Our friend Shaun Kingston from Leader.co.za and MBA.co.za sent us through the news about an upcoming Business School expo in South Africa, happening on the 3rd September in Sandton:
Besides the MBA and executive education programmes on offer nationally, leading business schools from across the country will be presenting a number of bursaries, scholarships, competitions, giveaways… the list goes on.
Faculty, admissions staff and alumni will be on hand to provide advice about choosing the right programme, curricula, accreditation, entrance requirements, delivery methods, quality frameworks and funding options.
If you are interested in leadership, management or career development, we strongly encourage you to attend this event. For further information and to register online, visit www.bschoolexpo.co.za
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Executive education is making a shift from the traditional teaching techniques and subjects to a more holistic approach. Business Schools are changing their curriculum to better suit today’s business demands. Today’s MBA is still based around the core principals it has always been based but subject matter is changing to meet the needs of today’s businesses.
Leadership skills and broader general-management skills are more sought after than ever before and business schools are looking to supply a more all-round qualification for today’s MBA students. Harvard has added to it’s curriculum bringing in subjects such as Leadership and Corporate Responsibility and Stanford has changed it’s MBA moving towards getting students to learn by doing.
Harvard is now teaching students how to bond and how to build a sense of community. The courses are incorporating more social awareness and how to develop people skills thereby giving a more holistic sense of businesses place in society.
Many MBA’s now offer more flexibility and customisation than ever before and with the demands of society having altered it seems these changes have been received well. The modular format used by some business schools has an added benefit that you can apply what you are learning directly to your work outside the classroom.
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Thanks to Louise Van Rhyn from Symphonia for this reminder about the 5 P’s for Executive Development Programmes and Courses:
- Place (it needs to be a beautiful place, conducive to learning)
- Person (the people who offer the courses need to be credible, leaders in their field)
- Process (the process needs to be rooted in adult learning principles)
- Prestige (there must be some prestige associated with going – Harvard, Insead, LBS, etc)
- Pampering (the facilities needs to be beautiful – people want to feel that they have been spoiled)
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