LBS Sloan Brochure 2012 Final

Preparing experienced senior managers for global leadership positions.

www.london.edu/sloan/

Preparing experienced senior managers for global leadership positions.

Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy12 months, full-time

In the leaders of pioneering companies, there is a subtle balance between the hard of clearly articulated business goals and the soft of strong relationship ties based on trust and respect.Lynda Gratton Professor of Management Practice, London Business School

ContentsLeadership that works 5

The London Business School Sloan experience 6

Experience matters 8

A curriculum for leaders 10

Core courses 12

A week in the life of a Sloan Fellow 14

Electives 17

International Assignment 18

Management Report 21

Business skills for leaders 22

Career impact 25

Where are they now? 26

Academic excellence 28

The social side of Sloan 29

Moving to London 30

Your next steps 32

Benefits for sponsoring organisations 34

The London Business School programme portfolio 35

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Since graduation in July 2000, my career has accelerated beyond any of my initial expectations. Within five years, I went from a marketing position to a CEO position.

I believe that the Sloan programme is an incredible catalyst; firstly in terms of building self-confidence and the trust in your own abilities, and secondly in the way others perceive you. Being a London Business School Sloan alumnus gave me credibility with headhunters, clients and the market. The programme gives you the capacity to feel confident when approaching any business issue in any company, regardless of whether you are a specialist in that area or not.Jean-Christophe Bedos (French) Sloan Fellow 2000 Current role: President and CEO, Birks & Mayors Pre-Sloan role: Marketing and Purchase Director, Cartier France

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Focusing on strategy, leadership and change, and globalisation, the London Business School Sloan programme delivers the latest insights in business practice and research. Taught over 12 months with flexible options, Sloan is specifically designed for experienced, high-calibre managers and leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in Leadership and Strategy.

The Sloan programme enhances your leadership abilities, sharpens your strategic thinking and enables you to lead change in an organisation. The programme builds on your proven managerial talent and significant experience, and helps you to refine your leadership style so that you can create real value for your organisation.

Your career has seen you pursue initiatives and lead teams, and you have enjoyed successes and learnt from setbacks. It is this path that has made you the senior executive or thriving entrepreneur that you are today. It is your ability to develop and grow that will allow you to compete and win in the future.

The programme challenges todays senior managers and entrepreneurs to raise their game, confront the gaps in their knowledge and refine their skill set to become the effective global leaders of tomorrow. It brings together an experienced peer group of successful executives and professionals with a diverse range of nationalities and industry and functional backgrounds, all ready to share their experiences in a rich, collaborative learning environment.

The result is the knowledge, enhanced skills and networks to make a significant impact on your career as a leader. As a graduate of the London Business School Sloan programme, you will have the renewed focus and confidence to achieve your leadership ambitions.

Leadership that works


A world-class degree for senior executives offered by a top-ranked global business school is an exceptional opportunity. The London Business School Sloan programme offers this and so much more.

The London Business School Sloan experience

Inspiration

Be inspired by some of the worlds most influential and powerful people in business and politics through a range of guest speakers, networking events and Career Services sessions. Benefit from the extensive global network of contacts, friends and future colleagues from the Schools alumni database. Each member of the School community is potentially a powerful source of new ideas and opportunities.

Global networks

The London Business School Sloan programme expands your global networks through the varied curriculum, an international assignment, diverse class and wider School community. Sloan alumni live and work all around the world, maintaining the networks and friendships they developed on campus for the rest of their careers.

World-class faculty

London Business Schools world-class faculty are fully engaged with business. They consult with major institutions, corporations and government agencies. Faculty insights feed directly into the curriculum, connecting cutting-edge research with real-life experience to deliver a powerful learning experience.

Flexibility

You complete the majority of your core classes in four months, enabling you to choose the speed at which you complete your degree*. Your choices from the extensive elective portfolio enable you to focus on specific subject areas in depth, or to explore new areas, shaping the programme to meet your personal and professional objectives.

*Subject to visa regulations


A wealth of shared experience

Sloan Fellows are diverse, successful and highly engaged. They each bring an average of 16 years of managerial experience to the classroom from a variety of industries, and come from more than 21 different countries. Studying alongside executives, professionals and entrepreneurs with an unrivalled mix of seniority and diversity is an invigorating and inspiring learning experience. The immersion format means that, as a group, you build lasting bonds.

Tailored curriculum

Core courses are tailored specifically to experienced senior managers making the transition into senior leadership positions. Teaching is unified by three key themes that are essential to career impact: strategy, leadership and change, and globalisation. The business skills portfolio maximises your personal and professional effectiveness and ability to lead change.

Space for reflection

The Sloan programme gives you the opportunity to reflect on your career in a structured and disciplined way, and to take stock of your personal leadership aspirations and capabilities. You leave the programme equipped to take on challenging leadership positions across a broad range of industries.

An established programme

London Business School has offered the Sloan programme since it was launched by Professor Charles Handy in 1968. In this time more than 1,800 Sloan Fellows have gone on to thriving leadership careers across the world. Sloan is offered at only two other institutions worldwide MIT and Stanford making London Business School the only school to offer the Sloan programme in Europe.


The London Business School Sloan programme is for successful senior managers, professionals and entrepreneurs who are driven to continue to learn and grow, becoming truly effective leaders.

Experience matters

Inspiring individuals

Sloan Fellows are highly regarded, focused individuals with impressive careers. They come from all around the world and from a wide variety of industries and functional backgrounds. They have significant managerial experience, including decision making at strategic levels. Many have studied an MBA or other post-graduate degree earlier in their careers.

Immediate impact and lifelong rewards

Sloan Fellows come to refresh and expand their networks. You benefit from a richness of viewpoints and external perspectives. The powerful mix of diversity and calibre in the Sloan class creates a learning environment that is infused with talent and experience. Class discussions are intense and challenging, and are an abundant source of insights, ideas and inspiration.

