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Executive Education Interviews & Articles
Executive Education
Articles & Interviews
Gain insight into our Executive Education programmes in interviews with past participants and certificate holders. Our featured interviews include discussions with some of the most thought-leading minds from the world of finance, marketing, leadership and other key business disciplines.
Featured interviews
Strategy Execution Programme: Navigating the hidden barriers
CEO and Co-Owner of Fischer Spindle Group, AG, Dr. Tobias Moser came to INSEAD for a sense-check. He took away a road map and the resources to build resilience in the pandemic era.
Value Creation for Owners and Directors: Balancing management and the board
Alexander Rosenlew, CEO and co-owner of the Orthex Group, wanted to navigate from PE to public listing. Value Creation for Owners and Directors gave him (another) dose of INSEAD clarity.
Virtual Executive Coaching: A Surprisingly Personal Learning Journey
HR Director for Saudi Arabia with US pharma giant AbbVie, Mohammed Janna was looking for greater self-awareness. His INSEAD coaching journey gave him far more than that.
Aspiring Directors Programme: Getting prepared for the next race
Non-executive board member, Solenne Niedercorn-Desouches, has a long career that straddles finance and entrepreneurship. She took the Aspiring Directors Programme to get in shape for the challenges of board membership. Here she explains what it means to be prepared, and why it matters so much.
Leadership Excellence through Awareness and Practice: It's a total reset in orientation
Roger Maechler, CFO of Swiss pharmaceutical multinational, Octapharma, felt it was time to step back and provoke a personal dialogue with himself as a leader.
We are an intellectual sparring partner for business and for society
A scholar of technology and operations management, Hasija has long been fascinated by how technology and business models interact; not simply to drive incremental improvements, but to create what he calls “game-changing” benefit.
Strategy Execution Programme: Navigating the hidden barriers
CEO and Co-Owner of Fischer Spindle Group, AG, Dr. Tobias Moser came to INSEAD for a sense-check. He took away a road map and the resources to build resilience in the pandemic era.
Value Creation for Owners and Directors: Balancing management and the board
Alexander Rosenlew, CEO and co-owner of the Orthex Group, wanted to navigate from PE to public listing. Value Creation for Owners and Directors gave him (another) dose of INSEAD clarity.
Virtual Executive Coaching: A Surprisingly Personal Learning Journey
HR Director for Saudi Arabia with US pharma giant AbbVie, Mohammed Janna was looking for greater self-awareness. His INSEAD coaching journey gave him far more than that.
Aspiring Directors Programme: Getting prepared for the next race
Non-executive board member, Solenne Niedercorn-Desouches, has a long career that straddles finance and entrepreneurship. She took the Aspiring Directors Programme to get in shape for the challenges of board membership. Here she explains what it means to be prepared, and why it matters so much.
Leadership Excellence through Awareness and Practice: It's a total reset in orientation
Roger Maechler, CFO of Swiss pharmaceutical multinational, Octapharma, felt it was time to step back and provoke a personal dialogue with himself as a leader.
We are an intellectual sparring partner for business and for society
A scholar of technology and operations management, Hasija has long been fascinated by how technology and business models interact; not simply to drive incremental improvements, but to create what he calls “game-changing” benefit.
INSEAD has always been an agile organisation, it’s part of our DNA. We’ve always moved quickly, and as a culture we’re highly entrepreneurial and prone to innovation, particularly in terms of new ways of learning and teaching, new modes of designing programmes and of leveraging technology.
Nathalie Bobrinsky, Executive Director of Corporate Partnerships
Nathalie reflects on how the global pandemic constituted a huge shock to businesses in every sector in 2020. She considers the impact of COVID-19 on her team, on her clients’ businesses, and on the way that INSEAD has found the agility and adaptability to continue delivering learning solutions to customers – at a moment in time when they very likely need them most.
Participant Testimonials
Interviews with Past Participants of the Advanced Management Programme
- Participant Profile: boost confidence in decision-making as a senior leader
- Refresh your knowledge in a variety of fields and deepen your understanding of the world
- Participant Profile: develop your self-awareness and deepen your vision with the Advanced Management Programme
- The four-week programme that lasts a lifetime
Interviews with Past Participants of the Transition to General Management Programme
- From Functional to General Management : a participant’s perspective
- Participant Profile: from 30 Years in audit to a new career
- Transition to General Management
- Participant Profile: a general manager in transition
- Participant Profile: from engineering to marketing to general management
- Participant Profile: an American's perspective on attending the Transition to General Management Programme in France
- Interview with Victoria Pell, past participant of the Transition to General Management Programme
- Reframe yourself with the Transition to General Management programme
- Engage on both a professional and personal level with the Transition to General Management programme
- Creating long-term value with the Transition to General Management programme
- Sparking confidence, curiosity and inspiration on the Transition to General Management programme
Interviews with Past Participants of the Management Acceleration Programme
- Interview with Hamish Hogben, past participant of the Management Acceleration Programme
- Interview with Rodrigo Palma Dos Reis, past participant of the Management Acceleration Programme
- Interview with Manuel Pincetti, past participant of the Management Acceleration Programme
- Management Acceleration Programme: becoming a better person and a better manager
- Management Acceleration Programme: gain a broader perspective of business fundamentals
Interviews with Past Participants of the Asian International Executive Programme*
- Participant Profile: Asian International Executive Programme
- Participant Profile: a senior executive programme for Asia
*Kindly note that this programme has been succeeded by Leading Business Transformation in Asia.
