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In the Press 2008

In the Press 2007

F.A.Q

1. What is TIM? What does [T.I.M.] stand for?
2. Where does TIM get its funding?
3. How is TIM related to the Technion?
4. Is TIM located in Haifa?
5. What is Action Learning?
6. What is GLP?
7. What is SMP?
8. What is MPEC?
9. What is ExecuTIM?
10. What is the participant-makeup of the programs?
11. In what language are workshops conducted?
12. What main topics are covered during TIM workshops?
13. How is TIM different from other academic institutions / executive programs?
14. Who makes up TIM's faculty and coaches?
15. What companies participated in TIM programs?
16. Can I register for individual courses / workshops?
17. Can I register for an MBA or Executive MBA Degree?
18. How long is a TIM program?
19. What is the application process for a company to participate in TIM's programs?
20. How can I get more information for sending a management team from my company to participate in a TIM program?
21. I am interested in sending a management team from my company, and would like to visit a workshop as an observer, is that possible?
22. I am a consultant / professor and would like to offer my services to TIM, how might I go about doing that?
23. Does TIM have a newsletter?
24. I have articles that I would like to share with the TIM community, how might I go about submitting them?
25. Where can I get more information about TIM?

1. What is TIM? What does [T.I.M.] stand for?

TIM is a non-profit organization founded by friends of the American Technion Society and the Technion. It aims to improve the management potential in Israeli managers and Israeli companies that compete in global markets through action learning methodologies.

2. Where does TIM get its funding?

TIM gets its funding from the American Technion Society (ATS), whose generous contributions are used to subsidize TIM's programs.

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3. How is TIM related to the Technion?

TIM is the executive education arm of the Technion. Since its founding in 1924, Technion has matriculated nearly 50,000 engineers and scientists who have become top executives in the Israeli industry as well as the 'global village'. TIM addresses their management development needs and continues to promote the Technion path of excellence. Technion's president is a TIM Board Member, and TIM's Academic Director is from the Technion.

4. Is TIM located in Haifa?

TIM is located at Atidim Industrial Park in Tel Aviv.

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5. What is Action Learning?

Action learning is the act of learning by doing. Instead of playing a passive role in their learning, participants internalize new knowledge and information through case studies, discussions, exercises, and group work. Then, in following days and weeks, participants apply the new concepts and ideas learned in the workshops to their own project and work.

6. What is GLP?

GLP is TIM's in-house program. It is a tailor-made program built according to a company's most pressing and challenging needs. The program is aimed at senior executives, marked to lead executives, and middle-management executives.

7. What is SMP?

Named after its benefactor Scott Black, The Scott M. Black TIM Senior Management Program (SMP) is TIM’s first executive development program. It is a senior management program catered to management teams who are sent by their company.

8. What is MPEC?

Through the generous contribution of the Sheldon H. Solow Foundation, TIM's Management Program for Emerging Companies (MPEC) is a program serving the needs of young and emerging companies.

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9. What is ExecuTIM?

ExecuTIM is TIM's alumni program. Once participants and their companies graduate from a TIM program, they are eligible to participate in this unique and enriching program.

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10. What is the participant-makeup of the programs?

TIM's SMP and MPEC programs include 5-7 companies who each send a team of 5-6 executives to undergo an intensive learning process. TIM's GLP companies send approximately 30 managers, and TIM's ExecuTIM program is open to all TIM program graduates. The number of ExecuTIM participants grows with every program graduation.

11. In what language are workshops conducted?

All faculty members conduct their workshops in English. English is the global language and TIM encourages its participants to improve their confidence and ultimately their English communication and business skills.

12. What main topics are covered during TIM workshops?

TIM prides itself in catering its workshops to its participating companies so every program may not have the same workshops. Regardless of background, industry, or region, we find that the following workshops provide added value to all TIM programs and participating companies: Globalization, Marketing, Leadership, International Negotiations, and Management of Change.

13. How is TIM different from other academic institutions/executive programs?

TIM's programs are unlike any other programs for the following four reasons:

(a) TIM is a non-profit organization that subsidizes its programs. This means that our main "agenda" is based on the success of TIM participating companies. All TIM programs are subsidize.

(b) While other countless executives programs cater to individuals who are sent from their company, TIM programs are aimed at serving the needs of companies as a whole, through their executives. At TIM, the main client is the company.

(c) All program participants chose a project that has great implications to their personal management goals and their overall company goals. Unlike other programs where projects are choose by academics, TIM participating companies choose their project after a thorough success factors analysis.

(d) An integral part of TIM programs is the International Benchmarking Visit. TIM chooses countries that have surpassed Israel in some economic way and can provide insight into different management and thinking to be brought back to Israel.

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14. Who makes up TIM's faculty and coaches?

TIM prides itself with an international network of highly distinguished faculty and coaches, both in Israel and abroad. Faculty members represent the world's leading business institutions such as MIT, Harvard, Insead, IMD, and NYU.

15. What companies participated in TIM programs?

SMP: Teva, HP Indigo, GE Diasonics, Elite, Strauss, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Check Point, Netafim, Rafeal, and more.

MPEC: StarHome, Oplus Technologies, VisionSense, Radlan. TdSoft, Onset, Remedia and more.

GLP: Pharmaceutical company, Computer Software Company

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16. Can I register for individual courses/workshops?

Our programs are results oriented, focusing on company growth and survival as opposed to individual training and development. Registration is only conducted through a company that sends a team of managers.

17. Can I register for an MBA or Executive MBA Degree?

TIM does not offer degree programs.

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18. How long is a TIM program?

TIM's SMP and MPEC program extend 7-12 months. An entire GLP 'cycle' usually spans a year, and TIM's ExecuTIM program is an ongoing program where membership is renewed annually.

19. What is the application process for a company to participate in TIM's programs?

TIM invests quite a lot in evaluating a potential program candidate. Because our aim is to help companies succeed in their market, we not only evaluate companies based on whether they are suitable for our programs, but also whether our programs will answer the needs of the company at its current stage of growth. Each program is unique and is directly correlated to the types of companies selected to participate. This means that each company's eligibility is also restricted to its added learning value to other potential candidates.

20. How can I get more information for sending a management team from my company to participate in a TIM program?

21. I am interested in sending a management team from my company, and would like to visit a workshop as an observer, is that possible?

Companies participating in TIM programs undergo an intensive and intimate development process. Because of this, we keep the number of guests to a strict minimum. To request your attendance, please contact Amalya Brill, TIM's Marketing assistant.

22. I am a consultant/professor and would like to offer my services to TIM, how might I go about doing that?

Please contact us.

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23. Does TIM have a newsletter?

TIM distributes its monthly newsletter to thousands of business and academic professionals. To read or subscribe to TIM's newsletter.

24. I have articles that I would like to share with the TIM community, how might I go about submitting them?

We welcome your submissions that may either be included in our website or in our newsletter. For more information, please contact Jennifer Deutsch.

25. Where can I get more information about TIM?