The learning experience means you build bonds with your fellow students that translate into a powerful global network as alumni. As a leader in a globalised world, an international network of driven and successful Sloan Fellows is a valuable asset.

Typical class profile*

These figures represent a three-year average:

*Please note that admissions decisions are taken in accordance with best equal opportunities practice.

Nationality by region

Job function

Industry sector

Women

Average years of management experience

Total countries represented

21%

16 years

35

UK 14%

South Asia 23%

Europe (excluding UK) 22%

East Asia 17%

Africa / Middle East 3%

North America 9%

Latin America 7%

Australia / New Zealand 5%

37% General management

1% HR/ Recruitment

2% Entertainment/ Leisure / Retail

General Management 64%

Finance / Accounting 8%


IT / Telecoms 14%

Industry / Manufacturing 14%

Consulting 10%

Public / Not-for-profit 5%

Advertising / Media / PR 6%

Architecture / Design 1%

FMCG 5%

Leisure / Retail 3%

E-Commerce 1%

Medicine 1%

Pharmaceuticals 4%

Professional Services 3%

Military 3%

Energy / Engineering 4%

Law 4%

Marketing / Sales 8%

Consulting 4%

Professional Services 2% Medical 2%

Legal 4%

R&D 4%New Business Development 4%

UK 14%

South Asia 23%


East Asia 17%


North America 9%

Latin America 7%



1% HR/ Recruitment





IT / Telecoms 14%


Consulting 10%




FMCG 5%

Leisure / Retail 3%

E-Commerce 1%

Medicine 1%

Pharmaceuticals 4%


Military 3%


Law 4%


Consulting 4%


Legal 4%


UK 14%

South Asia 23%


East Asia 17%


North America 9%

Latin America 7%



1% HR/ Recruitment





IT / Telecoms 14%


Consulting 10%




FMCG 5%

Leisure / Retail 3%

E-Commerce 1%

Medicine 1%

Pharmaceuticals 4%


Military 3%


Law 4%


Consulting 4%


Legal 4%



The biggest strength of the Sloan programme is the experience and diversity of the class. This, combined with some excellent faculty, results in a uniquely powerful learning experience. Whatever the topic, there was always at least one person in the room who could apply the discussion to their own field and experience.Tom Schalenbourg (Belgian) Sloan Fellow 2010 Current role: Sustainable Development Director, Toyota Material Handling EuropePre-Sloan role: Group Environmental and Non-Financial Reporting Manager, Imperial Tobacco


Develop a strategic mindset

Sloan develops your ability to make informed judgements, the self-belief to take a stand on matters that are important to you, and the confidence to take responsibility for your decisions. You will enhance your ability to create a vision of the future, and master the communication skills to inspire and influence others to make that journey with you.

Sloan focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to make the transition into board-level positions. The programme draws together a broad range of experiences and perspectives to give you a sophisticated understanding of the issues affecting an organisation and its stakeholders at the macro-level.

You develop a solid basis for effective strategic decision making by refining your knowledge in areas such as finance, strategy and marketing through the curriculum and through sharing experiences as part of a diverse, multicultural classroom environment.

A customised experience

The curriculum has five elements:

1 Core courses equipping you with the essential knowledge required to move into board-level positions.

2 Electives allowing you to shape the programme to meet your individual interests and objectives.

3 International assignment taking you out of the classroom to apply theories in the real world and enhance your global perspectives.*

4 Management report focusing on an issue of real and long-term importance to you (optional).

5 Portfolio of business skills for leaders offering you a customised programme of skills development to maximise your personal and professional effectiveness across a range of capabilities necessary for successful leadership.

Personalised learning journey

You choose your own path through the programme.

There are three potential routes through the programme; immersive, accelerated and fast-track. These allow you to select the speed at which you complete Sloan, as illustrated by the diagram opposite.

Whether you choose an intense injection of learning or a years immersion, the London Business School experience offers you the knowledge, networks and personal development you need to further your leadership career.

Essential knowledge

Sloan core course teaching is unified by three broad themes that are essential to effective leadership today:

1 Strategy chart the future direction of your organisation and implement your chosen strategy.

2 Leadership and change work as an effective leader and influence others to help you achieve your goals.

3 Globalisation analyse and make sense of the major changes underway in the business environment and benefit from global business opportunities.

Tailored learning

The wide elective portfolio allows you to focus on specific subject areas in depth, or experiment in areas of new and different thinking. The portfolio is continually updated to reflect current developments in all areas of management thinking. Some electives are available in a choice of formats, including evening sessions and block weeks.

Business skills for leaders

During the programme you make tailored choices from the portfolio of key leadership and career development skills workshops. Your choice of workshops and other skills development activities will be informed by competency-based assessments and one-to-one discussions with trained coaches.

Study group

Throughout the Sloan programme you work in study groups to complete assignments. This creates a highly enriched learning experience and reinforces your ability to build winning teams.

Teaching and assessment

The majority of teaching takes the form of structured lectures, facilitated by a faculty member and driven by class discussions and case study analysis. Assessment is continuous. The method varies by course and includes:

n individual projects/essays/reports

n examinations

n class participation

n group assignments/reports

n class presentations.

The London Business School Sloan programme gives you the credentials and confidence to take bold career steps and to lead organisations successfully through growth and change.

A curriculum for leaders

*Subject to visa conditions


Visit the website for a detailed programme schedule: www.london.edu/sloan/timetable/

Immersive route Accelerated route Fast-track route

Term 1 Jan - Apr

Term 2 Apr - Jul

Term 3 Sept - Dec

Core coursesEquipping you with the essential knowledge needed to take your leadership career forward.

8 core courses

Core + ElectivesBalance your workload; spread 5-8 electives evenly over terms 2 and 3.

+ 2 core courses

ElectivesComplete electives at your own pace. Use extra time to: engage in School activities reflect on experience start job hunt complete Management Report

(optional).

