My first preference for the PGG leaned on two main factors: first, because the formation takes place on the Saturdays, without significant undermine the weekly work; second, for the fact that is a modular program, allowing each student to build his own program, adapted to each individual needs/preferences. These two factors, associated to the teaching staff of choice of Católica University, made in a big part my final decision easy.

My choices (modules) allowed me to obtain knowledge transversal to Management, Marketing and Finances areas, and so made the bridge between my technique career and a potential Management career. My will to learn more was so big, that after I finished the general program in 2019, I decided to take the chance and specialize in Finances in 2020.

During the program it was amazing the experience of working and learn together with colleagues in professional areas completely diverse and different age range. The final balance is really positive and with excellent views of professional progression in short term.

On the one hand, I chose the PGG program due to the faculty's prestige and the quality of the subjects; on the other hand due to the fact that this program is targeted to the executives who are beginning their careers, whishing  to perform duties in future management area.

This program has largely exceeded my expectations, not only for the quality of teaching and excellent organization, but above all by the sharing of experiences among peers and teachers which has proven to be an asset on the acquisition of knowledge.

Attended the PGG, 2018 edition that was highly rewarding and fulfilling.
 
The way that it is allied to the practical, our day-to-day businesses to the exercises that we have to develop, it is really interesting and make us create a vision completely different from our way for managing teams and face daily challenges.
 
The PGG also brings inclusiveness and holistic vision of all the classmates. The fact that is a general program of management mixed with professionals of several different areas with different trainings and functions, it is really fulfilling. The PGG is a step forward in future’s management.

The Dislogo program was the best bet when I was looking towards complementing my curriculum with an economical training program, whilst being in a financial institution and coming from the area of linguistics and literature. The clarity with which the contents were transmitted, the quality and support, and most importantly the excellence of the faculty, were factors that contributed to gaining a rich experience, and which were directed towards those who are looking to adapt to the demands and new challenges of the modern day professional life.

The General Management Program of Católica Business School is, without doubt, a solid step in the consolidation of management and marketing knowledge to professionals who just like me; do not have as a formative basis the management area. With a schedule adapted to our workload needs and classes, which reunite the most diverse professional experiences, the PGG allowed me to expand my networking to several different industries and consolidate my knowledge in management, marketing and finances. As a brand manager at the beginning of my career, the PGG was an important structural step in my journey.

The added value of PGG is the integrated view that instils in those who need to learn the basics of management in their professional development, accompanied by the excellent quality of the faculty. Another very important fact is the sharing of experiences among participants from different backgrounds and professional contexts. I must also emphasize the fact that this is an internationally recognized teaching school for executives, which ensures a high quality training program.

The modular and flexible structure of this program combined  with a two session methodology with assessment  allows to effectively combine the professional demands with a quality training.

I am much more prepared to deal with everyday challenges in my professional area. The acquired  knowledge and sharing experiences have enhanced my development and responsiveness on an increasingly dynamic marketplace. The acquired competences on PGG program are the key to success in an increasingly competitive business world.

The post-graduation in Management (PGG) was an opportunity to extend my horizons. Realize my desire of expanding knowledge, enhance my networking by meeting new people with different experiences, and of course evolving professionally. Becoming therefore a more complete professional and suitable to face new demanding challenges, either in the professional area and personal.
The PGG was without doubt an opportunity to boost my career in his early phase. It’s in the beginning of the career that we open windows of opportunity to the final goal which we aim to accomplish!

Undertook a new role recently, I felt the need to return to the “academy” to refresh concepts and skills in the field of management.

It was an obvious choice to pick Catolica and the course. The quality, the experience, the accuracy and the professionalism of the teaching staff, associated to Catolica’s name, have facilitated a great deal and lends credibility in a big part to the formative offer. The course’s modular layout allow freedom of choice, and specializations according to our interests, as well as a schedule easy to conciliate study with professional life.

The frequency of the course allowed in a transversal way the contact with the state-of-art of the several different management fields, reinforcing the development of the personal knowledge and skills. The share of experiences between participants and staff was very rewarding and boosted by their professional and academic career, in a relaxed environment, focused in skill and excellence.

In an increasingly competitive and constantly changing labor market, it is imperative to update and increase knowledge and skills.

The main reason for having enrolled in the PGG program was to acquire know-how in the management area, thus completing my initial training.

Another important factor was the high-quality teaching staff on a first-rate program. This is absolutely an asset, mainly due to participants from different business areas, and by sharing experiences, it was possible to achieve the necessary skills to a better performance at both academic and professional levels.

