Executive Leadership & Geopolitics Certificate
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open popupA better understanding of the world for better leadership
With a focus on adaptability, the Executive Leadership and Geopolitics Certificate explores transformational leadership and personal reflection. The programme centres on the study of international relations and geopolitics in order to decode an unstable world.
Participants develop critical thinking skills, becoming visionary leaders capable of successfully navigating a changing environment. The programme aims to equip participants with the skills needed to thrive in the short, medium and long term, underlining the constant imperative to adapt and catalyse professional transformation.
Explore and master Geopolitics and Leadership
Add a new string to your bow with the Executive Leadership & Geopolitics Certificate. This programme allows you to complement or develop your skills about Geopolitics and its impact on Leadership. It will enable you to update your knowledge, thereby strengthening your position and value in the professional market.
5 reasons to join the programme
Programme leadership
Eric Mottet
Director of Research & Development at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) and Professor at the Catholic University of Lille, is an expert in Indo-Pacific geopolitics, co-directing the region’s Geopolitical Observatory. With responsibilities in various institutions, including the CNRS, he has been a professor in Quebec and has directed geopolitical observatories, while contributing to research on contemporary Southeast Asia. The author of numerous articles and books, he is a regular contributor to the media in Europe, North America and Asia.
Olivier Friedman
An engineer by training with almost 20 years’ experience as CTO and CIO, founded several start-ups after completing an MBA at HEC and training in professional coaching. Certified by the International Coach Federation, he now runs his own firm, PrismUp, offering advice, training and coaching to managers and teams to develop their potential and improve their performance, with an approach focusing on technical, business and human aspects.
Pascal Boniface
Director of the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS).
Barthélémy Courmont
Research Director at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) in charge of the Asia-Pacific Programme, Professor at the Catholic University of Lille.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Honorary Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Fondation pour la Prospective et l’Innovation. Chairman @LeadersPaix.
NEOMA x IRIS
This partnership with IRIS Sup’, the school of the Institute of International & Strategic Relations, is the initiative of Michel-Edouard Leclerc, President of NEOMA Business School and member of the IRIS Board of Directors. IRIS Sup’ and NEOMA join forces to strengthen the complementary nature of their teaching in geopolitics and management.
Ranked among the world’s leading think tanks on foreign policy and international affairs, IRIS is the only think tank in France that directly associates a research centre and a school. With this partnership, IRIS Sup’ offers NEOMA students the opportunity to follow a course combining leadership and geopolitics, renowned and recognised by the world of work.
NEOMA Business School is Qualiopi certified for the following categories of actions:
- Training activities
- Apprenticeship training
- Actions enabling the validation of acquired experience (VAE)
Curriculum
The Executive Leadership and Geopolitics Certificate is designed for all experienced managers and executives looking to develop their leadership skills by transforming themselves and the world around them. This course will enable them to better understand themselves and the major geopolitical issues with which they are, or will be, confronted, in order to progress towards a better version of themselves and the world.
Spread over a period of 5 weeks, the course includes both in-person and distance learning sessions, with synchronous and asynchronous exchanges, as well as individual and group work.
1 – Introspection & holistic vision
Get to know yourself and the world in order to transform your relationships (in-person)
Discover your drivers and identify your employees’ distinctive strengths. Get involved via UN simulations throughout the course. Benefit from a keynote lecture on the world’s major geopolitical issues by Pascal Boniface.
2 – Leadership 4.0 and Geopolitics
Transform your stance and becoming aware of your role as a global player (distance learning)
Shift to Leadership 4.0 and develop employee autonomy. Become a major player in the geopolitical arena. Experiment with concepts in asynchronous triads.
3 – Decision-making and international crises
Analyse and make better decisions to transform problems into solutions (remote)
Understand the mechanisms of decision-making, balance, rationality and intuition. Manage international crises like a seasoned decision-maker.
With Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
4 – Transformation and adaptability
Transform in the face of change (remote)
Identify the obstacles to transformation to strengthen your organisation’s ability to adapt to change. Put the transformation model into practice within your teams and explore geopolitical representations.
5 – Assessment (in-person)
End the UN simulation with a skills assessment, with a focus on the practical skills developed throughout the programme.
Please note: The Executive Leadership & Geopolitics Certificate is a skills block included in the General Management Programme (GMP). The GMP is a 10-month course (three days a month) consisting of five skill blocks focused on positive leadership, innovation culture and managerial best practice. By joining the GMP, you can complete your Leadership & Geopolitics to obtain the RNCP Level 6 qualification “Business Unit Management and Development Manager”.
Evaluation methods
Written and oral evaluations:
- Synchronous assessment: Participants will be assessed on their understanding of the UN simulation and the conclusions and contributions they have drawn from it, which they will present on the last day of the programme in TEDx format.
- Asynchronous evaluation: Participants will keep a logbook throughout the module and will write a reflection article on the benefits of this course on their personal leadership.
How to apply?
For more information on how to apply for the Executive Leadership & Geopolitics Certificate, please contact our recruitment team.
If you are working, changing careers or looking for work,you may finance all or part of the Executive Leadership & Geopolitics Certificate (already registered in the RNCP Répertoire national des certifications professionnelles) using your Compte personnel de formation (CPF). Your CPF may be supplemented by your employer and/or Pôle Emploi if you are unemployed.
For more information moncompteformation.gouv.fr/espace-prive.
The selection process is performed throughout the year. There is about a two-week interval between the applicant’s first step in the application process and the response from the selection jury. Note: we ask you to prepare your application by sending your CV beforehand to Ivana TEIXEIRA via ivana.teixeira@neoma-bs.fr.
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Financial Time Executive Education "Open enrolment" worldwide ranking in 2024