Business Model Summary

1. Institute for Management Studies – A Summary
Organizations join IMS because they have developed a commitment to the education and development of their
employees. IMS membership is the most affordable investment you can make for the continuous growth and
development of your most important resource - your people.
Since 1974 IMS has provided its members with the most innovative and cost-effective management development
series available. The membership approach allows IMS to bring in top faculty and programs at a cost much lower
than individual organizations can typically provide.
The IMS programs offer participants the opportunity to interact with, and learn from, many of the world's leading
management thinkers on an ongoing basis. Your employees will become more effective and improve their
decision-making skills
IMS is represented across the world by local training and development experts, who will be happy to meet with
your company’s representatives and fully explain the benefits of joining IMS. You can read more about IMS in our
website: http://www.ims-online.com/
Institute for Management Studies: 10 reasons to join
1. For over 38 years IMS organizes exclusively for members One-Day workshops on Excellence Practices in Executive
Educational Management Development. The One Day format provides maximum impact with minimum time investment.
2. One workshop is on offer every month. These monthly programs offer continuous learning and development opportunities.
The regional program topics are selected with input by the regional IMS members and are thus completely complimentary
to their internal program.
3. The speakers are world class and top level in their specific segment, and work in close collaboration with the best Business
Schools and the biggest global organizations. Some examples : Fons Trompenaars, Prof. Maurice Saias, Tony Buzan, Prof
Wessel Ganzevoort, dr. A. Robinson, dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Mathieu Weggeman, Theo Compernolle and many
others…(http://www.ims-online.com/widgets/facultylist/facultylist.asp )
4. Some of the largest global organizations are in IMS’s membership list: Adobe, ING, Chevron, McDonalds, KPMG, Estée
Lauder, IBM, Siemens and 446 other multinationals from the Fortune top 500. Netherland memberships include: Canon
Europe, DHL, Diaverum. Ericsson, Enexis, FMO, ING, Maersk Line, NEC Unified Solutions, Nuon, Océ – Technologies, Oracle,
Penske, Robeco, SAP, VvAA,...( http://www.ims-online.com/members.asp)
5. IMS takes care of the internal management communication. Completely personalized, confidential and free of charge with
the SNAP-System. SNAP can send you notices of employees who register, automatically send the individual manager a
registration confirmation, a reminder and a map to the venue. You may view your IMS registrations for all seminars and
locations at any time. SNAP is extremely flexible allowing you to customize the way monthly IMS seminar information is
delivered.( http://www.ims-online.com/member_snap.asp)
6. IMS is the only organization providing your top Executives with access to a Panel of World Class experts. Your executives
can have exclusive email and telephone contact the IMS Faculty for help and advice in the development and execution of
policy, plans and practices.( http://www.ims-online.com/member_sb.asp)
7. The workshops are interactive and followed up with the IMS Leveraged Learning On Line System which is available to
the participants for 30 days after the workshop (free of charge). Participants can therefore continue their learning
experience when back in the office. http://www.athenaonline.com/us/smartbytes.asp?bhcp=1
8. The workshops also serve as platforms, where participants exchange experience with other high level professionals,
offering excellent opportunities for business networking.
9. Dinner and breakfast meetings with the faculty (the evening before or the morning of the seminar) are possible for a
limited number of coordinators.
10. There is the possibility to have IMS assistance for setting up an internal seminar with IMS faculty.
A One Year Global membership is only € 4.200 This fee will allow any of your global Affiliates to participate in any workshop around
the world ( Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Toronto, New-York, San Francisco etc...) - Registration costs for the workshops is just €
385 (excl 19% VAT) per participant (business lunch, material, all included.) with 30 days unlimited access to MyQuickCoach.
Conference Venue: The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky or NH Barbizon Palace Amsterdam.
Contact
Giep Franzen
IMS Amsterdam Chairman
GSM: +31 6 5352 8090
amsterdam@ims-online.com

