programme.

Challenging LearningThis programme, like all other Solvay Brussels School programmes, requires work and

effort in the classroom and outside. This is even more true considering the tight schedule of the programme (only 16 days). Assignments will require you to work during weekends and evenings. Your class will be composed of professionals willing to take this challenge.

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3 days – thursday to saturday

month 1

MONtH 1

LEADERSHIP & SELF-ASSESSMENTThe most powerful form of leadership is one in which the leader takes the privilege in finding the best in others and puts it to good use. The realization that leadership is a relationship and not just a personal skill or talent will bring participants to embrace self-awareness and a whole range of personal, interpersonal and team skills that they can learn, develop and practice to become better leaders.

Meet your professor

Susan West holds a Masters in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University (United States). Her passion for business and psychology led her to an international career in human resources where, during the past 20 years, she worked with some of the Fortune 500’s top global executives. Susan’s career spans multiple industries in Europe and the United States. She was Senior HR Business Partner at Citibank , then moved to AlliedSignal as Director of Organization & Leadership Development. She also held leadership positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck & Co., Inc. in Performance Consulting and Corporate Talent Management. In 2006 she established a consulting practice in Brussels, dedicated to helping leaders and their teams meet today’s business challenges.

Objectives• Learn to successfully manage an increasingly diverse and complex workforce

• Help the participant to see through group dynamics and processes of influence, conflict, motivation, decision

• Master the basics of human behaviour at work

Assessment

• Participants will be asked to develop a Personal Business Plan (PBP).

ProgrAMMe structure6 core modules spread over 16 days over a 3-month period.

16 DAyS spread over 3 MONtHS

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MONtH 1

ACCOUNTINGThis is not a course for accountants, but for future managers who will need to analyse and interpret accounting information as part of their job. Accounting cuts across all functions in an organisation. It does not matter whether you are a manager in strategy, operations, marketing, or human resources, you will use accounting information to prepare a budget; to assess the profitability of a product, a service, or a customer; to assess the success of a marketing or recruitment campaign; and to evaluate the performance of your department, your company or your competitors.

Meet your professor

Jean-Philippe Michaux is currently Head of Internal Audit at Puratos Group. Certified Public Accountant, he teaches advanced accounting at SBS-EM. Previously, he was Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers specialized in international group audit, consolidation, reporting matters (both financial and non-financial information) and IFRS. Jean-Philippe holds a Master in Business Engineering from SBS-EM.

Objectives

• Give participants the key accounting tools to understand, interpret and analyse accounting information, prepare a budget, evaluate performances

• Differentiate Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting

• Understand accounting jargon

Assessment

• The participants will prepare an assignment within a small group to be submitted and presented by the end of the programme.

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month 2

MONtH 2

FINANCEThis course is intended to introduce students to the basic concepts and tools of financial management. Corporations are confronted with two main types of decisions: capital budgeting decisions (how much to invest and what real assets to invest in) and financing decisions (what securities to issue in order to raise the cash required). This course will mainly deal with valuation and capital budgeting decisions.

Meet your professor

Mathias Schmit is professor of Finance at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, ULB. He teaches Finance, Banking, Risk Management, EU financial Regulation and Case Studies in Microfinance. Mathias holds a PhD in finance and has published numerous scientific papers on the impact of Basel II on the financial industry. He is also the founder of SAGORA, a network of senior risk professionals merging extensive asset financing and banking experience.

Objectives

• Master the basic concepts and tools of financial management

• Apply new knowledge in practical situations when confronted to investment decisions

• Integrate financial management concepts into your decision-making process

• Learn how to go beyond accounting figures to show your unit’s real economic performance and potential

• Improve communication with financial managers within your organisation and learn how to raise the right questions

Assessment

• The assessment is based on a case study distributed at the end of Day 3. This case will be analysed in small groups and presented by the end of the programme.



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MONtH 2

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTThis course will provide participants with an introduction to business and corporate strategy, developing in particular analytical tools to answer four complementary strategic questions: why should we create value, how should we create value, where should we create value, and how should we execute to appropriate value. The aim is to allow participants to develop a view of strategic management to help them identify the fundamental determinants of a sustainable competitive advantage.

Meet your professor

Manuel Hensmans is Professor of Strategic Management at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management. Before joining Solvay, he was on the faculty of London Business School, Strathclyde Business School and Rotterdam School of Management. Manuel is a research fellow at the Advanced Institute of Management Research, UK, and he has published in leading international journals and acted as consultant on strategy processes for a wide range of European multinationals as well as small and medium sized companies. Manuel has also prepared the business plan and collected the funds for the autonomous government company VERA (vera.be). Manuel Hensmans holds a PhD in Management (Erasmus University Rotterdam), a MSc in Applied Economics (KULeuven), a Specialization Master in Economics (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), and a MSc in Applied Computer Science (ULB).

Objectives

• Refresh key aspects, schools of thought and concepts of strategic management

• Challenge participants to think strategically and look at markets/clients/ sector/competitors and their organisation from a strategic perspective

• Develop analytical tools and models

• Enable participants to identify the fundamental determinants of success in different business environments

Assessment

• The assessment is a case-based individual assignment to be handed in several weeks after the end of the module.

