Staying Ahead of Change: Importance of pursuing an Executive MBA

An interesting fact about our economy today: within the next five years, almost one billion jobs will most likely disappear.

Research also suggests that many new jobs will appear, although it is rather challenging to predict their nature. In this rapidly evolving environment characterized by technological disruption and globalization, it is critical for executives to shift their focus from ‘jobs’ to ‘skills’ – particularly, skills of the future, i.e., agile thinking, cultural intelligence, digital mastery, and networking.

How to develop these critically important skills? Here is where executive education programs, such as the Executive MBA (EMBA) offered by HEC Paris in Qatar, can make a difference and help executives to adapt and thrive to change.

?Beyond real-life experience and academic knowledge

Attending a world-class EMBA is a bold choice and an extraordinary opportunity. It is an opportunity to step back and connect the dots. It is about starting a transformational journey that will allow participants to reach a higher level of self-awareness, develop the skills of the future and build a network of outstanding people and friends from all over the world.

But I believe that our EMBA is something more. It is also an opportunity for our participants – who are in their late thirties or early forties - to think about what they really like to do in the second half of their career and reflect on their leadership legacy. At the end of this journey, participants will be stronger leaders and – more importantly - better persons.