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A MASTER FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The desire to make big things happen drives a career in business. Overcoming challenges, solving problems, and galvanizing teams are day-to-day realities, but for those aspiring to the highest levels, it’s about leaving a lasting mark on people and organizations. The key to that is impact.
Transforming ideas into action, and action into results, takes a specific set of skills. At the heart of the Master in Talent Development & Human Resources is the Impact Skills module, crafted to empower students with the critical thinking, behavioral, and digital skills needed to bring about meaningful change.
By aligning our curriculum with your aspirations to make a difference, we’ll nurture your ability to lead change in the workplace. And by honing the skills inherent to impactful leaders, we’ll work together to ensure you leave IE Business School ready to make your mark.
DEVELOP THE SKILLS TO MAKE AN IMPACT…
Your learning at IE Business School provides the foundation for a lifelong journey, so it’s crucial the skills you acquire set you up for long-term success. That’s why our program goes beyond the challenges of the moment and focuses on optimizing the capabilities that will enable you to adapt to whatever the future brings.
A World Economic Forum report concluded that skills such as critical thinking, analysis, and problem solving, along with an aptitude for resilience, stress tolerance, and flexibility, are the key traits needed to thrive in the workplace of tomorrow. Our focus on mindset, behavioral fitness, and impact thinking aligns directly with those areas.
…WHATEVER THE FUTURE HOLDS
A survey by consulting giant McKinsey found that social, emotional, and technological skills will be key to securing higher-wage opportunities in the future. Our program puts these at the heart of your learning, emphasizing the power of technology to boost efficiency and make decisions driven by data.
With technologies like AI disrupting the job market, human qualities such as emotional and social intelligence will only become more prized by recruiters. While computers will become ever faster and more efficient at handling day-to-day tasks, professionals with the vision, empathy, and ability to think big and make a difference will be the ones best-positioned to lead their businesses into the future.
SKILLING FOR IMPACT
Thinking Skills
Being able to solve problems is a pre-requisite for a career in business. But resolving complex and longstanding issues, under pressure, marks out the impactful professionals primed to lead.
We’ll equip you with the creative thinking skills to develop visionary solutions to seemingly impossible problems. We’ll help you sharpen your critical, logical, and analytical thinking so that you become the go-to person for intractable challenges. And we’ll give you the support and the practical experience to let you test and refine your abilities, until impact thinking becomes second nature.
BEHAVIORAL SKILLS
Coming up with solutions to problems is only half the battle; shaping consensus and securing agreement is just as important. That entails collaboration, negotiation, and debate. Workplaces are melting pots of different personalities, ideas, and working habits, so the ability to navigate those dynamics and convince others of your perspective is crucial. Even the best initiatives fall flat if colleagues don’t buy in.
By teaching you to influence and persuade, we’ll ensure your ideas are never left in the starting blocks. With a program that places emphasis on your own personal growth, we’ll ensure the behaviors that empower you to create impact become deeply embedded. Through hands-on learning and real-world scenarios, you’ll test and hone your skills until your behavioral fitness is as sharp as your thinking.
dIGITAL Skills
Understanding technology is essential in today’s business landscape. Understanding how to use it to your advantage is what will set you apart. At IE Business School, you’ll learn how to put data at the heart of everything you do, using it to enhance your decision-making, construct compelling business narratives, and convince colleagues.
From providing actionable insights to identifying efficiencies, data holds the answers when it comes to understanding a business at a deeper level, unlocking the door to smarter decision making and operational excellence. By strengthening your grasp on the fundamentals of how to collect, analyze, and visualize data, we’ll ensure you have the digital skills to make it work for you.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES
The Master in Talent Development & Human Resources offers invaluable opportunities to broaden your understanding of the business landscape with two optional international experiences: Global Immersion Week and Social Impact Week.
As part of your journey to the next best you, these experiences provide firsthand insight into the career roles open to you after graduating, and how you can channel your sense of purpose for the benefit of society and the planet.
With previous trips taking students to destinations including London, Ghana, Amsterdam, and South Africa, this is a chance to expand your horizons on a global scale.
GLOBAL IMMERSION WEEK
Global Immersion Week allows students to explore new cultures, network with leading companies, and gain valuable career insights. This one-week international experience is designed to give you a firsthand look at the career outcomes you can pursue in relevant international business markets. Companies that have partnered with the program in previous years include Google, Ipsos, Amazon, Diageo, and the Financial Times.
