IMD is a top-notch educational facility for professional development. It is arguably the world's best when it comes to management education. We had the opportunity to tour the institute and meet with administrators and current students, or participants, as they are called. As we asked questions and learned about how the programs at IMD work, we learned about the interactive culture that IMD fosters.In the MBA program there are 90 participants that have 5 -7 years of work experience, their average age is 31, and they speak 2-7 languages. The institute's working language is English, yet the participants span numerous nationalities. Similar to the other programs, IMD manages its MBA program so that the participants learn from and teach each other, and the "Discussion Leader" facilitates that learning environment. Unlike your typical professor, the Discussion Leader understands that he or she may not be the most well-versed or experie
nced person in the room. The participants take on various real-life situations and they debate and share ideas in order to come up with the best solutions. I am fascinated by this approach, and I see it as a model for education throughout the world. It creates a powerful environment of learning that opens the doors of communication, drives the participants to work people from various cultures and opens their eyes to new perspectives. What better training program could there be for the world's leaders and managers?Another distinct feature of IMD is the "what's next?" advising it offers to the participants as they complete the program. IMD gives personal attention and helps inspire personal development and discovery. As I look at IMD as a whole, it brings people from all around the world and provides a great environment and challenging adventures that allow them to teach each other. IMD is coordinator of learning; a place where experienced professionals gather to help each other grow and prepare for an exciting future as leaders throughout the world.
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