Executive HR MBA

An immersive, experience-based program

In a business world going through extraordinary and complex changes, at a pace never seen before, and where globalization faces new challenges, the HR function is being thoroughly redefined. The global HR leaders of tomorrow will be true business partners, going beyond their traditional fields of expertise, to become strategic players, driving their company transformation.

HR professionals need to endeavor a profound shift in their mindset and practices to better adapt to a volatile environment and become successful leaders in the new business world.

The program is focused on the future of the HR function, providing a global vision through innovative learning and teaching to accelerate skills acquisition :

Learning by experience based on real life business situations and interactions at partners ‘companies
Intrapreneurship oriented: participants adopt a consultant posture, adding value while learning
Inspiring: being exposed to innovative HR leaders, professors and initiatives

Program Objectives

Identify and analyze key international HR challenges and solutions
Experience HR and challenge practices through a consultant posture
Provide insights and understanding of world-class international HR practices
Share tools and concepts that enhance collective and individual meaning
Develop personal leadership navigating the paradoxes of today's HR role

Participants' Profile

This unique program in Europe embraces new HR roles within global organizations. It enables professionals to
successfully drive HR projects in a complex environment and make them key leaders of transformation.

Admission Requirements

Master degree or fourth-year university level in HR
or Second-year university level and minimum 8 years' significant HR management experience
English proficiency
5 years working experience

Admission Process

Application form
Individual interview to confirm applicant's profile and project

Deadline for receipt of the application form 10 days before the next session

* Titre certifié de « Manager International des Ressources Humaines », enregistré au RNCP n° 35702, niveau 7 (EU), code NSF 315, par décision France Compétences en date du 17 novembre 2020, éligible CPF

Program

Business Complexity & HR Strategy

HR as a strategic positioner

Business HR challenges 2021
Balancing exploitation and exploration
Developing innovative HR competences
New HR models

International HR benchmark learning expedition

HR as an intercultural navigator

Diversity of management and HR philosophies
The impact of cultures on global business
Cross fertilization between business models, sectors and cultures
Understanding our cultural filters through first-hand experience

Purposeful Leadership

HR as credible activist, HR leadership

You as a leader
Leadership research and trends
Leadership and Culture

Stakeholder and Compliance Management

HR as a compliance manager

Creating value for stakeholder
Social risk management
Design meaningful work

Change & Cultural Transformation

HR as a Culture and Change champion

Succeeding change projects
Changing the HR function
Cultural transformation
HR role in M/A

Talent Management Strategy

HR as a Human Capital Curator

Talent strategic impact
Developing leaders : leadership model, leader position
Talent and rewards
Driving strategic competencies : workforce planning
Knowledge management
Corporate universities : roles and organisation

Talent Management Operations

HR as a Human Capital Curator (2)

Sourcing, attracting
Developing talent, succession plan
Talent diversity
Driving individual performance
Designing appropriate Compensation & Benefits
International mobility

HR Data, Technology & Innovation

HR as an analytic designer, interpreter and a media integrator

HR digitalization : from rear-view metrics to predictive analytics
HR information systems
HR data protection
Social media, learning systems
Data : gets the right data, interpret business data
Innovation process

HR Consultant as Navigating Paradoxes

HR as a paradox navigator

Strategic issues & operational details
Internal focus on employers and external focus on customers and investors
Gathering information and making timely decisions
Need for change and stability
Managing global-centralized, local-decentralized sharing

Innovative Tools

AuditoR'H©

AuditoR'H© is a unique exclusive IGS tool for auditing and analyzing the human resources function to serve the company's strategy :

The fit between the strategy, the organization and the current HR function
The contribution of the HR function to new strategic orientations
The competences of the main actors in Human Resource management
AuditoR'H© provides an assessment tool contributing to define participants' Business Consulting Project

Business Consulting Project (BCP)

A Project, Key part of the program

The BCP is conducted during the program, defined with the company board on HR management and development issue
It includes concrete recommendations as a return on investment for the company
The project is coached by an IGS faculty member and evaluated by an academic and professional international jury
The participant benefits from an enriching experience and increased leadership visibility

Participants who are in-between jobs can choose to complete an academic dissertation on a topic of their choice

Why choose the Executive HR MBA ?

As a Participant

You benefit from up to date best practices in HR and develop skills that enable you to :

Access higher level global and complex positions within the HR function
Further develop your ability to interact in english
Grow your network, share and learn with peers
Be granted a double academic recognition

As a Company

You get an immediate return on investment and benefit from HR professionnals able to :

Get your organization ahead of the global HR game by raising RH practices to state-of-the-art
Successfully design and implement HR projects in global environments
Drive organizational change and transformation
Responsibly build global social and HR policies considering local cultures and legislation