“Writing this reflection paper has widened my personal horizon, given me new insights on an academic level, helped me to re-evaluate my personal set of values and attitudes and shown me several fields of improvement within my own scope of work.”Götz Ahmelmann
IMPM 2004
Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Germany
Success Stories
Reflection Paper Topics
Between each of the nine-day modules, managers return home to their regular work life, where they write a Reflection Paper relating what they have learned to their job. The following are examples of these paper topics:
How can I help my organization to increase product reliability?
National and organizational cultures in an international strategic alliance.
Understanding and Building Trust as the Fundamental Basis of Collaboration.
Appreciative enquiry as a tool to heighten business development: The case of an NGO.
Improving the Production Management System in the Complex and Complicated Environments.
Spinning off from the parent company: Analysis of organisational considerations.
Understanding the power of “Context” in transitioning from an internal subsidiary to an independent corporation.
Understanding the power of collaboration and knowledge creation in transitioning the Human Resources function from business partner to a leader in strategic change.
Beyond networks: Knowledge as a source of competitive advantage.
Lessons learned: Start-up of a joint venture in China.
Building Trust and Collaboration across Disparate Teams and Cultures within one Company.
Can compensation drive competitive advantage in a solutions business?
Challenges in designing a strategy against the rising competition of a low-cost competitor.