Interview with a Programme Director
Interviews with Past Participants of the International Directors Programme
- Uniquely Valuable Insights
- INSEAD Partnership with Women on Boards (WoB)
- 10 Questions on… the INSEAD Certificate in Corporate Governance
- 10 Questions on… Director Education at INSEAD
- Increasing Board Effectiveness
- The International Directors Programme: How to Become a More Effective Director
- Getting A Refresh With Board Member Training at INSEAD
- Step Back and Reflect With INSEAD's Corporate Governance Programmes
- Embracing Good Corporate Governance With INSEAD's International Directors Programme
- Gaining Frameworks and a Broader Outlook on Corporate Governance
- Sharing and Learning from Experiences with INSEAD's International Directors Programme
- Boosting Competencies and Becoming More Effective with INSEAD's International Directors Programme
Interviews with Past Participants of the Advanced Strategy for Directors programme
Interviews with Past Participants of the Aspiring Directors Programme
Interviews with Past Participants of the Value Creation for Owners and Directors programme
Interviews with Past Participants of the Leading from the Chair Programme
- Looking at the future development of boards
- Step back and reflect with INSEAD's Corporate Governance programmes
Interview with the INSEAD Programme Directors
Interviews with Past Participants
- Interview with Maria Jesus Martin Raso, past participant of the Leading Change in an Age of Digital Transformation programme
- Interview with José Lucia van Hal, past participant of the Strategic Decision Making for Leaders programme
- Interview with Lani Montaya, past participant of the Women Leaders Programme
- Interview with Walter Jacobs, past participant of the Leading Across Borders and Cultures programme
- Interview with a past participant of the Leading for Results programme: Learning to be vulnerable
- Interview with a past participant of the Leading for Results programme: Replacing competitive with collaborative
- Interview with a past participant of the Leadership Transition programme: The programme challenges you to shed your old self
- Interview with a past participant of the Leadership Transition programme: It’s simply world-class
- INSEAD Coaching Certificate: Empowering people to be their best-unique self (Past participant interview)
- INSEAD Coaching Certificate: Game-changing, if not life-changing (Past participant interview)
- INSEAD Coaching Certificate: Coaching does for leaders what spring does for cherry trees (Past participant interview)
- Women Leaders Programme: Own your ambition (Past participant interview)
- Interview with a past participant of Integrating Performance and Progress: A game-changing programme
- Interview with a past participant of AVIRA: Improve your vision as a leader
- Interview with a past participant of AVIRA: Critically assess your leadership style
- Interview with a past participant of LEAP: Becoming a more effective senior leader
- Interview with a past participant of The Challenge of Leadership: Expanding senior leadership skills for high performance
- Leadership for senior executives: Interview with a past participant of LEAP: Leadership Excellence through Awareness and Practice
- Interview with a past participant of The Challenge of Leadership: Deepening confidence to lead at the highest levels
- Interview with a past participant of AVIRA: Awareness, Vision, Imagination, Role, Action
- Interview with a past participant of AVIRA: bridging the 'knowing versus choosing versus doing' gap
- Leading for Results: boosting leadership skills and developing a high-performance culture
- Leading for Results: inspiring action and transforming leadership abilities
- A global head who’s leading and managing change
- Learning to master the art of negotiation
- Mixing theory with the practical on the Negotiation Dynamics programme
Interviews with Programme Directors
- Side-stepping the three reasons most companies fail to transform digitally
- Why you should be thinking of your employees as customers
- Women Leaders Programme: Closing the gender leadership gap
- Integrating Performance and Progress: Understanding and practising steward leadership
- The Challenge of Leadership: Changing Senior Executives' Lives Since 1991
- Practice, Practice, Practice… Makes Perfect Leadership
- Leading Your People for Results
- Turning High Potential into Leadership Success
- The Changing Face of Cross-Cultural Management
- How to Lead Successful Change
Company Specific Programme Interview
Interviews with Recipients of the Certificate in Global Management
- A magical experience that changes the way you think
- How the Certificate in Global Management has proved transformational for one enterprising medical doctor
- Change the way your perceive your business environment: Julio Jimenez Ruiz, Mexican based in the US
- Provoke your thinking at INSEAD: Tim Wragg, in the UK
- Supporting Career Transitions: Jeppe Birk, Danish based in Luxembourg
- Interview with one of the first recipients: Gustavo Gracia Arruego, Spanish based in Singapore
- Boosting your Career: Caroline Wouters, based in The Netherlands
- Gain International Recognition: Andy McNicholl, based in New Zealand
- Learning to create value: Carlos E. Torres, Salvadoran based in Germany
- Experiencing a Culture Like No Other: Abdullah Al Mutrif, based in Saudi Arabia
Interview with a Past Participant
Interviews with Programme Directors
- Basel IV: Big bang or damp squib?