ElectivesComplete final electives.Block electives allow you to focus on your career and return to work early. Management Report (optional).

Core + ElectivesAccelerate the programme through more intensive study.

3-5 elective courses+ 2 core courses

Core + ElectivesComplete the programme early by focusing your electives in term 2.

5-8 elective courses+ 2 core courses


8 core courses


8 core courses

August break: Entrepreneurship Summer School elective

Capstone event:Celebrate the end of the Sloan programme with an opportunity to reflect on what you have learned both inside and outside the classroom.Capstone brings the whole class back together for a series of key events featuring headline speakers and alumni panels.

July: International Assignment to Shanghai (required)

Programme completeReturn to work early or kick start new projects. Management Report (optional).


Strategic perspective

Sloan core courses deliver strategic perspective and explore how this knowledge can be harnessed to improve organisational performance. As you progress through the core courses, you develop a new mindset and a series of tools and techniques that allow you to build winning teams, make better business decisions and develop robust strategies. You increase your ability to adjust as the world changes around you and to develop with the needs of your organisation.

The following is an introduction to the core courses:

Corporate Governance

Reflect on your future as a senior executive, board member, owner or stakeholder in the changing landscape of corporate governance.

Corporate Finance

From the viewpoint of a senior manager, this course looks at capital allocation, external financing, risk in the corporation and in financial markets, leverage, strategic options, company valuation, corporate governance, and executive compensation.

Global Business Environment

Macroeconomic factors exert a significant impact on the business environment whether it is sudden events like the subprime mortgage crisis, or long-term changes brought about by globalisation, new technologies and the launch of the European single currency. Understand the changes caused by these developments, their implications for different sectors, and the likely response of governments to these forces.

Executive Leadership

Understand the knowledge, skills and attributes required for effective leadership, and maximise your personal impact through enhanced insight and skill. Obtain individual feedback using assessment instruments and work one-to-one with an experienced coach to develop a personal action plan.

Management Accounting for Performance Measurement

Use better measurement to improve your decision making and drive performance. Examine organisational performance measures, such as cost control and economic profit, and explore the different ways of setting useful performance targets.

Managing People and Organisations

Understand and acquire the critical leadership skills to build and sustain competitive advantage through people. This course focuses on achieving your strategic goals by leveraging the intellectual capital and unique abilities of your workforce.

Marketing

Marketing is the process by which a firm creates value for its customers and captures a share of that value for itself. Since customers are the principal driver of revenue, a marketing perspective is essential for determining the strategy of the firm, and is therefore a leadership responsibility as well as a functional specialisation.

Strategy

Drawing on insights from the other core courses, this course examines what makes for good strategy and how you formulate it. Examine how to position a firm effectively against market forces and shape these to your advantage; how to build the resources and capabilities essential to maintaining and strengthening market position; and how to link strategy to action at the level of day-to-day activities.

Understanding Top Management

As a top manager, how can you bring your influence to bear on the world within and beyond your organisation? How can you do so in a way that gives full expression to what you stand for personally and professionally?

Biography

This unique and innovative course helps you to think constructively about your career and life transitions, and gain control over your future career as a leader. You look outward, at the lives of leaders and notable historical figures, and inward at your past choices and future trajectories. The aim is to reinforce your ability to creatively adapt to change through insights into yourself, others, and the contexts around you.

As a senior leader tackling organisational challenges, you need a set of skills that will enable you to effectively lead change and set strategic direction to drive the performance of your organisation.

Core courses


The Sloan programme was a once in a lifetime experience. The chance to spend a year focused solidly on my own personal and career development helped me to fine-tune my self-understanding, skills and aspirations in a way that might otherwise have taken years. Along the way, I gained a superb global network of friends and contacts and was exposed to some of the brightest business ideas and thinkers.Radhika U Chadwick (British/Singaporean) Sloan Fellow 2005 Current role: Director, PwC Pre-Sloan role: Strategist, EDS


Lectures Skills sessions Social and student club events Lunch

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Understanding Top

Management

CorporateFinance

Student club andsociety events

Key skills workshop:Influencing

andPersuading

Student club andsociety events

CorporateFinance Strategy

Career Servicesworkshop:Networking for Success

ManagingPeople and

OrganisationsMarketing

Sundowners, a weekly

School-widesocial event

Cross-programmenetworking

event

Sloan core classes are concentrated between Tuesday and Thursday to give your schedule flexibility. You also need to set aside time for skills sessions, private study, study group meetings, careers events, guest speakers and club events.

A week in the life of a Sloan Fellow in Term 1

A typical weekly timetable showing the core courses in term one:

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4


My approach to leadership and teamwork was changed by my learning at London Business School. The first week we spent on leadership issues was a real eye-opener and provided valuable insights on group/organisational dynamics, but more importantly it gave me insight into my own strengths and weaknesses. As I am confronted by leadership and strategy issues, I refer back to the tools provided in the core courses as a firm starting point.Dan Harasemchuk (Canadian) Sloan Fellow 2010 Current role: General Counsel, ETX CapitalPre-Sloan role: General Counsel, Baikal


The electives were a real highlight of the Sloan programme. The extensive range and breadth of elective choices allowed me to choose subjects that I had little direct experience in, but had always wanted to learn more about. The first-class teaching, the interactive class sessions and the excellent external speakers made the classes interesting and highly enjoyable.Neeta Patel (British) Sloan Fellow 2009 Current role: CEO, New Entrepreneurs Foundation Pre-Sloan role: Director, Online Services, British Council


Exceptional choice

You select between five and eight electives from London Business Schools portfolio of more than 70 elective courses. You may choose to deepen your knowledge in areas you are already familiar with, or acquire skills and understanding in new areas.

The choice of electives is updated annually to reflect developments in management thinking and to meet changing demand.