At CATÓLICA-LISBON I was able to take advantage of the faculty quality, the modules lectured, the schedules and, naturally, a top school. The PGG is a pleasant surprise, both by the teaching method applied, but also by the areas covered in each module. A significantly improved way on how to “look” at companies and really understand how they operate, within an adequate context to the company/market/people. Not everything is what it seems! The PGG will most definitely help us further understand this difference.

The choice of the course General Management Program at CATÓLICA-LISBON was my first option, incorporate a prestigious management school and with an excellence teaching staff was without doubt the main motive which brought me to bet on this training. Matched fully to my expectations, enabling the attainment of transversals knowledge’s of management, in Marketing and Finances, allowing to develop and strengthen technic know how and fundamental soft skills for the exercise of my professional activity in an even more particular context. The teaching method is flexible, and allows us an excellent articulation between the classes and the professional activity. The exchange of experiences between teaching staff and colleagues with different professional backgrounds is also considerable fulfilling, such as the networking that this course let us establish.

I acquired a wide range of Management skills that I apply in every sphere of my current professional activity. The exchange of acquired experiences, through the sharing of information with participants from other companies was also an added value. The b-learning allows for great flexibility in schedules, demanding however, self-motivation and discipline. The use of software was determinant to save time commuting, being a tool to work in groups through the resolution of exercises and cases online.

The corporate communication requires a critical and close look from the professionals toward the market evolution, the imposed trends within and outside the companies, as a condition to develop suitable strategies that follow the success of business guidelines. In this regard, it is essential to be familiar with the language and good practices of management and marketing as well as its grounds.

This was the set of solid insights, with the potential to be further developed, that I acquired in the PGG program.

With training in engineering and professional activity developed in this area, the need to get knowledge in management showed up with the challenge of being part of the Management Departement of the company. The prestige of Católica on Executive Education, allied to the total compability of PGG with a professional activity at full-time, were determinant to choose this program. The balance I make of PGG is very positive, emphasizing an amazing organization of the course, the quality of the faculty and the interest of the taught content in the different modules with a balance between theoretical concepts and practical applications.

Balance is the predominant feature of this course with regard to: the expertise of the faculty among academia and industry; the pragmatic content of the course; the range of Management concepts and its implementation on practical cases; and the necessary effort of each participant to achieve good results. The fact that each module has an assessment allows us to reinforce assimilate knowledge during the term without compromising the professional demands of the participants.

The specialization in Finance turned out to be worthwhile, both at the professional and personal levels, as it allowed me to update my knowledge and acquire new key skills in deploying my work, thanks to the high level faculty and also the quality in the group of participants, whose different education and professional experiences proved to be an added value.

Today, more than ever, the training is a critical factor in the success of the professional life, meaning that it is an investment which has certainly return.
 
Since the PGG is settled in a modular structure, I point out the degree of customization that the program contemplates. Grant, in my point of view, one of his big competitive advantages, as it allows the participants to manage their time in order to align to their professional life. The networking experience it is still another structural dynamics offered along the curricular dimension.
 
About the impact in the career, apart from the knowledge acquisition of management and marketing reveals decisive, I highlight the capacity of critical thinking and the growing on the same level of the emotional intelligence. Meanwhile as managers and decision-makers, we need the analytic skills who lead us to the right questions as assistants in decision-making. As such, the PGG contributed for my professional development as well as in the academic plan.

After many years, I took the difficult decision to return to the academic life. In the beginning, I got restless over so many information in this world of almost daily black swans.
 
Getting out of my comfort zone was a huge step ahead, where I keep myself professionally and grew up over the last years. However, very quickly, the content excellence and the primacy of the PGG, along with the teachers’ quality and diversity, colleagues and all the team, which I was lucky to find in this journey, made my participation one of the major events. I want to point out the importance of the applications’ coordination, which clarified all my doubts and never gave up on me. In view of my age and this initiative of me going into a classroom with 20 years younger students.
 
Today I can state that it was the best choice, it was the CHOICE. In my organization and to my position, it was more like a launching pad that I am already enjoying.
 
To all who I was lucky to come across with, and mainly to the UCP, thank you very much and my blessings.

To share, deepen and update my knowledge in management were the goals I had when I registered in the General Management Program. An excellent teaching staff and a group of colleagues from very different backgrounds and professional experience helped me to reach those goals. I completed this program motivated to start again, as each module uncovers themes that require further learning needs. But that is one of the exciting things in Life, to be always looking for new things.