- Navigating Uncertainty: Risk Management Trends for 2018
- Harnessing APIS and the Open Banking Opportunity
- Smart Machines, Smarter Humans : The Evolution of Banking in a Digital World
- Navigating Uncertainty: Assessing Trump’s Impact on Global Growth
- What exactly is Fund Transfer Pricing?
- Bank Regulations
- Judging and Managing Risk in Banking: Getting the Whole Picture at INSEAD
- Banking strategies and risk management
Interviews with Past Participants
- Gain the Confidence to Talk Finance: A Participant's Perspective of the Finance for Executives Programme
- Learning to create value on the Finance for Executives programme
- Making Sense of Finance: A Participant's Take on the Finance for Executives Programme
- Hands-On with Finance: A Past Participant Shares his Views of the Finance For Executives Programme
- Getting to the Bottom of Value Creation and the Difference Between Price and Value: A Participant's View of INSEAD's Advanced Valuation Programme
- International Corporate Finance Training
- Learning to Master International Corporate Finance
- Testing and Refreshing your Knowledge of Corporate Finance
Interviews with Programme Directors
- Basel IV: Big bang or damp squib?
- Smart Machines, Smarter Humans : The Evolution of Banking in a Digital World
- Navigating Uncertainty: Assessing Trump’s Impact on Global Growth
- Business Value Creation and Business Decisions
- Maximising Shareholder Value
- Financial Management
- The Importance of Understanding Finance for Non-Finance Executives
- Maximise Your Returns with Share Buyback Investment Strategies
Interviews with Past Participants
- Negotiation Techniques Course in Abu Dhabi
- Becoming a Better Negotiator
- Mixing Theory with the Practical on the Negotiation Dynamics Programme
- Learning to Master the Art of Negotiation
- Getting Out of your Comfort Zone and Challenging your Thinking
- Gaining Marketing Insights and Seeing the Other Perspective
- Getting the Bigger Picture with Sales Training at INSEAD
- Refresh your Knowledge and Discover New Strategic Approaches to Digital Marketing
- Open your Eyes and Become More Sensitive to Digital Marketing Topics
- This What Learning Should Be
- Boosted confidence as a senior leader
- Interview with Matthias Meier, past participant of the Strategic Marketing Programme
- Interview with Veronika Chufistova, past participant of the Strategic Marketing Programme
- A Whole New Level of Personal Transformation
Interviews with Programme Directors
Interviews with Past Participants
- Getting a Global View of Supply Chain Management
- Learning to see supply chain management as integral to business performance
- Gaining New Perspectives on R&D Management
- Manufacturing Management Training
Interviews with Programme Directors
Interviews with Past Participants
- Interview with Dr. Tobias Moser, past participant of Strategy Execution Programme
- Interview with Badr Bouslikhane, past participant of Strategy Execution Programme
- Carmen Chong, past participant of Business Strategy for HR Managers
- Monika Chajdacka, Polish, past participant of Business Strategy for HR Managers
- Anita Neau Nordstrand, French, past participant of Managing Partnerships & Strategic Alliances
- Hendrik de Zeeuw, Dutch, past participant of Managing Partnerships & Strategic Alliances
- Waki Kawamoto, Japanese, past participant of Competitive Strategy
- Yasir Qureshi, American, past participant of M&As and Corporate Strategy
- Oliver Dultz, German, past participant of M&As and Corporate Strategy
- Angkana Likhitchanyakul, Thai, past participant of Powering Growth
- Dora Horjus, Dutch, past participant of Strategy Execution Programme
- Manoella Wilbaut, Belgian, on Senior Management Business Strategy in Asia
- Carl Adams, Australian, on Business Management Strategy in Asia Pacific
Interviews with Programme Directors
- INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy in Miami
- International Management in Asia Pacific
- Interview with the Programme Director: Strategy and Execution
- Company Strategic Planning is Not the Whole Story
- Business Strategy Execution: The Emotional Approach
- Social Media in Business: How to Build Emotional Capital in your Workforce
- The Intricate Relationship Between Strategy & Human Resources
- Designing Effective Strategic Alliances
- Strategy Making Process: A Six-Step Stress Test
- Business Marketing Strategy
Company Specific Strategy Programmes Interview
Interviews with Past Participants
- Refresh your Knowledge and Discover New Strategic Approaches to Digital Marketing
- Open your Eyes and Become More Sensitive to Digital Marketing Topics
- Demystifying digital transformation
- Bringing ideas to life
- Critical Learning of An Emerging Landscape
- Planning for future AI potentialities
Interviews with Programme Directors
Interviews with past articipants of the Entrepreneurship: New Business Ventures programme
