How this program is designed: the view from our chief architect

Professor Beatrix Dart, academic director and executive MBA program designer, and former strategist for McKinsey & Company in London, Zurich, and Toronto.

We want you to ask questions such as: How can I be different? How can I be a better leader, a better negotiator, a better presenter?

Of course, we start with decision-making tools — strategy, marketing, finance. We give you a framework to help you make decisions. We will help you be a better decision maker.

Then we help you be a better presenter, someone who can deliver with impact and power. We work on your communication skills and the skills you need to be a leader of a team, of an organization.

These personal skills are crucial for a leader. Think about senior leaders: They’re not the people crunching numbers. They’re expected to be motivators, set direction, bring everyone on board to work together, get buy-in. The higher you go up the ladder, the more important it becomes to have strongly developed people skills.