About us

Ranked among the top 25 Universities in the world and number 1 in Canada,* McGill University is renowned for its high academic standards and an international dimension that is unsurpassed in North America. Its executive education area, piloted by The McGill Executive Institute, provides seminars, consulting and other learning solutions for managers and executives worldwide. Our diverse services apply to corporate, government and non-profit organizations - large and small.

As an integral part of McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management, the Institute’s faculty team is comprised of McGill University professors and lecturers as well as highly-rated academic and business experts from around the world. We offer short-term seminars as well as longer-term management programs, in either open enrolment or customized formats. These programs strengthen business expertise, discard out-dated paradigms, promote ‘friendly consulting’ among peers and equip managers with the tools, skills and attitudes to achieve performance goals.

Programs are offered in English, French and bilingual formats.

* Times Higher Education Supplement

Sample of Learning Themes Delivered in Our Programs

Functional Business Competencies

  • Advanced Interpersonal Business Communications
  • Business Development Strategies
  • Energizing and Leading Teams
  • Influence and Assertiveness
  • Negotiating for Success
  • Present With Confidence and Power
  • Project Management
  • Setting the Right Price

Finance Acumen

  • Accounting & Finance for Non-Financial Managers
  • Asset Valuation
  • Global Asset Management
  • Risk Management
  • Derivative Securities
  • Credit Risk Management

Managing Others and Yourself

  • Influence and Assertiveness
  • Setting the Right Price
  • Essential Management Skills
  • Executive Development Course
  • Advanced Management Course
  • Integrated Management Thinking
  • Manage Your Workload, Health and Stress

Leadership and Strategic Change

  • Advanced Leadership Program
  • Director’s Education Program
  • Effective Leadership
  • Governance Essentials Program
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Strategic Planning & Execution

Customized solutions

  • Contact us to develop a management learning solution to your business challenges. From identifying your learning goals and objectives to seminar design, delivery and follow-up (embedding projects), our goal is to assure relevance and maximum impact.