Meet the Class - EMC'23 (Europe)

The Executive Master in Change Class of 2023 (Europe) started in September 2022 on the INSEAD campus in Fontainebleau. 26 participants from 17 countries of residence and 19 nationalities embarked together on a transformative journey towards change leadership, or, as some would say, the journey of a lifetime.  Who are the people in this class, and what are their dreams and motivations? We caught up with a few of them to find out more. 

Jos Blom

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The INSEAD Executive Master in Change programme was the best fit because of its balance between increasing self-awareness and acquiring a greater understanding of human behaviour and organisational dynamics.

Jane Bertch

“Accept yourself as you are. Know that this beautiful mosaic of ‘you’ is made of all the experiences you have.” Jane Bertch Entrepreneur, France Executive Master in Change 2019 American

Negative Capability - a Powerful Tool to Navigate Ambiguity

Last year, my EMC peers and I delivered two sessions for our INSEAD alumni community where we explored the concept of negative capability.  This idea was introduced by John Keats in 1817. He described it as a state in which a person is ‘capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason’. It is a relevant and powerful skill - especially in a current context.

#23 - How Understanding Yourself Can Lead to Transformation

"Most people are strangers to themselves", said Manfred Kets de Vries, Programme Founder of the INSEAD Executive Master in Change and Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development & Organisational Change in a 2020 webinar. "Many of them resort to the manic defence – filling their calendar with a flurry of activities meant to prevent them from having any time
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