Some of the most popular electives taken by Sloan Fellows are:

Accounting

n Financial Analysis of Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Complex Corporate Restructurings

n Venture Capital and Private Equity

Finance

n Advanced Corporate Finance

n Credit Risk

n Equity Investment Management

n Financial Engineering and Risk Management

n Fixed Income Securities

n Hedge Funds

n Mergers, Management Buyouts and Other Corporate Reorganisations

n Options and Futures

n Project Finance

n Topics in Asset Management

Management Science and Operations

n Computer-Based Financial Modelling

n Strategic Modelling and Business Dynamics

n Strategy Dynamics

Marketing

n Analysis for Marketing Planning and Decision Making

n Brand Management

n Internet Marketing

Organisational Behaviour

n The Global Business Leader

n Leading Teams and Organisations

n Managing Change

n Negotiation and Bargaining

Strategic and International Management

n Corporate Strategy

n Managing Corporate Turnarounds

n Strategic Innovation

Customise your Sloan experience through your choice of electives. Accelerate your completion of the programme or extend your immersive learning experience across the year.

Electives

Economics

n Emerging Markets

n Thinking Strategically

n World Economy: Problems and Prospects

Entrepreneurship

n Financing the Entrepreneurial Business

n Managing the Growing Business

n New Creative Ventures

n New Technology Ventures

n New Venture Development

Electives

You start to take electives from the end of the first term. You are able to shape your elective timetable to either continue intensive learning or, if you wish, to integrate your electives with your return to the workplace.* Electives constitute between 25 and 30 hours of teaching time, and are offered in one or more of the following three formats:

n weekly sessions three-hour classes once a week for 10 weeks in day or evening time slots

n modular sessions full days of classes on Fridays and Saturdays of alternate weeks for 10 weeks

n block sessions full days of classes on Monday to Friday of one week.

Broaden your network

Electives are offered School-wide, providing the opportunity to widen your network as you work alongside students from the MBA, Executive MBA, EMBA-Global and Masters in Finance programmes.

*Subject to visa conditions


Global business insights

The week-long International Assignment focuses on the impact of economic events on the business environment, the changes brought about by these developments, the repercussions for different sectors, and the potential responses for firms and governments.

Recent years have seen the Sloan class visit Shanghai.* The growth of China is clearly reshaping the world economy with important implications not just for global business, but also for individuals and firms. Through lectures, company visits and debates, you begin to develop your own view on growth prospects for this region, and how these trends will affect your career path going forward.

Working in small teams, you visit different companies, both national and multinational, explore the concerns of local business leaders, and are briefed by government representatives and resident academics. Some of the worlds leading players have welcomed Sloan Fellows to join them for in-depth company visits to discuss the key issues facing their organisations and country. Previous companies visited have included: Maersk, Cadbury, Coca Cola, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Shanghai Stock Exchange and Standard Chartered Bank.

Accommodation, transfers and some subsistence is included in the tuition fees.

*It is each Sloan Fellows responsibility to organise their own visa. Should you be unable to obtain a visa for China you will be offered the opportunity to attend an alternative International Assignment.

Explore the themes of development and globalisation first-hand in a dynamic economic environment, and consider their implications for yourself, your organisation and the world economy.

International Assignment

Without strong leadership, an established company is unlikely to innovate.Costas Markides Robert P Bauman Chair in Strategic Leadership; Professor of Strategic and International Management, London Business School


I discovered the true power of London Business Schools global network on the international assignment to Shanghai. Our task was to establish various business meetings. With no prior Chinese contacts, I was able to lock in multiple business meetings with senior executives in global companies simply by tapping into the London Business School network.Oana Neumayer (Romanian) Sloan Fellow 2010 Current role: Managing Director, EMEA & APAC, SyncapsePre-Sloan role: Client Partner, Tullo Marshall and Warren


During my time at the School I came to the realisation that I wanted to work in sport, and more specifically, as part of the Olympic movement. The bid for London 2012 was in full swing during my degree and I managed to secure my management report with the bid team. It was the perfect way to get to know the people and the industry, and post-graduation I went to work for LOCOG (the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games).Malgorzata Grzyb (British)Sloan Fellow 2005Current role: Director of Business Development, The British Olympic AssociationPre-Sloan role: Media Director, Initiative Media Warsaw


The Management Report enables you to integrate what you have learnt on the Sloan programme and apply it to an issue concerning an organisation or industry.

Guided by a faculty member, the Management Report is a substantial piece of work that requires you to integrate theory and practice, as well as effectively using the knowledge and tools introduced on the programme.

Significant payback

Many company-sponsored Sloan Fellows complete a project on a problem concerning their own organisation, delivering significant payback and often relating it to their future role. Sloan Fellows have also used the Management Report as a way of building expertise, reputation and networks within a sector that they are looking to move into post-Sloan.

Past topics have included:

n the growth of social networking sites and the implications for marketers

n a business plan for a new mobile telecoms company

n achieving prosperity in post-conflict Chechnya

n knowledge transfer in a multinational corporation

n identifying the key success factors for an FMCG product launch in an emerging market

n a global competitiveness strategy for the Indian auto component sector

n hostile takeovers and takeover defence in Japan

n financial valuation of tax planning strategies

n the use of credit ratings by family firms.

The optional Management Report challenges you to look strategically at, and develop solutions to, issues confronting an organisation or industry of your choice.

Management Report


Enhance your leadership style

As you progress through the Sloan programme, you choose from a selection of key leadership and career development skills workshops. Your choices will be driven by competency-based assessments and one-to-one sessions with trained coaches.

The portfolio of business skills for leaders may include*:

Personal Impact

Many leadership skills and competencies rely on personal impact, whether it is in the boardroom or on a one-to-one basis. This session improves your ability to work with and influence others.

Performance Management

Your ability to achieve your business objectives relies on effective performance management of each individual member of the team. Improve organisational success by motivating staff to improve their performance through constructive feedback.

Advanced Presentation Skills

Achieve the business objectives you define for yourself by using the powerful vehicle of public speaking to influence, inform, engage, motivate or persuade.

