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assignments linked with your own company
provide an excellent opportunity for hands-on
practice and to create immediate value and
leverage for your company.”
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Show your company that you can be trusted
Talk about your commitment to share the
thought-process and a few suggestions to
knowledge and skills you acquire. You can
get you started:
suggest workshops or brainstorming sessions
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that you can organize once you have
What will an Executive MBA program bring
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Suggest signing an agreement specifying the
New managements skills and techniques to
time you promise to stay after the successful
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move towards increased responsibilities
Strategic thinking, critical analysis, and a
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completion of your course
Show your company that you can project
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‘bigger picture’ understanding
yourself within the company in the next two, or
Better communication and team building
3-5 years. Draw up a suggested career plan
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skills
Networking opportunities with candidates
Staying in touch:
Stay ahead of the game:
from other functional areas, companies,
Once your company has signed off on your
Don’t forget that the business schools
industries, regions and countries, enabling you
studies, it is important to keep them informed
themselves have application deadlines to
to acquire a sharpened global vision
of your progress. You are about to
respect, so laying the groundwork several
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juggle professional, personal and academic
months ahead should give you time for final
What are the reasons for having chosen a
responsibilities, and will greatly appreciate the
negotiations and conditions. It could also be
specific Executive MBA program from a particular
support of your colleagues, both emotionally
that you are competing with other candidates
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hool?
and practically, during the length of the
for a limited number of sponsorships, so a
Examples of alumni experiences either from
program. Giving updates to the company also
formal request should ensure you will be
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your own company or the school
helps the employer to recognize how you have
considered when the time comes. During that
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changed, and the new skills that you have
time you may also need to network with the
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Geographical distance
developed. This will be felt in terms of new
people signing off the sponsorship – political
Format (modular, weekend, …) – this is par-
challenges and responsibilities in line with your
landscapes can be tricky.
ticularly important as you will be able to show
career ambitions.
your employer that you will be away from the
Loyalty is a two-way street:
office for only a limited number of days / week-
Business schools encourage companies to
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support candidates who are eager to gain
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contributing to the success of the organization.
What will your participation in an Executive
For Mike Hall at the Copenhagen Business
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MBA course bring the company?
School, sponsoring managers “shows your
The opportunity to carry out an in-company
commitment to helping them reach their
project is beneficial to both the participant and
personal career goals. Encouraging employee
the company. Don’t forget that you will be able
development through education builds loyalty
to discuss issues with your classmates, thereby
and encourages your personnel to stay with
obtaining new perspectives on the problem at
your organization.” This can work both ways. By
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showing your company that you are keen to
Your ability and commitment to share your
remain with them and share the value of your
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wledge with your managers and colleagues
learning experience, they will quickly offset
With your developed analytical and strategic
your absence from the office every other Friday,
skills, you will be able to contribute more effi-
or a week spent on a field trip. The fact that an
ciently and effectively to the future
Executive MBA student maintains his or her
development of your company
professional commitments is another
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argument in favour of the program. The
Don’t scare your company! Show your
Full-time MBA in comparison often signals your
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managers the way:
imminent departure, so be ready to leverage the
Support needn’t only be financial. Companies
continuity of the Executive MBA. Employers can
can show their support by being flexible and
be gently reminded that it is better to keep you by
allowing you to take leave for you to be able to
supporting your studies than lose you altogether.
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attend classes and complete modules
A lighter workload can also be part of the deal
enabling you to study and work on your projects
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during specific office timings
If the company finds the fees daunting, you
can offer to pay the ‘extras’ such as travel and
accommodation costs while the company pays
for tuition
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