Upon registration, each participant receives a self-diagnosis questionnaire to be completed before the start of the sessions, from which a 7-D PROFILE is prepared and handed out at the first meeting. This 60-page personalized report is an estimate of the level of mastery as well as the level "required for the job" for 35 competencies. It also includes comparative information based on a sample of nearly 3,000 managers facing the same realities. Sophisticated statistical processing of more than 500,000 cross-referenced data makes it possible to identify strengths and areas for improvement among 220 attitudes and behaviors.

Throughout the program, various didactic strategies are used: brief thematic presentations, small group discussions, case studies, individual reflections, self-assessment questionnaires and plenary discussions. All discussions, conducted with the utmost respect for confidentiality, are based on the in-depth analysis of the 7-D PROFILE and on the topics for reflection presented in this participant's manual.