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From Jean-Pierre Bal, the school's founder

 

The Archways of Leadership

 

Since its early beginnings our institution has been offering a comprehensive educational response to the constant need for highly effective and experienced leaders in corporations, in education, in public organisations, in consultancy, and in many other action-fields and domains. Leading effectively is a lifelong process of learning and practice, and therefore leadership certainly deserves to be called an art. That art of being a guide for both the people and the organisation is based on the practice of 'old' ways, the discovery of 'other' approaches, and the creative melting of 'old-and-other' into one's own or 'new' leadership style. Successful leaders also know how to ride the waves of change, a skill for which our school provides the mastery paths. The school itself is following such a path. Throughout the 2009-2010 academic year, as we look ahead towards the next decade, a number of transformations, changes, will be taking place. At the end of 2010 we will also celebrate the 10th year of existence of our pioneering institution.

 

Our School's programmes point towards the future. Our courses are the tangible and present-day result of foreseeing, as early as the 1980s, the growing leadership needs worldwide, the ones that emerged in our fast-paced society, and in our 21st century in general. The school has the courage of challenging society, by means of the vision it has of the world - two, three, even four decades from now. Vision is part of our role in grooming the present and future generations of leaders faced with hard realities, tough times, increasing responsibilities, and inescapable challenges in their communities. 

 

We strongly believe that many leaders are made, not born. One grows to become a leader, for instance by the mastery of self,  by the development of strategic vision, and of course by experience. With the individualised mentoring approach we strive towards an ideal, the 1-to-1student-to-faculty ratio, thus ensuring that each participant succeeds in adopting a soulful leadership style, including a strong leader-purpose, deep personal values, openness to change, and experience building and sharing. 

 

If one were to describe a leader's career as a work of art, the fact of completing a THIERRY programme constitutes one of the pillars or arches of the archway a leader shapes by his(her) lifetime actions or achievements. Leaders contribute to the building of personal, organisational, and societal archways, by providing support and assistance to individuals who shape their own pillars, arches, and archways.      -- Jean-Pierre Bal, Executive Director 

 

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Inspiring quotes:

 

"“Everything--a horse, a vine--is created for some duty...For what task, then, were you yourself created? A man's true delight is to do the things he was made for."

--  Marcus Aurelius

 

 

"I dream my painting, and 

paint my dream" 

--- Vincent Van Gogh

 

 

"Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world"

-- Albert Einstein

 

 

"Love not what you are but only what you may become "

--  Miguel de Cervantes 

 

 

"I do not search, 

I find"

--  Pablo Picasso

 
 
 
 

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Rel: Dec. 2000

Upd: 26 Jan 2010