Influencing and Persuading

Learn to navigate negotiations with confidence, clarity and ease. Develop vital insights into your personal style and how you can adapt it to difficult situations.

Coaching for Leaders

Coaching others is a key capability of successful leaders. Develop a core coaching toolkit, including the well-respected GROW approach.

Boardroom Experience

Visiting guest speakers and London Business School faculty offer insights into what is required to operate successfully at board level.

*Please note that the courses offered are subject to change.

Effective leadership requires a balance of experience, knowledge and soft skills. Choose from a portfolio of business, personal impact and career skills workshops to maximise your personal and professional effectiveness.

Business skills for leaders

We think too much in terms of the lone leader. It is a matter of building a winning team.Nigel Nicholson Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School


Without any formal business training or commercial experience, I enrolled on the Sloan programme to learn the language of the business world. The most valuable takeaways are the self-discovery process and the lifelong friendships with fellow Sloans established over the year. I have also made many useful contacts in London (and in Hong Kong) through the Schools networks.

The Sloan programme equipped me with the skills, and more importantly the confidence, to reinvent myself and to lead a very different lifestyle.Rachel Chan (British) Sloan Fellow 2006 Current role: Founder and Chief Catalyst, InnoFoco Pre-Sloan role: Director of International and Corporate Marketing, Hong Kong Trade Development Council


The Sloan programme was undoubtedly a powerful learning experience for me. But the programme was not just about getting a first-class business education and developing my skills and knowledge. As a full-time course, it gave me the opportunity to really review my career goals and consider new challenges. Sloan gave me fresh stimulation, ideas and perspectives on strategy and leadership. All this, and a unique network of fellow Sloans, was invaluable as I branched out on my own as an entrepreneur after the programme.Per Regnarsson (Danish) Sloan Fellow 2006 Current role: CEO and Managing Partner, Clean World Capital Pre-Sloan role: Assistant General Manager, Danske Bank


Career Services

Each Sloan Fellow is unique in terms of experience, background and aspirations. Whether you are progressing into a more senior leadership role within your existing organisation, or looking to make a career move post-programme, the Schools dedicated Career Services team is available to support you in making strategic career decisions and to help lay the foundations for long-term career development.

Career Services provides a range of opportunities throughout the Sloan programme. Our aim is that you leave London Business School with a profound understanding of the behaviour, process, tools and information required to progress your career.

A dedicated Career Coach will work with you to explore your specific career circumstances, clarify your career goals and evaluate the career opportunities that are open to you. This tailored assistance will help you identify the best ways to achieve your career goals as you progress through the programme.

Skills for long-term career success

Career coaching is complemented by a rich programme of workshops, lectures and small group sessions on career-related topics, designed to improve your knowledge and career skills. These seek to ensure that you:

n have a deep understanding of what you want to achieve in your career long-term

n are able to create an outstanding CV and cover letter

n have effective networking skills

n are confident in your interview skills

n develop a good knowledge of working with head-hunters

n are able to structure and conduct an independent job search successfully.

In addition to the sessions run by the Career Services team, you have worldwide, online access 24 hours a day to job postings, plus recommended reading for all aspects of career planning and career management.

Alumni Career Services

After you graduate from London Business School, you benefit from the Schools Alumni Career Services. Alumni Career Services is dedicated to helping you regardless of your career stage, career circumstances or geography whether you are actively looking for a job or you want to keep in touch with the market.

Network for success

There are many sources of career opportunities on the London Business School campus. Every member of the School community from your classmates and faculty, to alumni and influential guest speakers is a rich source of ideas and inspiration, contacts and potential career opportunities. Throughout the Sloan year, a wide range of formal and informal events connect you with this extensive portfolio of contacts.

Sloan Career Report

81% of the Sloan class that completed the programme in December 2011, accepted offers within 6 months of graduation. Of these:

n 37% accepted an offer with a new employer

n 24% returned to their pre-Sloan employer

n 10% started their own business

n 10% embarked on a new project.

Recent recruiters of Sloan Fellows include:

As an alumnus of the London Business School Sloan programme, you leave the School with the vision, confidence and skills to embrace leadership challenges and adapt to changing conditions.

Career impact

n Alvarez & Marsal

n Bunzl

n Centrica

n Cisco

n Citigroup

n eBay

n Ernst & Young

n European Bank of Reconstruction and Development

n Ferrari

n Goldman Sachs

n Google

n Heinz

n Hess

n Johnson & Johnson

n Kingfisher

n Microsoft

n Moodys Investor Services

n NHS

n Royal Bank of Scotland

n Vodafone

n Wipro Technologies.


Where are they now?

Christopher Woolard (British) Sloan Fellow 2005 Current role: Partner, Ofcom Pre-Sloan role: Director, Postal Services, Department of Trade and Industry

The Sloan experience gave me the chance to consider what leadership means to me and provided me with the skills and knowledge to challenge the status quo and be decisive when it matters.

Seven years on, I am still using many of the techniques from Sloan every day. Perhaps more importantly, as the public sector faces major challenges in the UK, I feel I have a strong base of skills to help lead my organisation through difficult times. Long-term, the impact of Sloan for me can be summarised in one word confidence.

Kok Kong Chan (Malaysian) Sloan Fellow 1997 Current role: Partner, Egon Zehnder International Pre-Sloan role: Senior Manager, Global Corporate Finance, Arthur Andersen

The Sloan programme was a life-changing experience. It broadened my perspectives and opened doors that I had not previously imagined.

The content was relevant, my student peers were interesting, and we all worked hard while having loads of fun. It broadened my knowledge across all facets of business management and opened my eyes beyond a career that was previously deeply finance focused.

The course is still paying dividends. It connected me, and continues to connect me, with a large number of highly capable people who are successful in their own right. This is of at least as much, if not greater, value as the content of the programme itself.

