Clients
Organisations that have partnered with us to create a unique learning platform include:
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Example initiatives
Umicore
Managers who work in an
international environment - rapidly becoming the norm nowadays - are required to
have more and more skills. International growth also brings operational changes
in many companies. To respond to this changing business ethos, Umicore has put
together a tailor-made course for managers with leadership potential, enlisting
Vlerick's expertise to hammer out the details. We spoke to Mark Dolfyn,
Umicore's Human Resources Development Manager.
Read more... (pdf, 103 kB)
AGC
When
AGC defined its vision to include focusing on more innovation, it meant
innovation in every area of the company's operations and at all levels, from
manufacturing glass for high-tech touch panel displays to investing in processes
that increase quality and reduce costs. Innovation within its management team
was no exception and AGC Russia quickly recognised that its young potential high
potentials needed a programme that would give them a good grounding in business
skills and develop their personal leadership.
Read more... (pdf, 1.3 MB)
Atlas Copco
Atlas
Copco is a multinational company that employs more than 27,000 people throughout
the world and 2,500 people in Belgium. Quality, innovation and a client-focused
approach are Atlas Copco's core values on which its growth is built. In order to
fulfil its mission the company invests considerable mean in human resources, for
example via training. Atlas Copco calles upon the expertise of Vlerick Leuven
Gent Management School for two in-house management training sessions.
Read more... (pdf, 351 kB)
Bayer Schering Pharma
In
partnership with Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Bayer Schering Pharma
has developed the European Leadership Programme. The main aim is to familiarise
non-Western managers with the business culture, management standards and
management techniques that are prevalent in Western Europe.
Read more... (pdf, 763 kB)
SWIFT
SWIFT asked Vlerick Leuven
Gent Management School to develop a programme specifically for its senior
management: the 'Leading for high performance' programme. SWIFT management was
actively involved both in designing the programme and presenting some of the
subjects, thereby translating the theory back to the reality within SWIFT.
According to Mark Waller, Head of HR at SWIFT, Vlerick is the business school
that best suited SWIFT's needs - combining high-quality teaching with a tailored
solution.
Read more... (pdf, 177 kB)
Bekaert
'Finance for non-financial
managers' is the name of the tailored programme that Vlerick Leuven Gent
Management School co-developed with Bekaert. The programme is part of Bekaert's
internal management training plan for executives and senior project managers
from all corners of the globe. According to Joris De Snoeck, Group Training
& Development Manager, the Vlerick programme is crystal-clear and the
approach accessible and 'ready-to-use'.
Read more... (pdf, 158 kB)
Bostik
"I
budget for two company-specific programmes a year, but this year I'm organising
three. Now's time that we all need to be pulling in the same direction." Marc
Hendrikx, HR manager at Bostik, the international adhesive specialist,
recognises the need for training and the value of a company-specific programme
in times of crisis.
Read more... (pdf, 5.6 MB)
Belgacom
"How
can our IT department effectively contribute to Belgacom's business objectives?
And how can IT provide our business with the agility that it needs?" Laurent
Claus, Vice-President Solution Development at Belgacom, and his team wanted to
do something to help their IT professionals and managers recognise, understand
and resolve the alignment challenges they were facing with their business
colleagues. And he realised that mutual understanding was key.
Read more... (pdf, 5.6 MB)
TNO
Since 1999, Vlerick and TNO
(the Dutch organisation for applied scientific research) have been partners in
the development of TNO’s TOTEM Programme, designed for high-potential managers.
In this programme, the best practices and new insights around management
disciplines like innovation management, strategic marketing, account management,
finance, management control and leadership are shared, analysed and discussed.
Campbell's
In cooperation with Campbell
Foods, Vlerick's HRM Centre developed a 4-day training programme on leadership
and people management for Campbell's management. The customised programme was
based on the centre's strong Leadership Model, which has been proven in
practice. Matching exercises, exposures and activities to each of the model's
components made the programme a highly effective learning experience.
Belgacom
Since
2006 the Belgacom Group, Belgium's reference provider of integrated
telecommunication services, has organised "House of Development III", a
company-specific programme on innovation management for senior managers and
high-potential employees. Vlerick offers its expertise in this field as external
academic partner.
Read more... (pdf, 5.6 MB).
PSA HNN
This
year the Antwerp-based port operator PSA HNN, in association with Vlerick,
organised its third in-house training course in financial management for
non-financial personnel.
Read more... (pdf, 165 kB)
Agoria
In
2008 we established a taskforce to determine the prioritary actions of the
Agoria federation in the branch of Innovation. A questionary among the members
pointed out that there is an urgent need for High Level education and experience
sharing in the domain of O&O management. After several discussions in the
taskforce an appropriate programme was developed in collaboration with Vlerick
Leuven Gent Management School.
Fortis
The
Fortis Business Management Programme is a one-week management programme aiming
at the development of customer-orientation throughout Fortis by means of the use
of an integrated performance framework. This framework includes presentations
and discussions that revolve around the strategic, marketing, management
control, process and organisational perspectives.
Read more... (pdf, 160 kB)
Brady
Making
strategic decisions is not always easy when several protagonists are involved.
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School helps companies to structure and
facilitate their decision-making process. "An objective third party is often
crucial," points out Filip Van Pottelbergh, head of Brady’s European Marketing
& New Product Development department.
Read more... (pdf, 86 kB)
Testimonials - Compilation
Company-specific programmes are not off the shelf. Each inquiry sets a four-step plan in motion: needs assessment, programme design, implementation and evaluation. A few experts with practical experience of the process have their say.
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Hewlett Packard
IMEx
stands for 'Integrated Management Exercise', a business game that has been part
of the MBA and Masters programmes at Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School for
years. The business game was organised on site at Hewlett Packard for the first
time at the end of 2004. An interview with Robosa Gbinoba, HR manager at HP, and
Filip Goeman, researcher at Vlerick.
Read more... (pdf, 4.5 MB)
Contact
For more information, contact:
Alexandre Segers
Tel.: + 32 9 210 97 32
alexandre.segers@vlerick.com