Personal and Professional Effectiveness

Threaded through the 22 months of the program, the Personal and Professional Effectiveness (PPE) curriculum dives into the hidden world that separates good from great. Focused broadly on skills related to leadership development and career management, these courses are accompanied by opportunities for individual coaching to support each student’s efforts to set and achieve professional development goals.

Format

PPE modules are intended to offer students a blend of new knowledge acquisition, time to practice and hone skills through in-class workshops, out-of-class reflection, opportunities to engage with industry-relevant guest speakers and peer-to-peer discussion, which provides the class with the chance to leverage knowledge gained through previous work and life experiences.

Program structure

• Module 1: Introduction to PPE | Summer of Year 1
• Module 2: Self-Management & Engagement | Fall of Year 1
• Module 3: Corporate Residency
• Module 4: Creativity & Complexity | Fall of Year 2
• Module 5: Leading & Influencing | Winter of Year 2

Modules 1 and 2

In the first six months of the program the goal of PPE is to prepare you for a successful corporate residency experience, one in which you add value to an organization and leverage competency-building opportunities in the following areas:

• Self-management: reflective practice, impression management and emotional intelligence
• Engagement: team dynamics, conflict strategies and communication skills
• Career management: industry awareness, interview skills and elevator pitches

Module 3

During your corporate residency PPE continues to be a resource for you. Faculty members are available for individual coaching or consultation. In addition, experiential learning opportunities via action learning assignments and a corporate residency debrief highlight the ongoing skill development that occurs over the course of the 8 months.

Modules 4 and 5

Upon returning from your corporate residency the final two PPE modules are focused topics and skills intended to support your post-grad job search and your longer term career management efforts. Fostering creativity, navigating complexity, identifying innovative opportunities and clarifying your individual approaches to leadership and influence are at the core of second-year PPE.

Delivery

Our PPE curriculum is delivered by our Management Career Services team and multiple faculty members from the Faculty of Management. We also consult with industry partners to ensure our course material is timely and relevant for young professionals.