Michael Azlen (Canadian) Sloan Fellow 1994 Current role: Founder and CEO, Frontier Capital Management Pre-Sloan role: Vice President, Equity Derivatives, CIBC World Markets

The Sloan programme, and the entrepreneurial electives available at London Business School, were the ideal combination for me. The programme was the right choice and I feel I have received an excellent return on my investment.

My most valuable experiences came from learning from other Sloans in my class. You are in a class with a huge amount of experience across a wide range of cultures and industries. This experience and diversity results in a dynamic learning environment and I would estimate that I learned at least as much from my classmates as from the material on the programme.

Paul Benson (Australian) Sloan Fellow 2000 Current role: CEO and Managing Director, Troy Resources NL Pre-Sloan role: General Manager, Renison Goldfields

Although the Sloan programme requires a large investment of time and money, I do believe the rewards often cannot be achieved by normal career progression. I have been able to get and succeed in roles that I do not believe would have been offered to me had I not completed the Sloan programme.

The most important single change I experienced has been the confidence to talk about complex business problems at the most senior levels within an organisation. I know early in my career there were times when I kept a view or idea to myself, particularly in the face of an aggressive colleague or super confident management consultant. Today, I have the skills and confidence to put my point of view across.


Douglas Grieco (American) Sloan Fellow 2004 Current role: Senior Director, Global Brand Design, W Hotels, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Pre-Sloan role: President and Founder, Take Branding and Design Consultants

I am now leading the global expansion of a boutique hotel chain. Sloan allowed me to move into this position and enabled me to lead and manage within an international corporate context.

The programme helped me leverage my core strengths while filling in my managerial gaps. It enabled me to translate my experience in architectural design and as an entrepreneur into an approach that has allowed me to successfully develop a global brand. Finance, marketing and strategy are all key to building a brand, but none of it is possible without people, their belief in a vision, and their belief in themselves. Sloan gives you the leadership skills to turn a shared vision into reality.

The programme undoubtedly has a superb curriculum and great faculty, but the most valuable takeaway for me was the interaction with other Sloans, and the continued dialogue and network.

Barbara Domayne-Hayman (British) Sloan Fellow 2000 Current role: CEO, Stabilitech Pre-Sloan role: European Market Development Manager, Syngenta

I came to Sloan with a marketing background in agrochemicals, having worked in a large organisation for more than 10 years. After two entrepreneurship electives and meeting entrepreneurs in class, as well as visiting venture capitalists, I decided to combine my chemistry doctorate with my business experience and move into the biotech sector.

Following two roles of increasing responsibility in other biotech companies, I am now CEO of an early stage vaccines technology company. If it had not been for my time at London Business School, it would not have occurred to me to work in a small entrepreneurial company, let alone run one! Sloan opened up a new world of possibilities for me, and gave me the confidence to go for it. My class also provided me with a group of wonderful friends all round the world.

Seyi Ajibola (Nigerian) Sloan Fellow 2007 Current role: General Manager, Nigeria Exile Resources Pre-Sloan role: Manager, Business Development/Local Content, Devon Energy

Before applying to Sloan, I had been finding it difficult to make the step into senior management positions with either whole asset or country responsibilities. I had the track record, dedication and drive to step into the roles, but I also knew I needed some leadership tools. Sloan ticked all the boxes for me. It delivered the peer group, content and contacts that have allowed me to land my current position with both asset and country responsibilities. I finished the Sloan programme much richer for the experience and insights, and much more confident in my own capabilities. I also made some fantastic friends along the way.


The latest business thinking

London Business School faculty are renowned academics and opinion formers in the business world who consult in organisations, advise governments and routinely address high-level conferences and business forums. And with more than 70% coming from outside the UK, London Business School faculty offer a truly international perspective. Sloan faculty are some of our most experienced, combining excellent academic credentials with extensive practical business experience.

To stay ahead with the latest business thinking, insight and analysis from our global faculty, visit: www.london.edu/bsr/

World-class research

Research is at the heart of London Business Schools excellence. The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has consistently awarded the Schools research a top ranking in its Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) since this was introduced in 1986.

These are some of London Business Schools research centres:

n Aditya Birla India Centre

n Centre for Corporate Governance

n Coller Institute of Private Equity

n Deloitte Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

n Energy Markets Group

n Family Business Research Initiative

n Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

n Hedge Fund Centre

n Management Lab.

Packed calendar of events

Thanks to our global reputation and central location in the heart of the worlds best connected city, London Business School has relationships with businesses and business leaders at all levels. The School hosts a wide range of events, including high profile guest speaker events, lectures, lunches, press conferences and symposia. These events are open to alumni, corporate partners, staff, faculty and students.

Previous guest speakers have included:

n Antnio Horta-Osrio, Chief Executive, Lloyds Banking Group

n Scott McNealy, former Chair and Co-Founder, Sun Microsystems

n Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company

n Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation

n Anne Mulcahy, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xerox Corporation

n Stan ONeal, former Chairman and CEO, Merrill Lynch

n Sir Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group

n John Allan CBE, Chief Executive, Exel

n Honorable Al Gore, former US Vice-President

n Jeroen van der Veer, former Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell

n Ana Patricia Botn, Executive Chairwoman, Santander UK

n Dr Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Board, Deutsche Bank

n Rt. Hon. Alistair Darling, former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer

n Bill Clinton, former US President

n Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister

n Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric

n Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, former UK Prime Minister

n Paul Deighton, Chief Executive, The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

n Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP Group

n Tony Cohen, former CEO of FremantleMedia.

London Business School is a leading global business school with strong corporate connections and an exceptional international reputation for excellence. Where better to hone your leadership skills?

Academic excellence


A range of activities

The Sloan experience is often as much about networking and building lifelong friendships, as it is about the academic challenge. The Sloan social calendar ranges from major events such as the Winter and Summer Balls, to lunchtime barbecues with live music on campus during the summer term. Every week during term time, students, faculty and staff enjoy drinks at Sundowners, which is sponsored by companies and consultancies. There are also sporting and social events, allowing you to expand your network, participate in the vibrant School community and have fun.