2. Extend knowledge back into the workplace
with IMS Leveraged Learning
Live, classroom style education is a great experience for many people. This is
especially true at IMS sessions where attendees get a chance to meet face to
face with top thought leaders, network with their peers from various
industries, and gain new insights on management and leadership. A question
sometimes asked, however, is “How do we leverage that learning back in the
organization?” Organizations want to have as much assurance as possible
that the knowledge gained at sessions will be applied at work to improve
performance, behavior, and ultimately the bottom-line.
To help with these efforts IMS and its sister company, AthenaOnline, are
working closely together to further extend the learning that IMS offers,
creating a more holistic approach to development and providing new ways to
create even greater value for IMS attendees. Using tools such as online
coaching, articles, exercises, and other materials will enable participants to
further augment the learning experience at the IMS session and thereby
increase the probability of successfully implementing the ideas discussed at
the session.
During their IMS session participants will receive a unique web link for the
program they are attending. The link will provide the attendee with 30 days
of access to an entry page that is designed around the particular IMS session
in which they participated. No registration is required and no e-mail or other
personal information is collected.
The Leveraged Learning model goes beyond just the session they attended.
With 30 days of access, the learner can also tap into the full leadership library
from AthenaOnline via My Quick Coach (www.myquickcoach.com ). That’s
over 1,300 lessons on subjects ranging from personal creativity to strategic
planning. Access to the broader library will expose them to new ideas and
give them the tools to make better and faster decisions on the job.
As an IMS coordinator you will receive full access to the IMS Leveraged
Learning system as well. You can use the application to share lessons with
others inside of your organization, even post in your internal e-mail or
newsletters. IMS Leveraged Learning can give you the ability to exponentially
spread learning throughout the organization.
If you would like to learn more before then please contact Giep Franzen, IMS
Amsterdam Chair, +31 (0)6 53528090, or an email on amsterdam@ims-
online.com.
The Institute for Management Studies
201 W. Liberty Street, Suite 100
Reno NV, 89501 Tel: 775-322-8222

3. IMS
INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES AMSTERDAM
Celebrating 38 years of Executive Education
Excellence > 450 Sponsoring Members in 27
Regions in the U. S., Canada and Europe
IMS Amsterdam MasterClasses 2012:
From Personal Development to Leadership
Jan 24 Leading and Working with Remote and Multicultural Teams Spiros Serpanos
This workshop examines some of the techniques and best practices for managing teams across different time zones, circumstances and environments.
Feb 09 Fired Up Leadership: Maximizing Engagement, Alignment and Performance Michael Lee Stallard
Come explore what you can do to promote employee engagement and align individual behaviors with organizational goals!
Mar 29 Getting to the Honest Truth: Improving Leadership, Communication and Teamwork Steven Gaffney
This session will demonstrate tools and techniques for improving open, honest communication and give attendees a chance to apply them.
Apr 25 The Power of Strategic Thinking to Drive Growth and Success Kaihan Krippendorff
Discover five key strategies that have been proven to drive growth and explore the role that strategic narratives play in business strategy.
May 24 Driving Business Results: The Seven Steps to Financial Acumen Dr. Thomas Monahan
Explore the impact of finance on project management and strategy development, and discover its usefulness to both financial and non-financial managers.
Jun 05 Maintaining Focus and Drive in a World of Stress, Multitasking and Nonstop Connectivity Dr. Theo Compernolle
This workshop aims to develop a deeper understanding of stress and its relationship with resilience and performance in the workplace.
Jul 04 Transitioning to Management: Leading Professional and Expert-Based Groups Peter Krembs
If you are now in the position of providing leadership to others, this session will help you define your new roles and responsibilities.
Aug 30 Developing Leadership Charisma: Getting Noticed When and Where It Counts Debra Benton
Successful leaders have not only talent and ability, but also a flair for ‘projecting’ their ability to influence others. This session examines how it is done.
Sep 28 Using Performance-Based Coaching to Make Your Best Performers Even Better Bill Hawkins
This session will reveal how you can become a more effective coach and achieve positive results within your organization.
Oct 10 Acquiring and Leveraging New Capabilities: The New Organizational Imperative Dr. David Lei
This engaging program looks at what it takes to enable a firm to be agile, innovative and capable of reinventing itself when the need arises.
Nov 14 Break Through the Overwhelm: Focusing on Work that Makes a Difference Michael Bungai Stanier
Examine innovative ways to increase productivity and effectiveness while minimizing the amount of time spent on “busywork”.
Dec 04 Leading Without Commanding Dr. Filip Vandendriessche
Enjoy this fascinating look at different leadership styles and how they figure in unraveling some important leadership dilemmas.