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Our School's Educational Role and Leadership Development Programmes  

Meeting the leadership needs in organisations or society in general

All organisations, regardless of their size or nature, rely on effective leadership in order to be able to reach their objectives. In our 21st century some of the "ways and means" used in previous times no longer meet the many new challenges. Finding and adopting "renaissance" approaches to leadership, and to society, has become a need, not to say: an omnipresent reality.  

Each of our institution's leadership development programmes and curricula meets the critical requirement that leaders need to have and demonstrate the expected skills and competencies for initiating and leading, or mastering, positive change processes. Leadership is a distinctive field of study and practice. Not often is leading a straightforward process; sometimes it is very confusing. Also, it encompasses many fields. To name a few: human behaviour; climate change; management; global business; strategy; evolving social systems; and ethics and responsibilities. Self-mastery is equally important; in their careers all leaders face ambiguity, conflict, decision gridlock, stress, and crisis situations -- and perhaps more often than generally believed.   

Intercontinental and interdisciplinary inspiration and resources

Extensive research has preceded the launch of our curricula, and continuous improvement pervades. Our programmes are pioneers in their field, truly unique in Europe and in the world. There may seem to be a similarity between our curricula and the effect  generated by the "global" economy on "local" markets. It is actually quite the opposite; our leadership courses and programmes borrow from "regional" approaches, found around the world. Rooted in the blended soil of learning concepts that originate from, mainly, Europe, North-America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, our institution emerges as the synergy of the intercontinental schools of leadership thought, learning and practice. This cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach to leadership learning also forms the basis of continuous developmental improvement -- a capstone-expertise of our graduates, who lead locally, across nations, or even across continents.  

Leading-edge programmes, as a complement to foundational studies

Our courses are an invaluable complement to the curricula and degrees found in all of the other domains and disciplines of study. In general programmes of study offer a valuable "technical" or scientific background and knowledge, but very seldom do they contain a comprehensive framework for the development of leadership competencies. Part of the reason resides in the fact that leadership is to be learned and "taught" in different ways than usual; the emphasis is for instance placed on the (inter-)personal, influential and evolutionary aspects in man-led organisations. Many experts agree on the fact that the THIERRY curricula meet those human dimensions, including the indispensable learning tools that are required for successfully leading teams and organisations, and in a sustainable way.

The Individual Objectives

Learning how to lead, how to be a better leader, learning excellence in leadership...

In line with our mission, educational role for individuals, organisations, and for society in general, student-centredness is a top priority we continuously focus upon. This aim is further highlighted in the next section, about the Individual Objectives of each programme-participant. 

Read the next page of the Welcoming-tour, click on     INDIVIDUAL OBJECTIVES

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