Program for Management Development PMD.
Your transition to senior leadership
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IESE PMD
IESE’s Program for Management Development (PMD) is a rigorous learning journey designed to boost your decision making and ability to lead, coordinate, manage and inspire others. You’ll grow as a leader and gain skills to excel in general management.
In this five-month journey, you’ll strengthen your grasp of business fundamentals, business strategy and execution, and learn how to unite
others around common goals. Structured in three weekly residential modules and two online intermodules, the program is aimed at experienced senior managers, functional directors, recently appointed GMs, and entrepreneurs with 5 plus years of managerial experience, with the desire to step up and deliver greater impact to their organizations.
The PMD gathers high-caliber participants from an array of industries, functions and nationalities, offering novel insights to bolster your leadership and ability to navigate market complexity. Guided by IESE’s world-renowned faculty, it delves into artificial intelligence, sustainability, geopolitics and other pressing issues shaping global business today.
Leading in a world shaped by AI
Artificial intelligence is changing every aspect of management. At IESE, AI is not treated as a standalone topic, but as a transformation that affects strategy, leadership, decision-making and the way organizations operate.
Across our programs, you will learn to harness AI effectively while developing the qualities that matter even more in an AI-enabled world: sound judgment, critical thinking, responsibility and the ability to lead people through change.
This approach is grounded in the case method, where AI becomes part of the analysis, discussion and decision-making process.
Learn more about AI at IESE
5 reasons to choose the Program for Management Development
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Make better, more confident decisions based on a broader perspective with a deeper understanding of cross-functional dynamics.
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Develop the tools to manage your team more effectively, empowering and aligning others to drive execution and performance.
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Gain exposure to cutting-edge thinking in global business management with one-to-one access to our world-class faculty.
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Blended formats are designed for busy working professionals, so you don’t compromise your professional or personal responsibilities.
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Exchange ideas and perspectives openly with trusted peers. Build an impressive network with up-and-coming business leaders.
PMD: Your transition to senior leadership
Do you want to experience the PMD for a day?
You can sign up for a virtual Open Day and gain firsthand insight into IESE’s Program for Management Development (PMD). Don’t miss our online sessions on the Program for Management Development (PMD) to help you navigate uncertainty moving forward and discover new ways to drive change and make your mark defining a new world.
We also offer personalized online sessions providing guidance on the next steps in your career.
FAQs
Still have a few questions? To find out more about IESE you can look here. We have also compiled a list of common questions from candidates to help you take the first step in your journey.
The program covers the key leadership competencies to accelerate your path to top management in a relatively short period of time. IESE also offers the Executive MBA in English for candidates with similar professional profiles. The Executive MBA is a part-time program carried out over a period of 18 months at one of four campuses: Barcelona, Munich, Madrid or São Paulo.
IESE offers the Program for Management Development (PMD) program at the Barcelona campus with a fall and spring edition. There is also the ISE PMD Brazil in São Paulo.
The Program for Management Development (PMD) does not require candidates to take any specific standardized test. The admission process is done through an interview in which your profile is assessed. The Admissions Committee then reviews your application before making a final decision.
At IESE, we organize several Open Days each year so that you can get a first-hand look at our facilities and, above all, our learning methodology. You can find a list of the upcoming Open Days here.
IESE offers all participants the Global Student Loan Program, a financing alternative in collaboration with Banco Sabadell. Candidates who are currently paying into the Spanish social security system can also take advantage of the economic incentive PIF.
You can find a full list of scholarships and loan programs for the Program for Management Development (PMD) here.
IESE offers a wide range of programs designed for executives and focused on different areas of business, in order to support your continuous professional growth.
Our programs take place on one or more of our 5 global campuses in Barcelona, Madrid, Munich, New York and São Paulo, as well as additional locations around the world.
You can see a complete list of our programs here.
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