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month 3

MONtH 3

MARKETINGThe objectives of this marketing course are to make participants aware of the importance of marketing in today’s economy and to understand the contemporary approach and culture of “value-focused‟ marketing. Participants will learn key marketing concepts and basic tools.

Meet your professor

Jean-Pierre Aerts has more than 20 years of experience in multi-cultural environments – as manager, consultant, facilitator and trainer - in the areas of communication, branding, marketing, sales and team development. Active for both product and service companies, Jean-Pierre worked over the past years for companies such as Belgacom - Beiersdorf - Coca-Cola - Delta Lloyd - Dexia - EVS - Ethias - Gallaher - ING - Lafarge - Omega Pharma - Procter & Gamble - RJR Nabisco - RTL - Sodexo - Spa Waters - Skynet. Jean-Pierre holds a MBA from the Cornell University (NY State USA), in addition to degrees in Law (ULg Belgium) and Business Administration (UCL Belgium).

Objectives

• Understand major marketing concepts and the different visions (classic, contemporary)

• Appreciate the complexity and vast array of customer’s behaviours

• Make the link between customer behaviour and market segmentation

• Master the main targeting approaches

• Understand the concept of positioning & differentiation

• Structure a marketing information system

Assessment

• The assessment is based in a group analysis of a case study including a final presentation.



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MONtH 3

PROJECT MANAGEMENTThis final course will provide a structured setting in which the participants can familiarise themselves with the most important ideas in project management. To learn how to apply these concepts to their personal working needs and those of their organisation.

Meet your professor

With 17 years business experience, including 12 years of consulting for Capgemini, Frederic Hoffmann is a senior manager with solid track record in managing projects in international and multicultural environments. Frederic is now focusing on ICT Governance and is one of the leading Project and Portfolio Management experts in Belgium. He implements PPM best practices, methods and tools for major European financial and public institutions and for industry and telecom key players. Beside this, Frederic provides Project Management coaching to the International Business Field Projects (IBFP) at the MBA of the Solvay Business School. He is also a regular speaker in conferences on Project and Portfolio Management. Frederic Hoffmann holds a degree in Economics and a postgraduate degree in Management of Information Technology, both from the Louvain School of Management.

Objectives

• Master key project management principles and methodologies

• Learn how to carry out project management techniques such as project scoping, estimating.

Assessment

• The assessment is based on a group final case presentation and also class participation.

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INvEST IN yOUR TALENTS: SECURE yOUR MBA ACCESS FOR TOMORROW!The Accelerated Management Certificate delivered by Solvay Brussels School is more than a seal of quality to adorn your CV. In line with our lifelong learning positioning, the successful completion of the Accelerated Management Programme (AMP) gives certificate holders a preferential treatment and financial benefits to access the MBA Solvay:

• AMP certificate holders will not be submitted to the recruitment tests required to be admitted to the MBA Solvay*

• Only an interview will be required*• AMP certificate holders get a 5.000 € reduction on the MBA Solvay

admission fees**If they register for the MBA Solvay within 5 years of the AMP completion.

For more information, contact us!


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Language: English

Duration: 16 days spread over 3 months and 6 modules (4x3 days + 2x2 days)

Location: Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 42 – 1050 Brussels

registration: All year round

Calendar: 2 intakes per year, one in April (Summer intake) and one in October (Winter

intake). See next page for details.

Admissions: Participants must hold a University degree. Proficiency in English is a

must. Selection is made on the basis of an application form and an interview.

programme Fees: 5950€ Fee includes: - registration- tuition- assessment- study material - cateringNGO’s, companies, organisations and consortiums can benefit from specific conditions.

Contact:

Asja KAMENICA Programme Manager

42, Avenue F. D. Roosevelt-CP 114/011050 Brussels, Belgium

[email protected]: +32 (0)2 650 38 94Fax: +32 (0)2 650 41 99

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Module 1 Leadership & Self-Assessment 19-20-21 April 2012 (Summer Intake), 27-28-29 September 2012 (Winter Intake)

Module 2 Accounting 10-11-12 May 2012 (Summer Intake), 11-12-13 October (Winter Intake)

Module 3 Finance 31 May, 1-2 June 2012 (Summer Intake) 25-26-27 October (Winter Intake)

Module 4 Strategic Management 22-23 June 2012 (Summer Intake), 9-10 November (Winter Intake)

Module 5 Marketing Management 14-15 September 2012 (Summer Intake), 23-24 November (Winter Intake)

Module 6 Project Management 11-12-13 October 2012 (Summer Intake), 6-7-8 December (Winter Intake)

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The atmosphere inside the group is excellent. Participants come from extremely varied backgrounds, which enriches the discussion and also allows you to expand your network of relations.

Nicolas redant, Account Manager, Vanbreda International - Global Solutions

My company was very enthousiastic about Solvay’s reputation. But it’s really the content that persuaded me. Nowhere else have I found the same type of content, spread during the same amount of time. Even the days, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. It’s really ideal.

Wim Coorevits, Senior Consultant, Delaware Consulting

The long term goal is evidently to climb the ladder inside my organisation. But what I was looking for in priority was this immediate return that the AMP already provided. I made progress in several domains and this allows me to answer my client’s needs even better.

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www.solvay.edu/accelerated-management-programme

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