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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
Exposure to the insights of five experts and eight senior executives
Meaningful interactions with instructors and fellow participants
Singular opportunity to grow your network

Time to ponder your managerial profile and aspirations

Other testimonial(s)

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

The books Paroles de PDG and Mise à niveau (Robert Dutton’s autobiography) will be distributed to all participants.

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 executives (evening):

Christiane Germain, Co-Founder and Co-President, Germains Hotels
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

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 executives:

Yves Devin, Adjunct Professor, HEC Montréal; President, Groupe Conseil Devin
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
Identifying key changes to keep a close eye on
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

Participants will receive a copy of the following books:

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Faculty administrator and instructor:

Réal Jacob

MPs (Industrial Psychology), CEA (Labour Studies)
Professor Emeritus, HEC Montréal
Co-author of Paroles de PDG

Instructors:

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Alain Brunet

Adjunct Professor, HEC Montréal.

Yves Devin

Adjunct Professor, HEC Montréal; President, Groupe Conseil Devin; former CEO and senior executive with major organizations such as the Société de transport de Montréal and the Casino de Montréal

Adjunct Professor, Department of Management, HEC Montréal; former CEO of RONA; corporate director; author of the book Mise à niveau

Geneviève Fortier

CEO, Promutuel Assurance; FCHRP; member of the Board of Directors of the Insurance Bureau of Canada, the Canadian Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and Investissement Québec

Christiane Germain

Co-Founder and Co-President, Germain Hotels

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Marie Pier Germain

Vice-president, Sales and Marketing, Germain Hôtels

$ 9,995 + taxes

LENGTH

One evenings and five days
Module 1: one evening and three days
Module 2: two days (there is a month between the two modules.)

DATE(S)

Summer 2023

Module 1:
May 7 (evening) and 3 days: May 8, 9 and 10, 2023.

Module 2:
2 days: June 8 and 9, 2023.

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.

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