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Ascension - Program For Current And Aspiring Executives

Inspire,
lead,
succeed.

Are you being groomed to step into a leadership role in your organization? Have you recently been promoted to an executive-level position and feel your skills need a boost? The Ascension program is here to guide you as you climb to the top!

Combining the academic excellence of HEC Montréal faculty members with the on-the-ground experience of eight respected business executives, this program will give you the tools you need to adjust to your new role and the responsibilities that come with it. Learn what it takes to confront the strategic challenges facing your organization, lead with more confidence and foster a culture of innovation so essential to your company’s and your own success.

Ascension is ideal for leaders looking to forge a bold, strategic vision and develop sharper decision-making reflexes. It is a one-of-a-kind program that lets you share what you are going through with your fellow participants and instructors, adding a rich, interactive layer to the overall learning experience.

Being a leader means thinking strategically

GOALS

This program will help you:

Broaden your management skill set
Develop a coherent, executive-level approach to strategic issues
Sharpen and embolden your decision-making
Revitalize your analytical mindset
Leverage state-of-the-art tools to set yourself apart
Build up your network to support your initiatives.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

This program is designed specifically for current and aspiring leaders, senior managers and executive committee members with formal managerial training or 10+ years of experience.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Select modules taught in residence
Dynamic, interactive and intensive curriculum
More than 13 experts, including 8 senior executives, sharing their experience with you
Meaningful interactions with instructors and fellow participants
Psychometric testing to assess transformational leadership skills and an online one-on-one conversation with a certified coach to go over the results
A singular opportunity to grow your network
Time to ponder your managerial profile and aspirations

TESTIMONIALS

Module 1
Opening reception

Réal Jacob and Robert Dutton

Program overview
Conversation with an experienced CEO – The executive as leader, manager and individual: Facts and perspectives

Day 1 - Shifting Perspective

Nicolas Vincent

Business environment: Understanding it today, anticipating it tomorrow
- Broadening your analytical horizons
- Identifying trends and understanding what they mean from a strategic perspective
- Handling complexity with more assurance

Jacques Neatby

How to fit into a management team

The rules of the game: Succeeding and working effectively as part of a management team
Power: Growing your power to have a greater impact on the team
Influence: Earning your coworkers’ support

Guest executive (evening):
Marie Pier Germain, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, Germain Hotels

Day 2 - Strategic Thinking For the Win!

Louis Hébert and Alain Brunet

Analyzing internal and external strategic context: Tools to improve your analytical insight and executive decision-making
Transforming strategy into tangible action plans: Resources and the role of the CEO
Striking a balance between rational decisions, risk management and decision-makers’ instincts

Day 3 - Seeing Things Differently

Laurent Simon

Re-examining your company’s business model and identifying new ways to add value using the Business Model Canvas (BMC)
Placing creative thinking and new approaches to innovation (co-creation, collaboration, open innovation) at the heart of strategic thinking
Creativity workshop: Experimenting with an analytic framework to develop an organizational culture of innovation

Guest executive:
Daniel Lamarre, Executive Vice Chairman of the Board, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group

Module 2
Day 4 - Leading Strategic Change and Organizational Transformation

Réal Jacob

Acquainting yourself with the trends and challenges linked to organizational transformation
Solidifying your change leadership: Understanding the role of executives and the management team, and determining how to engage stakeholders
Guiding large-scale transformation: A five-point analytical framework
Moving beyond managing change to empower organizational transformation

Guest executive:
Yves Devin, Adjunct Professor, HEC Montréal; President, Groupe Conseil Devin

Caroline Ménard and Maryse Leduc

Addressing the challenges of being a transformational leader
Making transformational leadership work: Four action areas
Understanding the three main spheres of transformational leadership
Analyzing the results of a psychometric test to determine the level of ease or effort in deploying energy and resources in applying transformational leadership skills

Guest executive:
Roman Oryschuk, Adjunct Professor, HEC Montréal; President and CEO, Global Change Leaders

Day 5 - Successfully Transitioning to an Executive Role

Alain Gosselin

Reflecting on five essential questions
Making your new role and responsibilities your own
Determining what to keep and what to leave behind
Pinpointing where things might go wrong

Guest executive:
Geneviève Fortier, FCHRP, CEO, Promutuel Assurance

TRAINING APPROACH

This is a dynamic, interactive and intensive program, using a wide variety of learning methods, including case studies, concrete examples of best practices in action, analytical frameworks, group discussions and conversations with high-level business leaders.

Part of the program will be held in residence so that participants can devote their undivided attention and energy to their training and take full advantage of the corresponding synergies.

Participants will also receive a compendium of resources to take with them to support what they have learned during the course.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Brio transformational leadership psychometric test was developed using PerformanSe’s PERF ECHO self-assessment tool. It lets you take a closer look at behavioural tendencies and main workplace motivators, based on 10 competencies identified by research and consulting teams as being particularly important in developing a leadership style conducive to organizational transformation.

Participants will receive a copy of the following books:

livre-mise-a-niveau

L'équilibriste

Les communautés d'innovation

Faculty administrator and instructor:

Réal Jacob

MPs (Industrial Psychology), CEA (Labour Studies)
Professor Emeritus, HEC Montréal; co-author of Paroles de PDG; Vice-Chairman of the Board, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et Culture (FRQSC); corporate director, Dynamo

FEE

$ 9,995 $ + taxes

Summer 2024

May 5 to June 7, 2024
Five days and one evening

Module 1 - In residence
One evening and three days

May 5 (evening)
May 6
May 7
May 8

in residence
Alt Hotel, Dix-30

Module 2 - At HEC Montréal
two days

June 6
June 7

in class

For module 1, your registration includes three nights’ accommodation, coffee breaks and meals. Module 2 takes place at HEC Montreal and your registration includes both coffee breaks and lunches.

Questions?
Make an appointment with:

Émilie Mazet