Participant Feedback from Global Leadership Executive Summer Forum 2007

How did this program meet your expectations and what are the key insights, messages and learning that you will take away from this program?

“The program was better than expectations! Enriching and valuable, I would strongly recommend the program to my organization. The team/network is great!”
               – Paul Cooke, Managing Director, Bosch Rexroth Ltd.

“It has all the topics a leader must go through. It provides excellent faculty sharing various experiences. Involvement of all is the key success factor. The program is highly structured and absolutely great!”
               – Rajendra Basavaraju , Deputy General Manager of Manufacturing & Engineering, MICO India

“One of the best courses I have ever attended! Very good lectures and good transfer through group exercises”
               – Frank Westphal, Department Manager in Corporate Sector Research and Advance Engineering,
                Robert Bosch GmbH

“The program exceeded my expectations. It has given me new perspective not just to business, but to life. I felt like a “sponge” absorbing great ideas. It will help in attaining a leadership position in International business. My viewpoint has changed. The importance of knowledge network, GRPI, manage the present and forget (selectively) the past and create a future, how to create ideas, coaching, dilemmas, powers of observing, star followers, and many more. It is an ocean of learning. The impact was huge! The learning from others in group the group was wonderful. Even with many years of handling different cultures, it was a new experience”
               – Aseem Srivastav, Associate Vice President of Corporate International Division,
               Kirloskar Brothers Ltd

“The four week course was a good revelation of human and interpersonal dynamics with a view from management science helping out to have basis and further understanding of general management and leadership issues. It is extremely valuable. It is important for understanding cultures and working within a team of diverse country backgrounds. The key messages of leadership style and how to deal with various facets of organizational challenges were extremely helpful”
               – Atul Bhate, Assistant General Manager, Tata Motors Ltd.

“All targets of the program were met and over-exceeded. The key messages I have taken away from the forum are globalization, intercultural teamwork, theoretical brush-up and 360 degree feedback. The forum exceeded my expectations”.
               – Brigitte Malige, Vice President Finance and Administration, BBT Thermotechnology UK Ltd

“The program exceeded my expectations: the quality of content, the distribution across topics was good. Greater focus on soft issues like self development, leadership style, working (hands-on) in multi-cultural group etc… was great!”
               – Rohit Mantri, Assistant General Manager of Passenger Car Division, Tata Motors Limited

“This program went beyond my expectations. The quality of the faculty was excellent and there was a perfect combination between theory and practice. It was fantastic.” – Joao Paulo Oliveira, Senior Vice President Manufacturing, BBT Termotecnologia Portugal SA, Member of the Board of Robert Bosch in Portugal
“It is an excellent, well structured program with faculty which had great experience and very sound academic background. This program well surpassed my expectations in every department.”
               – Rustom Nagporewalla, Regional Manager Southern Africa, Tata Motors Ltd.

“The key lessons were leadership with partnering, active coaching, and building star performances. I really enjoyed the power of strong customs and innovation”
               – Michael Fettinger, Director Financial Projects, Robert Bosch LLC

“The program was a great experience in multi-cultural learning, dealing with marketing opportunities, learning from thinking focus and leadership abilities. It fulfilled and exceeded all of my expectations”.
               – Stefan Juraschek, Manager System Integration Electric/Electronics for X5, BMW