not for profit industry executive education founded montreal quebec canada 1956 1956 headquarters montreal quebec canada area served worldwide key people professor louis gialloreto executive director products management seminars custom business solutions owner mcgill university parent desautels faculty of management website www.executive.mcgill.ca the mcgill executive institute is the corporate education and management development unit of the mcgill university desautels faculty of management in montreal canada . it provides a variety of public business seminars as well as custom executive education and coaching for all levels of management . founded in 1956 1 the institute has a full time staff of learning design and program managers working with professors at mcgill s faculties of management law arts education and medicine external guest experts in specific fields as well as visiting professors from universities worldwide . the institute s clientele includes businesses not for profit organizations and government public sector services . contents 1 history 2 philosophy 3 products and services 4 faculty and guest speakers 5 partners and collaborators 6 references 7 external links history edit after establishing the first management diploma in 1906 mcgill university began offering evening classes in business education in 1912 . 2 following canada s post world war ii expansion mcgill university responded to the needs of senior executives by offering seminars in personnel management marketing and finance . 3 concurrent to business seminars offered by mcgill the executive development institute a private business education organization began to offer the executive development course edc in 1949 in affiliation with the montreal board of trade . it was developed with support from the graduate school of business at harvard university . 4 5 6 a precursor to the existence of many mba and later emba programs the edc was designed to provide a comprehensive look at management practices in strategy human resources marketing negotiations and financial acumen . 1 7 in 1956 the mcgill management institute was founded to facilitate the more effective delivery of business seminars offered at mcgill university . 1 in 1973 the executive development institute merged with the mcgill management institute and under the mcgill banner continued the facilitation of the edc . 8 9 the merger coincided with a move to its current home in the bronfman building at mcgill university on sherbrooke street in montreal where it underwent a significant expansion of its offerings . by 1984 the mcgill management institute was offering 70 day time seminars and 20 evening courses each year in addition to the edc . 1 in 1993 the mcgill management institute was renamed the mcgill international executive institute . it took its current name the mcgill executive institute in 2002 . it is a division of the desautels faculty of management . philosophy edit the mcgill executive institute has been noted for its approach to action based learning 10 as well as for its international dimension . in his 2009 work executive education in canadian firms bruce gordon r. fowler states the following the executive programs at this institute recognize better than most schools even among the other eight illustrious institutions discussed here the need for international diversity and content . indeed mcgill has been recognized as having an international dimension unsurpassed in north america for diversity among students and faculty and for program style and content . the scope of mcgill s global outlook is certainly equal to that of harvard and insead also featured here as giants of international connectivity which simply must be part of any program involving executives of international or multinational firms . 11 products and services edit each year the mcgill executive institute provides approximately 20 to 40 open enrolment seminars addressing a number of business topics . the institute s longest running program is the executive development course which was launched in 1949 . the edc has been expanded over the years and is currently offered in three successive modules the executive development course the advanced management course and integrated management thinking . together these are referred to by the institute as the mini mba suite . 12 the mcgill executive institute also designs and delivers customized learning solutions specifically for an organization s team of managers or executives . services range from short workshops delivered in english french or bilingual formats to global initiatives with delivery of modules to participants across management levels over several years . the mcgill executive institute also offers an international masters in practicing management impm as well as the advanced leadership program alp . these longer global programs occur over several modules and across multiple international locations in conjunction with other universities the indian institute of management in bangalore india ; lancaster university in the uk ; korea development institute school of public policy and management in seoul korea ; and insead in france . both the alp and the impm were co founded and are co directed by professor henry mintzberg . 13 faculty and guest speakers edit well known mcgill faculty members include professor henry mintzberg on advanced leadership issues and professor nancy adler on organizational behavior . recent guest speakers of note have included business leaders daniel lamarre larry smith jim cherry alan allnutt paul c t and pierre boivin . partners and collaborators edit the mcgill executive institute partners with the institute of corporate directors icd in canada to deliver the director s education program . it is also a registered education provider with the project management institute pmi and collaborates with the canadian corporate counsel association to deliver development programs for lawyers on financial literacy . references edit a b c d mcgill management institute teaches the unusual ... it s where executives go to learn about computers the montreal gazette aug 18 1984 retrieved on august 7 2010 desautels faculty of management programs courses and university regulations 2010 2011 desautels website pdf retrieved on august 9 2010 mcgill university evening extension course listing the montreal gazette sep 8 1950 retrieved on august 9 2010 executive development institute 12th annual edc the montreal gazette sep 5 1961 retrieved on august 11 2010 executive development institute 13th annual edc the montreal gazette sep 7 1962 retrieved on august 11 2010 executive development institute 15th annual edc the montreal gazette aug 3 1964 retrieved on august 11 2010 to help the executive grow the montreal gazette jul 11 1963 retrieved on august 11 2010 ross plans book on university growth the montreal gazette aug 31 1973 retrieved on august 7 2010 psychological survival for executives the montreal gazette april 10 1974 retrieved on august 9 2010 executive education in canadian firms bruce gordon r. fowler university of calgary 2009 pg 213 retrieved on september 9 2010 executive education in canadian firms bruce gordon r. fowler university of calgary 2009 pg 138 retrieved on september 9 2010 list of seminars available from mcgill executive institute website retrieved on september 9 2010 executive education in canadian firms bruce gordon r. fowler university of calgary 2009 pg 135 retrieved on september 9 2010 external links edit mcgill executive institute mcgill university retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mcgill executive institute & oldid 740471085 categories mcgill universitybusiness education navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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