About GMP

The General Management Program is an intensive 4-week long program designed to broaden managerial and leadership perspectives. Through the GMP you will gain analytical and practical insights which will enable you to make a great impact on your co-workers and organization as a whole. The GMP will help you move from the role of a successful functional manager to the role of a strategic leader.

Why

should I enroll in GMP?

• Contribute to your company’s success
  Bring your particular management challenge to the classroom as part of the GMP Project. Apply your newly acquired skills and concepts and develop a practical solution to the problem with a concrete action plan under the supervision of project mentors.
• Increase your chances for promotion
  66% of our alumni received the promotion during or after finishing GMP at IEDC. 49 % were promoted already during the program or within 1-3 years after graduation.
• Gain confidence in taking leadership responsibilities
  65% of GMP graduates assumed greater management and leadership responsibilities.
• Become more Global
  66% of GMP graduates received international promotion or assignments.

Who

should enroll in GMP?

• Talented middle and senior managers
• Managers moving from successful functional managers to a strategic leader
• Managers with the potential to move to a higher management level 
• Entrepreneurs who wish to gain a better understanding of the changing role of the owner-manager
• Family business owners and successors

What

is the GMP experience like?

• World-class faculty drawn from the leading European and North American business schools.
• International, diverse and experienced class of participants.
• Project-based learning - Bring your company or your own management challenge to the classroom as a GMP project which is a key component of the program.
• Creativity which brings innovative and entrepreneurial thinking into the organization.
• Excellence in program implementation and service.
• State-of-the-art facilities at the beautiful Lake of Bled.

Topics

Topics covered in four weeks 

• Developing Competitive Advantage
• Leading People
• Measuring Organizational Performance 
• Customers and Markets
• Integrative approach to Business
• Project Management
• Developing Communication Skills
• Decision Making
• Leading Change
• Arts & Leadership
• GMP project

Specifically, the GMP Project

• Gives participants the opportunity to apply newly acquired knowledge to the practical challenges their organizations face
• Deploys the support of academic and professional mentors in addressing complex managerial challenges and presentation of these to the Board
• Creates an environment for peer-group support and emphasizes teamwork, which
  is an overarching feature of GMP

The GMP Project represents a practical and well-structured solution to a particular management challenge that a GMP participant has identified in his/her own organization. The final project report comprises a practical solution to the identified management problem and provides a concrete plan of action based upon analysis and recommendations.

Program fee

Program Fee: € 8.900 + VAT

Delivery mode: onsite.

Tentative reservation
To make a non-binding reservation, send us a tentative reservation per email. This carries no obligation and is not a substitute for the formal application form.

When

Next enrollment: 

• Week 1: April 7 – 12, 2025
• Week 2: June 9 – 14, 2025
• Week 3: October 6 – 11, 2025
• Week 4: November 11 – 15, 2025

Enrollment is possible in any week of the program. Attendance of all four weeks is obligatory in order to complete the program and receive the certificate.

Admission Criteria

• A working level of business English (verified during the phone interview)
• At least three years of management experience
• Completed application form