SOCIAL IMPACT WEEK
Our goal is to nurture the next generation of purpose-driven business professionals who possess a deep sense of responsibility to the planet and society. This weeklong experience will take you to local companies in marketing, communication and sales to work on a client-based project focusing on social impact, entrepreneurship and the HR sector. This unique opportunity will enable you to network with professionals in the industry, gain valuable experience, and inspire your vision of a career that has a positive impact on society.
HOW YOU’LL LEARN
In the fast-paced world of business, we understand that success demands a rounded skillset that transcends academic learning alone. That's why our international faculty at IE Business School are not just educators but seasoned professionals – HR executives, entrepreneurs, and academics who are actively shaping the business and talent landscape. With hands-on experience in everything from global startups to multinationals, our professors immerse themselves in real-world projects and initiatives, providing you with insight that goes beyond textbooks. This dynamic blend of expertise forms the backbone of our ambitious and challenging program, employing advanced learning methods and resources to equip you with the skills and tools needed for the realities of the future workplace.
REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES
Through our innovative project-based learning approach, you’ll tackle real-world challenges that will enhance your professional development. You’ll come up against practical problems of the kind that businesses face daily, analyzing and debating case studies individually and in teams.
PROJECTS IN TEAMS
Our Master in Talent Development & Human Resources takes teamwork seriously, which is why we pride ourselves on bringing together diverse groups that mirror the real-world dynamics of global teams. With exposure to an array of cultures and working practices, you’ll learn to harness the power of collaboration in an international business landscape.
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
Embrace technology in the classroom as we employ cutting-edge multimedia tools, simulators, interactive visuals, videos, podcasts, and more. Regardless of your learning style, our engaging content ensures your educational journey at IE Business School is both enriching and impactful.
DISCOVER THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Cydavia Patterson
Cydavia was impressed by the global, diverse nature of the program—she’s been able to meet people from all over the world. Cydavia says the experience of working on real-world projects on issues such as diversity and inclusion truly “stands out.”
Iulian-Augustin Pavăl
Iulian praises the “holistic approach” of the Master in Talent Development & Human Resources. He says the program has enabled him to put theory into practice, through working with companies on real-life business cases. It’s also helped him make connections with recruiters and potential employers.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW WILL I DEVELOP MY IMPACT SKILLS IN THE MASTER IN TALENT DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN RESOURCES?
During the Master in Talent Development & HR program, you will hone the thinking, behavioral, and digital skills needed to make a positive impact in today’s business landscape. The program focuses on developing your creativity, sharpening your critical and analytical thinking, and promoting your personal growth so you can tackle complex problems and navigate workplace conflicts. The program also emphasizes the development of behavioral traits such as collaboration, negotiation, and persuasion to enable you to work effectively with others. And we place a focus on technology, ensuring you develop your digital fluency and learn how to use data to make informed decisions that drive business success. Through a combination of theoretical and experiential learning, you will develop the skills you need to kick-start a future-proofed and impactful career.
WHAT PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES ARE AVAILABLE DURING THE PROGRAM?
Thanks to our case study methodology, you will enjoy hands-on experiences as part of every class during your Master in Talent Development & HR. Additionally, you will be part of a variety of immersive experiences, working alongside real companies developing real-life solutions.
WHAT INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES ARE AVAILABLE DURING THE PROGRAM?
During the Master in Talent Development & HR program, you’ll have the chance to take part in the HR Global Immersion Week (GIW), an optional w eeklong experience that offers a unique avenue to gain firsthand insight into the latest trends in talent development, HR, DEI and more. Previous editions have taken our students to London, Amsterdam, and many other destinations.
Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to join the HR Social Impact Week (SIW) to participate in purpose-driven projects. During SIW, you will develop a social impact, entrepreneurship, and HR project for a real-world client, giving you the chance to see the power of the impact you create, while also meeting business leaders, policymakers, and the local IE Alumni Community, for a firsthand look at how they operate within the HR world. Previous editions have taken our students to Ghana, South Africa, and many other destinations.
WHAT ENGAGEMENT WILL I HAVE WITH COMPANIES DURING THE PROGRAM?
Through both your academic work and initiatives organized by the Talent and Careers Department, during the program you will experience a wide variety of company presentations and visits, talent fairs (both virtual and on-site), direct recommendations with industry recruiters, and more.