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“At the time of my application to the Telfer Executive MBA in 2015, I was looking to grow. I was interested
in creating a career rather than the feeling of just having a job.” Andre Ramgattie realized his objective
with the Telfer Executive MBA program, a program that focuses on real-world learning and on teamwork.
“I was sold on Telfer. I believed that there could be no better experience than being able to apply
what we learned in real-time to real business environments.” Andre was then a Business Development
Consultant for Industrial Alliance’s SAL Group and he understood he needed to increase his confidence
by strengthening his business competencies. He leveraged the 21-month program by embracing the
action-based learning platform and immediately applied the learnings at his work. Andre also took the
opportunity to showcase his skill sets by working on multiple projects, including his Individual Strategy
Assignment that saw him engaging and consulting with his organization’s executives—right up to the
Executive Vice-President level. He asked for more responsibilities at work and actively identified a
business area where his skills could be utilized to benefit the organization. His persistence resulted with
a promotion to Director of Market Intelligence right after his graduation. “Telfer Executive MBA program
gave me the tools that allowed me to articulate and pitch my value, specifically the value I would bring
to this new role. This subsequently created an opportunity for me to begin discussions regarding longer
term career development that were evidence-based and tied to my value to the organization.”
Dr. Virginia Roth made history as the first female Chief of Staff at The Ottawa Hospital in January 2018.
Virginia’s Executive MBA journey began in 2010 when she was Director, Infection Prevention and Control
Program at the Ottawa Hospital and had previously spent 10 years as a specialist in infectious disease.
Attaining an Executive MBA was not something that Virginia had planned to do, especially while maintaining
a busy practice at the hospital. She was encouraged by the hospital’s senior management to embrace the
opportunity to expand her business management and business leadership skill sets. Virginia accepted
the opportunity and joined the Telfer Executive MBA program in Ottawa. The program captured her
attention because of the in-class structure and the market-driven practical learning that she would
attain. The next two years brought her more than she had expected. “As a Physician, I am so engrained
in my area of expertise that it was really beneficial to hear perspectives from people who work outside
of my sector. The concepts are the same but everyone comes at things from a different angle based
on their own experience. I can still pick up the phone and ask for their advice. They may know nothing
about my reality at the hospital but they understand leadership. Given the unique relationship between
the hospital and its physicians, it is important in my role [as Chief of Staff] to lead by influence and
inspiration. Thankfully this is a skill that I honed while doing my Executive MBA.”
After completing nearly 20 years of service in the Canadian Armed Forces, Stéphane Briand found himself
at a career crossroad in 2014. He was looking for something to propel him to the next career path outside
of the armed forces. His career in the armed forces had provided him with immense team and leadership
experience under intense and high-stress situations, both in Canada and in missions abroad. Stéphane’s
enrolment in the Executive MBA’s Class of 2016 complimented his 2013 Master’s in Military Studies.
The 21-month experience enabled him to add a targeted business mind-set and a process that would
provide him with the tools and skills he would require at the executive level in the private sector. He
was also cognisant of the relevance of soft skills and cultural filters that he acquired while working
with client organizations from various sectors in Canada and in global markets. Looking back, Stéphane
now understands why the program focused heavily on leadership skill sets and business management
competencies as accelerators because ultimately, these skill sets enabled a seamless transition from
his military career to an executive role in the private sector. “The Telfer Executive MBA gave me the
business skills and confidence to speak with executives about the value and transferrable skills I bring
to an organization.” In 2018, after 23 years with the Royal 22e Régiment, Stéphane decided to hang up his
uniform for a suit and tie. He joined Great West Life as Transformation Lead for their Individual Customer
segment. The move has ultimately changed his personal and professional trajectory.
THE TELFER EXECUTIVE MBA
WHY THE
TELFER EXECUTIVE MBA
THE PROGR AM AT TR ACTS
AMBITIOUS CANDIDATES WHO
HAVE SE T CLE AR OB JECTIVES
FOR THEIR FUTURE AND
HAVE A COMMITMENT TO
BOTH THEIR CAREER AND
PERSONAL SUCCESS. THESE
CANDIDATES ARE LOOKING
TO FURTHER FULFILL THEIR
ASPIR ATIONS, GROW THEIR
NE T WORK OF CONTACTS AND
STRENGTHEN THEIR BUSINESS
COMPE TENCIES. Class of 2014 in Guangzhou, P.R. of China for the Annual International Business Consulting Project and Trip.
