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The Executive Programme en Management et Philosophies requires certain predispositions. Curiosity and a certain boldness are essential if you are to embrace the philosophical questioning approach as a manager.
The culture of questioning
Keys to take action
A philosophical grounding
Self-knowledge
The Executive Programme en Management et Philosophies is designed to encourage you to ask deep questions. It invites you to transcend your certainties and the models commonly accepted in the economic world and in our society at large, to cultivate your ability to think for yourself and against pre-established patterns.
The aim is to help you develop free and enlightened thinking.
What should we do if we fail? How do we know if a decision is right? How can we reconcile ecology and economics?
The Executive Programme en Management et Philosophies helps you to hone your critical thinking skills and your ability to make deeply rooted decisions, so that you can take action, even in unstable contexts.
The Executive Programme en Management et Philosophies helps you to better understand the way in which philosophy asks questions. It's about questioning concepts and words with rigour and relevance to sharpen your reading of the situations you encounter, beyond the purely factual and quantitative aspects.
The Executive Programme en Management et Philosophies is also a space for introspective reflection in line with the legacy of Socrates (the father of Western philosophy) and his famous ‘Know thyself’.
This focus on your own individuality is designed to strengthen your ability to act on behalf of the community. It also enables you to establish a leadership style that combines personal alignment, responsibility and ethics.
Christine Thioux
Director
ATH & Associates
“My job pushes me to continually question myself. My clients are managers of multinationals and owners of SMEs. For many years I have observed that more and more of them are in search of meaning. They seek to know what their usefulness is and how they can help businesses and the world evolve in a more positive way.
The great wealth of the Executive Programme en Management & Philosophies is to bring together recognised top managers – often people who are not very available, or even untouchable – and renowned philosophers to have them debate without taboo. In my opinion, it is the first training which combines deep questions of philosophy, those of ethics, the meaning of life... with those of management and pure economic issues, to invite us to rethink our practices and to make ourselves more creative.
Beyond the year of study, a dynamic of constructive and continuous critical thinking is initiated. This is not at all training for utopians. It’s a unique programme, very pragmatic, closely connected to the reality on the ground.”
The great wealth of the Executive Programme en Management & Philosophies is to bring together recognised top managers – often people who are not very available, or even untouchable – and renowned philosophers to have them debate without taboo. In my opinion, it is the first training which combines deep questions of philosophy, those of ethics, the meaning of life... with those of management and pure economic issues, to invite us to rethink our practices and to make ourselves more creative.
Beyond the year of study, a dynamic of constructive and continuous critical thinking is initiated. This is not at all training for utopians. It’s a unique programme, very pragmatic, closely connected to the reality on the ground.”
Frédéric Nolf
Director of Human Resources and Sustainability
IBA
“In addition to my position as HR Director, I also take care of the sustainable development program at IBA. These two aspects of my role lead me to always question the meaning of what we do. I found it important to revalidate a certain number of managerial principles from a moral and ethical point of view.
The Executive Programme en Management & Philosophies allows us to confront our thinking with philosophers rather than the formatted business world. Chatting with Luc Ferry or André Comte-Sponville offers exceptional insight into the role of the company.
This programme allowed me to progress in my thoughts, to open new avenues, to integrate new references in an economic world where the sole profit of the company is no longer enough.”
The Executive Programme en Management & Philosophies allows us to confront our thinking with philosophers rather than the formatted business world. Chatting with Luc Ferry or André Comte-Sponville offers exceptional insight into the role of the company.
This programme allowed me to progress in my thoughts, to open new avenues, to integrate new references in an economic world where the sole profit of the company is no longer enough.”
Laurence Vandenbrouck
General Counsel
RTL Belgium
“In the company I work for, there is regular management training. I realised that these were crossed by the question of “how”. How to be a good boss? How to be empathetic? How to motivate your teams? It was certainly useful but something was missing for me. Making people happy at work is certainly an interesting program, but I needed to know what it was to be happy and even understand what work was.
It is to answer these metaphysical questions that I registered. It was a way of moving from how to why. During the sessions, seeds are sown in the mind, they continue to grow by initiating another look at reality.”
It is to answer these metaphysical questions that I registered. It was a way of moving from how to why. During the sessions, seeds are sown in the mind, they continue to grow by initiating another look at reality.”
“The Executive Programme en Management et Philosophies invites you to embark on an initiatory journey guided by prominent contemporary philosophers and renowned CEOs. Philosophical inquiry, through the distance and perspective it requires, is indeed an invitation to reconnect authentically and with discernment to your fundamental role as a leader.”
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How do I finance my training?
SUBSIDIES & FINANCIAL AIDS
Subject to renewal of the regional agreements
- Flanders Region - SME Wallet: The SME e-wallet is oriented towards practitioners of ‘liberal professions’ and SMEs whose operational headquarters are located in the Flemish Region. You have to submit the subsidy application within 14 days of the start of the programme/module/course. (for more information: VLAIO)
Certification Awarded
At the end of this programme, you will obtain a university certificate.