Partners

The Schools Partners Club recognises the commitment of Sloan partners and the importance of their support. It provides a network that helps ease the transition and assists families to adapt to a new city. The club promotes a community in which information, friendship and emotional support are provided through workshops, social gatherings and cultural events.

The School organises social events throughout the year in which partners and children can become involved. Sloan Fellows regularly organise activities for themselves and their families on campus and around London. These include barbecues, picnics in Regents Park, ice skating, karaoke, Diwali celebrations and national food evenings, as well as a range of other ad hoc events.

Active student clubs

There are more than 60 student clubs at the School, including professional interest clubs in areas such as consulting, emerging markets, energy, entrepreneurship, family business, investment management, media, responsible business and technology. The clubs are a great opportunity to build your network, and also provide industry education, skills development and recruitment opportunities.

Engaged alumni community

Sloan alumni become lifelong members of an international network of more than 35,000 truly exceptional contacts, friends and potential colleagues. Alumni networking activities are supported by our dedicated Alumni Relations team and there are Alumni clubs in more than 65 cities worldwide. There are also professional interest clubs such as the Alumni Womens International Network, the Alumni Entrepreneurs Network and the Alumni Strategy Club.

With its location in the heart of London and students from 130 different countries on campus, London Business School is a vibrant and diverse place to study, network and socialise.

The social side of Sloan

Compared with MBA programmes, Sloan cohorts are more mature with a great deal of previous industry experience. I have been impressed with the networking opportunities, the guest speakers and my peers on the programme. These people will become not only friends, but also good mentors in my life.Wataru Tamura (Japanese) Sloan Fellow 2010Current role: Senior Manager, Business Development, APAC and JAPAN at ServiceSource Pre-Sloan role: Account Manager, Hewlett-Packard Japan (sponsor)


A vibrant capital

An international centre for business, politics, education, entertainment, fashion, media and the arts, London is an extraordinary city and a great place in which to live and study. One of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, London is home to a diverse range of peoples, cultures and religions, with more than 300 languages spoken every day.

Help and advice

The Sloan programme is an intensive experience both academically and socially. You join a group of talented and experienced people from whom you will have much to learn and with whom you will have much in common. The School provides plenty of activities to help you and your family build a social network while you are here. Even before you apply, you may find it useful to speak with a student or alumnus who has also made the move to London. Please contact the School to arrange this.

We recommend that you allow yourself plenty of time for your relocation to London and to get settled in before the programme begins. As soon as you have accepted your place on the Sloan programme, you have access to advice and information on moving to London. Portal, the Schools intranet, gives you immediate access to the Schools community and discussion forums, as well as to a range of classified adverts for everything from flat shares to furniture.

Portal also provides information on topics such as:

n visas

n travelling to London

n London hotels

n finding accommodation for the duration of the programme

n finance and banking

n travelling around London

n healthcare

n schooling and childcare.

Visas

The Sloan programme is a full-time Masters degree so, if you are a non-EEA national, you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK. The School will issue you with the relevant documentation once you have accepted a place on the programme. We encourage you to read the UK visa entry guidelines and have the most up-to-date information to ensure your visa application goes smoothly and in good time for the start of the programme.

For information about applying for a UK full-time student visa, please visit the UK Border Agency website: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/studying/

Living expenses

The fees for the Sloan programme do not include living expenses, which vary according to your circumstances and lifestyle. Typically, for the duration of the programme, you should budget approximately 28,00043,000 for a family, or 21,00027,000 for a single person in shared accommodation.

London is an exciting place in which to live and study. If becoming a Sloan Fellow means relocating to London, and possibly bringing your family with you, you have additional rewards and challenges ahead.

Moving to London

Bringing my family to London for the Sloan programme was a great experience. London is a fantastic place for families, with many parks, museums, castles, zoos and farms in easy reach. The biggest unexpected bonus was the way my child, Isabel, blossomed. She arrived from Mexico a shy three year old and finished the year with perfect English pronunciation and social skills. The other unexpected bonus was the support from the Sloan class during difficult times and the friendships not only with me as a Sloan, but with my whole family.

Enrique Navarro Ramirez (Mexican) Sloan Fellow 2006 Current role: Strategic Planning Director, BanRegio Pre-Sloan role: Projects Director, Banorte


What are we looking for?

Through the admissions process we look for a strong combination of characteristics and rich personal and professional experience. Successful Sloan applicants typically have:

n significant depth and breadth of professional experience

n management experience at strategic levels

n leadership skills

n ambition

n a global outlook

n commitment and motivation

n a clear sense of how the programme will contribute to their career path

n intellectual ability.

Sloan Fellows come from a wide range of professional backgrounds. Whatever your current role, we would expect that you:

n are a decision maker in your functional area

n are accountable for results

n lead mission critical projects

n influence and take a leadership role in managing change.

Explore your fit

To make a successful application to the London Business School Sloan programme, you need to thoroughly research the programme and explore its fit with your long-term career objectives. The Admissions Team are on hand to support you throughout your decision making process. We are happy to advise you on your suitability for the programme and provide personalised guidance on how to proceed with an application. Simply send us a copy of your CV, along with a brief outline of your motivations for coming to the programme and what you hope to achieve in the future.

Send in your CV for an informal review: [email protected]

Speak with an alumnus

We can put you in touch with Sloan alumni who can share their experiences of the programme and discuss the impact Sloan has had on their career.

Attend an event

Our information events and open days are an excellent opportunity for you to visit the School and meet admissions staff, current students and global alumni. We also arrange a portfolio of international events each year in cities around the world.

Our fortnightly on-campus drop-in sessions give you the opportunity to meet informally with members of the Admissions Team to discuss the programme and your application in more depth.

Visit the website to register for an information event: www.london.edu/sloan/events/

When recruiting Sloan Fellows, we seek highly experienced people with the potential to be successful leaders in the private, public or non-profit sectors. We aim to create a class of intelligent, passionate and accomplished people.