REAL-WORLD CURRICULUM
collaboration. The curriculum is tightly Fridays and Saturdays to minimize
Our comprehensive, global and
connected through our Signature Series your time away from work. This allows
real-world curriculum focuses on
of Six Business Consulting Projects, you to continue working full time while
leadership, teamwork and cross-cultural
two of which are global in focus and earning your MBA degree in an executive
involve two international business trips. environment. You can learn the strategic
“I could have These projects are true accelerators of integration of business disciplines and
learning because you will move beyond leadership models in the classroom
probably gone
the classroom and actively engage with today and actively apply them to your
through 20 years
client organizations to help address their job tomorrow.
of heartache
business challenges in real time. You will
in real-life Our alumni consistently agree that the
be applying what you are learning in the
jobs before Telfer Executive MBA Program equipped
classroom by bringing it into the field.
learning what them with a strong set of business tools
I did in two years of the program.” and filters that effectively raised their
ACTIVELY MANAGE YOUR CAREER
competency platforms, including their
Michael Alam, EMBA 2009, Our program does not disrupt the level of confidence and their ability
Director of Corporate Development, momentum of your career. Scheduled to address business challenges and
Board Systems Division at Mentor class days take place on alternate opportunities in a timely manner.
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THE TELFER EXECUTIVE MBA
GLOBAL
OUR PROGR AM E X TENDS WELL
BE YOND VISITING A CHOSEN
MARKET. WE PLACE A PRACTICAL
CONSULTING FOCUS ON
YOUR GLOBAL E XPERIENCE—
CRE ATING REL ATIONSHIPS
AND IDENTIF YING VALUE
WITHIN THE MARKE T FOR A
CLIENT ORGANIZ ATION AND
GAINING RELE VANT BUSINESS
E XPERIENCE FOR YOUR CAREER
GROW TH—AND ON PROVIDING
YOU WITH THE ANALY TIC Telfer Executive MBA candidates in front of Google Global HQ in Silicon Valley.
FR AMEWORKS RELE VANT TO
YOUR OWN ORGANIZ ATION’S
GLOBAL STR ATEGY.
INNOVATION AND PREVIEWING EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
CONSULTING PROJECT You will preview new technological
AND TRIP TO advancements and breakthroughs
PRACTICAL
A KE Y ELEMENT OF OUR
PROGR AM IS THE DELIBER ATE
INTEGR ATION OF SIX BUSINESS
CONSULTING PRO JECTS
WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE
CURRICULUM. E ACH PRO JECT
REQUIRES YOU TO WORK AS
A BUSINESS CONSULTANT
WITH A CLIENT ORGANIZ ATION,
ADDRESSING RE AL BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES WITHIN
SHORT TIMELINES. “OrKidstra” a Strategic Marketing Business Consulting Project client
“The Telfer
Executive MBA
puts you in a
team where
the hierarchy is
completely flat.
Everybody needs
to be able to play a role. After twenty-
one months together, the members
of my team learned to focus on our
personal strengths and leverage those
strengths in our projects throughout the
program.”
Our program places a strong emphasis on BUSINESS STRATEGY PROJECT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
teamwork and the capability of individuals Your team will conduct a strategic CONSULTING PROJECT AND TRIP
to work in a team environment. Five of the analysis of an organization that is Your team will work with your client
six business consulting projects are team- considering doing business in the market to gather intelligence on business
based and serve as a platform for learning selected for the International Business opportunities in the selected global
to manage individual accountability and Consulting Project and Trip. The key focus market. During the one-week
responsibility. of this project is to critically assess the business trip, you will finalize your
The teamwork component of our fit between the organization, its strategy recommendations by validating the
program focuses on the reality of the and your selected international market. market potential, exploring the business
placed in a team with members that are TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP interviews, solidifying contacts and
BUSINESS CONSULTING PROJECT experiencing first-hand the local
diverse in experience, age, location and
culture. This opportunity allows you to Your team will work with local protocols of business and engagement.
RELEVANT
1 2 3 4
OUR PROGRAM STRENGTHENS
YOUR AWARENESS AND SKILLS
IN AREAS THAT ARE CRITICAL
TO EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND
RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT. TO
SUCCEED IN TODAY’S EVOLVING
AND COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT,
MANAGERS AND EXECUTIVES 5 6 7 8
ARE REQUIRED TO ADAPT
QUICKLY, PERFORM AS PART OF
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS AND
BRING A BROAD PERSPECTIVE
TO MANAGEMENT ISSUES.
This program focuses on the skill sets SOLIDIF YING THE FOUNDATIONS EXPANDING YOUR NET WORK
required to address the increasing OF CORE BUSINESS DISCIPLINES In this program, you will have opportunities
demand for managers and executives to Our program enhances your general to expand your network as you:
effectively integrate business disciplines management skills by building upon the
• Attend a diverse range of events and
and understand leadership models that individual core functions and disciplines of
networking activities
will be beneficial to their organizations, management so you can critically evaluate
without losing sight of profitability. integrated strategic decisions. During your • Meet and learn from guest lecturers in
the classroom—professors often invite
“The personal courses in the foundations of business industry leaders to speak in order to
and professional disciplines. This will solidify your knowledge provide connections between the content
transformation I of the course and active application in the
have gone through business environment
in the Telfer accounting, data analysis and organizational • Join the Telfer Executive MBA
Executive MBA behaviour. During your second year, you will community and develop relationships
program is huge. It’s integrate these business fundamentals with fellow classmates, faculty
an intangible asset of the Program that into the formulation, evaluation and members, advisors and members of the
you cannot put into a brochure because implementation of corporate strategies. This Telfer Executive MBA alumni network
there are no words to describe it.” includes the role of globalization and its role and their extended networks.
within a corporate strategy.