Interviews with past articipants of the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurhip Programme
- Building successful social impact ventures
- Interview with a past participant of the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme
Interviews with past articipants of the Family Enterprise Challenge programme
Interview with the Programme Director of The Family Enterprise Challenge
- INSEAD–HDFC Partnership: Strengthening the Distribution Network
- INSEAD-MIRVAC Partnership: Fostering Innovation and Sharpening Strategic Skills
- Customised Programmes in the Middle East
- Brazil's National Confederation of Industries partners with INSEAD on the Strategic Management for Business Leaders programme
- Build A Winning Global Strategy That Boosts Business Success
- Pioneering Executive Leaders Programme: Partnership with PNU
Interviews with Past Participants
- Middle East Health Leadership Programme: Blending Business and Healthcare
- Innovating Health for Tomorrow: Gaining New Tools and Seeing the Bigger Picture
- Innovating Health for Tomorrow: Gain a Sense of Direction and the Confidence to Look at Things Differently
- Changing your mindset and gaining the confidence to approach your work differently
- Gain the Confidence to Change the Status Quo
- Best Practice Leadership and Healthcare Management
- Leaving INSEAD equipped with tools in innovation and healthcare
- Can you transform healthcare when you have little budget and opposition from key stakeholders?
- Strengthen your business knowledge and rethink healthcare
- Articulate it. Test it. Refine it. Seeking new approaches to innovation in healthcare
- The importance of testing your assumptions
Interviews with Past Participants of Strategy in the Age of Digital Disruption Programme
- How the Strategy in the Age of Digital Disruption programme has sharpened the strategic capabilities and understanding of how to capture value for the firm.
- Roald Larsen reveals how the Strategy in the Age of Digital Disruption programme helped him bring together strategy formulation and execution.
Interviews with Past Participants of Business Strategy and Financial Performance Programme
Interviews with Past Participants of Leading Organisations in Disruptive Times Programme
- When the world is changing, you need to focus on changing yourself
- Sarper Arslan shares how Leading Organisations in Disruptive Times programme gave him a completely different point of view on corporate culture.
Interviews with Past Participants of Driving Digital Marketing Strategy Programme
- PwC’s Tarek El Bably was looking for a roadmap to navigate change. The Driving Digital Marketing Strategy programme exceeded his expectations so greatly, he has signed up for a second INSEAD programme.
- Liv Trolle reveals how the Driving Digital Marketing Strategy programme challenged her to implement the learnings and pushed her to think outside the box.
Interviews with Past Participants of Transforming Your Business with AI Programme
Interviews with Past Participants of Innovation in the Age of Disruption Programme
- Ignacio Irigoyen explains how attending INSEAD’s online Innovation in the Age of Disruption programme helped him develop an innovative mindset.
- Clara Geudes took away a different mindset after completing the IAD programme, explaining that it "was nothing short of enlightening for me."
Interviews with Past Participants of Design Thinking and Creativity for Business Programme
Interviews with Past Participants of Developing Emerging Leaders Programme and Online Premium Journey
Interviews with Past Participants of Buidling Digital Parterships and Ecosystems Programme
- Will Adcock on how Building Digital Partnerships and Ecosystems programme changed his style, approach and thinking from day one.
- SAP’s Marc-Alexander Winter went into Building Digital Partnerships and Ecosystems with high expectations and certain reservations.
- Ingrid Christolomme came to INSEAD looking to update her knowledge on technology and gain insight into building digital ecosystems.
- Marjorie Beaugad explains how building a peer study group online ensured she fully leveraged coaching and the exchange of perspectives.
- Tanja Eigenmann explains how bringing her own, real-world business dilemma into the Building Digital Partnerships and Ecosystems programme.
Interviews with Past Participants of Financial Analysis for Non-Financial Managers Programme
Interviews with holders of The INSEAD Online Certificate - Leading in a Transforming World
- Digital entrepreneur Andreas Beisswenger was looking for strategic, digital business and management insights to lead innovation in a new market. The INSEAD Online Certificate gave him a cure for "over-confidence".
- Refining his leadership toolkit was the motivation that brought Ulf Grohmann of Voith to INSEAD.
