This past summer, HEC Paris Executive MBA participants took part in the Outdoor Leadership Seminar for the first time. The seminar is a highlight of the HEC Paris MBA schedule. It is designed to improve team leadership skills through a series of increasingly difficult tasks. Decision-making and leadership skills are put to the test, far… Continue Reading
Masks were removed strictly for the purposes of this photograph.
The luxury industry has a unique set of challenges to hurdle. The future promises new technologies, new generations, and new business models; as such, luxury cannot remain stagnant. At the same time, it must continue in its fundamental pursuit of differentiating itself from premium brands; luxury strategy aims to wriggle free from price sensitivity and… Continue Reading
This specialization, which takes participants to Berlin and Doha in addition to the HEC Paris campus at Jouy-en-Josas, is geared towards executives working or planning to work energy production and consumption. It also attracts those for whom greenhouse gas reduction policies could significantly impact corporate bottom lines. The resulting need to define and implement a… Continue Reading
A depiction of the English End-of-Week March intake, as painted by participant Audrey Chapuis.
When the HEC Paris EMBA March intake convened on Zoom for their first module, they were given a preview of what to expect by Professor Pierre Dussauge in his first-day opening remarks. “In an EMBA program, the people in the program have a fairly significant career already behind them,” he began, offering characteristically scalpel-like precision… Continue Reading
A key characteristic among the battle-hardened boardroom executives and captains of industry at the HEC Paris Executive MBA is leadership experience. With an average of 14 years of work experience under their belt, it’s a pretty good bet that the average EMBA participant knows how to make command decisions – even when faced with proverbially… Continue Reading
If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that no eventuality can ever be counted out. In business, as in life, expecting the unexpected is crucial to success. In an uncertain world, those organizations that wish to survive will have to ask themselves a simple question – how can they quickly develop the agility required of successful… Continue Reading
Marc Beretta's executive workshop equips you with an easy-to-follow formula for foolproof career strategy .
Landing your dream job requires a clear and focused road map. Whether your dream job is sitting on the C-suite of a major firm to heading up your own industry-disrupting start-up to somewhere in between, seasoned Career and Executive Master Certified Coach and HEC EMBA presenter Marc Beretta preaches a simple career strategy: bringing clarity… Continue Reading
The HEC Paris Executive MBA has a reputation for nurturing the innovative skills of some of the world’s finest entrepreneurs. We spoke to Italian-French EMBA participant and Human Resources Manager Gabriele Pontalti about his experience, fresh off the first week of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation specialization. Why did you choose the ‘Innovate Like An Entrepreneur’… Continue Reading
By 2030, 50% of the major companies that we know today will have disappeared. If they want to survive, all organizations throughout the world have to ask themselves a fundamental question – how can they acquire the agility of a start-up in structures with hundreds or even thousands of employees? The answer is to create… Continue Reading
“Sell before you’re ready.” This was one of the key takeaways HEC Paris Executive MBA Alumni and CEO of Innovinco, Tom Pullen, wanted to leave current EMBA students with, during a recent field visit to Station F in Paris for their Test Your Startup Project Specialization. As part of the excursion to the world’s largest… Continue Reading
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