Rudi Asseer, EMBA 2014,
CEO, IMI – A Global People Company
1. Emile Massenat, EMBA 2012 3. Paule-Anny Pierre, EMBA 2016 5. Elizabeth Rhodenizer, EMBA 2018 7. Shannon Gorman, EMBA 2007
Change Management Consultant, PwC Director General, Chief Audit Executive Chief Information Officer, Public Service National Director, Community Affairs, Telus
and Head of Evaluation, Environment and Commission of Canada
2. Julie Lupinacci, EMBA 2016 8. Peter Sudermann, EMBA 2002
Climate Change Canada
Chief Customer Officer, Hydro Ottawa 6. Bryan Brulotte, EMBA 1995 President, Camp Fortune and
4. Nancy Desrosiers-Helmer, EMBA 2015 President and CEO, MaxSys Partner, Great Northern Snowcat Skiing
Director of Medicine, Hospitalist, Renal and
Palliative Care, Vancouver Costal Health
G L O B A L . P R A C T I C A L . R E L E V A N T.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
OUR LEADERSHIP LECTURE SERIES ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL, A support network is available throughout
This unique leadership lecture series will MANAGEMENT AND TEAM SKILLS the 21 months to coach each team
provide you with the opportunity to learn As you move into senior positions in your through the specific elements of
career, you will increasingly rely on a team performance. Our structured
these speakers leverage in leading and team-building exercises can be easily
managing their respective organizations. business strategies. Our strong emphasis transferred to the team environments in
You will have the opportunity to consider, on teamwork and learning to effectively your own workplace.
compare and evaluate the leadership work in a team environment provides you
styles used to manage the challenges with the opportunity to develop essential “This was the
and opportunities through the narrative collaborative and leadership skills. tipping point for
of the speakers. Your team will interview me. Why would an
The team environment allows you to
various leaders, allowing you to gain organization hire a
leverage the strengths of your peers
insight into some of the key elements of
while accelerating your personal growth.
technical guy in a
leadership—including effective strategies,
Our management skills courses provide frontline business
their development of competencies and key role? I wouldn’t
you with the tools to identify your
leadership behaviours—and the importance have made the short list for this position
own preferences as well as learn how
of developing the skills necessary to without having completed the Telfer
individual preferences contribute to a
productive team environment. Executive MBA”
CAREER IMPACT
ALUMNI AND COMMUNIT Y Our program is a transformative learning
We strive to support our alumni in their platform. Candidates are able to gain
lifelong development journey through targeted visibility within their own organizations as
learning experiences within the classroom. well as within other sectors and organizations.
The program is also focused on enriching Alumni have to position themselves for
and expanding meaningful professional professional growth through the application
networks to maximize business leadership of new skills and knowledge—beginning on
opportunities for our alumni community the first day of class.
through annual alumni engagement events.
Previous cohorts report an average of 75%
of alumni experiencing career progression or
transition within one year of graduation.
ACCOMMODATING SCHEDULE
Our program takes place over 21 months, with 17 months of
hands-on and interactive participation in the classroom. Classes
take place on alternate Fridays and Saturdays, resulting in
approximately two days per month away from work. Classes,
activities and trips are scheduled well in advance in order to
accommodate your work, school and family commitments and help
you maintain a balanced life. With the exception of the trips at the
end of each academic year, mandatory activities occur on evenings
or weekends in order to minimize the interference with your
professional responsibilities.
TUITION FEES
• Required books and course materials
• Airfare (economy) and accommodations (double-occupancy) for
the two required international trips
• 24 hour access to the Centre for Executive Leadership
• Digital recordings of classes and tutorial sessions
• Nutritious meals and snacks served on class days
• All of the benefits of a full-time student at the University of Ottawa
• Opportunities to attend a variety of business networking events, and seminars
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Admission requirements for the Telfer Executive MBA are:
• An undergraduate degree with a minimum of 70% average, or significant work experience
• At least five years of work experience
• A business case study analysis conducted by the program
• An admissions interview
LEARN MORE
Visit www.emba.uOttawa.ca
Call: 613-564-9500
Email: emba@telfer.uOttawa.ca
facebook.com/TelferExecMBA
linkedin.com/company/telfer-executive-mba/
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