Why the GIBS PMD?  

The PMD is an innovative and stimulating learning experience. Both the content and design of this intensive programme have been based on a needs analysis conducted with South African business leaders.The objectives of the PMD are to:

• help managers better understand the current and future global economic and social environment with a special emphasis on the new economy
• develop leadership and management skills for non-traditional approaches to the role of the manager in organisations
• help managers to accelerate the rate of change in their organisations
• give a clear understanding of the current and emerging methods for evaluating organisational performance
• change perceptions of how organisations develop and deliver their products and services
• build management effectiveness in the operational management of organisations operating in the new economy
• better equip managers to work with and through their people as individuals and teams
• understand how to optimise their use of information and knowledge to sustain competitive advantage
• enable managers to unlock their creativity in the process of bringing about change in organisations, teams and individuals.

Why the GIBS PMD?As you develop in your career, you often find that experience alone is not enough to provide all the answers.

Our role at GIBS is to provide you with education to supplement your experience, and we have established the PMD to give you the following advantages:

• An intensive learning experience
• Balanced training including classroom lectures, team work, skills practice, discussions, simulations and networking
• A state-of-the-art business education resource centre
• Local and international faculty with track records of best practice expertise
• Guest lectures by leading business people
• Extensive use of case studies
• An action learning approach with emphasis on skills development and application of learning into your own work experience
• Stimulating campus life with residential facilities, restaurant, indoor and outdoor syndicate rooms.

During your time at GIBS, our world-class faculty members will provide you with a knowledge base in the management functions as well as personal skills in key areas. The action learning approach will enable you to immediately transfer what you have learnt to your working environment. 

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