Your next steps


How to apply

The Sloan application is completed online and can be worked on over a number of sessions. Once submitted, each application is judged on its individual merits. If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an interview with senior admissions staff or Sloan alumni. After your interview, the Admissions Committee take into account your full application including your experience, essays, interview, references and academic credentials when making its decision.

Timing your application

We highly recommend that you apply as early as possible to give yourself time to finalise arrangements with your organisation and, if necessary, arrange your visa and relocation to London. We operate a rolling admissions process, which means the earlier you submit a complete application, the earlier you receive a final decision. At the same time, we look to build a balanced class of diverse individuals and once all the places are filled, we operate a waitlist system.

Visit the website for more details on the admissions process and to begin your application: www.london.edu/sloan/apply/

GMAT

We use tests such as the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) to assess your suitability for the programme as they provide useful information about quantitative and verbal reasoning abilities. They also provide a useful benchmark to assess applicants across degree subjects, academic institutions and nationalities.

We recommend that you prepare for and arrange to sit your GMAT as early as possible. There are numerous resources available that are designed to help you prepare for the test. It is also worth remembering that it is possible to re-take GMAT if necessary. The GMAT reporting code for London Business Schools Sloan programme is Z11-J7-18.

For further information on GMAT, and to arrange your test, please visit: www.mba.com

TOEFL/IELTSProficiency in speaking, writing and reading in English is essential. If English is not your native language, you are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). You may request a waiver if you have studied or worked in an English-speaking environment for at least two years.

Fees and funding

Please see the website for information on tuition fees and options for funding your place on the programme, which include:

n personal savings

n company sponsorship

n Sloan Womens Scholarship

n Sloan Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Visit the website for details of the funding options available to Sloan Fellows: www.london.edu/sloan/fees/

All admissions decisions are taken in accordance with best equal opportunities practice.


Invest in future leadership

To succeed, organisations must develop effective leaders capable of navigating todays increasingly complex, globalised and volatile business environment. Supporting a member of staff on the Sloan programme represents an invaluable investment in an organisations future performance. Those chosen for sponsorship will have been identified as proven talent with the potential to effect real change.

The programme develops and accelerates this potential through a rich mix of skills enhancement, faculty and guest speaker insights, and interaction with an exceptional class of Sloan Fellows. By bringing together experienced managers from a wide range of industries and countries, the programme exposes Sloan Fellows to an array of perspectives and new possibilities, which can be applied to your organisation.

Sponsoring employers

A wide variety of organisations sponsor employees on the London Business School Sloan programme. Recent employers that have sponsored participants on the programme include:

Return on investment

Sloan Fellows leave the programme with heightened abilities and ambitions, and new ways of approaching business problems. They are well-prepared for future responsibilities and ready to enhance organisational performance and make value-driving strategies a reality. They are equipped to handle business problems in uncertain environments.

Sponsored Sloan Fellows return to their workplace with renewed motivation and enhanced abilities to address their organisations challenges. To meet these expectations and make the most of this new energy and talent, preparation may be needed to ensure effective reintegration and promotion. We are happy to work with line managers or HR specialists within sponsoring organisations.

n A.T. Kearney

n Accenture

n BBC

n Booz Allen Hamilton

n BP

n BT

n Citigroup

n Chiyoda Corporation

n Danske Bank

n Dentsu

n EDS

n Ford

n Galison Manufacturing

n Hewlett-Packard

n Hong Kong Government

n John Crane

n Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation

n Korean Air

n Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

n Mizuho Corporate Bank

n Nomura Research Institute

n NTT Communications

n Ocean Energy Nigeria

n Ofcom

n Pfizer

n Royal Navy

n Saatchi & Saatchi

n Schroders

n Shinhan Life Insurance

n Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry

n Singapore Development Agency

n Singapore Ministry of Finance

n Statoil

n The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

n UK Department of Trade and Industry

n UK Ministry of Defence

n Unilever

n Valois

n WRCS

The London Business School Sloan programme gives sponsoring organisations the opportunity to invest in the development of exceptional managers; preparing them for senior leadership positions.

Benefits for sponsoring organisations


Find out more For more information on our programmes and advice on the best solution for your professional development needs, please visit www.london.edu/programmes/ or contact:

Masters programmes Telephone: +44 (0)20 7000 7500 Email: [email protected]

Executive Education Telephone: +44 (0)20 7000 7390 Email: [email protected]

Masters in Management12 months / Full-time / London

For recent graduates with less than one year of full-time postgraduate corporate work

experience or with less than two years in a non-traditional business role.

MBA15 - 21 months / Full-time / London

For individuals who are looking to make a vertical shift in their career path, change industry or job function, or develop an entrepreneurial toolkit.

Masters in Finance10 - 16 or 22 months / Full-time or weekend / London

For individuals wishing to advance their career or change their area within finance.

Executive MBA20 months / Study while working full-time / London or Dubai

Designed for those who want to accelerate their career into general management or move beyond their technical or functional specialism.

EMBA-Global Americas and Europe20 months / Study while working full-time / London and New York

For dynamic, mid-career managers and professionals who are highly ambitious and have, or aspire to have, transnational responsibilities.

EMBA-Global Asia20 months / Study while working full-time / Hong Kong

For dynamic, globally-focused executives and managers wishing to deepen their understanding of western and eastern business practices.

Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy 12 months / Full-time / London

Designed to prepare experienced senior managers for their next career challenge.

Executive EducationOur Executive Education portfolio comprises both open enrolment and company specific programmes. Open programmes range from two days to four weeks in length and span General Management, Finance, HR, Leadership, Strategic Marketing and Strategy.

Recent graduateDuration / Format / Primary study location

Early career

Mid career

Senior manager

Course details and other information provided in this brochure are correct at time of going to print. London Business School reserves the right to make changes at any time.

The London Business School programme portfolio

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