About the Lecture
The optimal management of complex programs in an international and changing environment requires a bushy set of technical competences and of course a large dose of talent. Both will be highlighted, and partially discovered by the students, following a logical track running through : customer satisfaction, cooperation with partners, implementation of coherent processes, governance of teams, elaboration of business plans and finally culture of “patrimony." These six points will be developed in the lecture with examples based on operational situations. Emphasis will be put throughout the lecture on human qualities, including humour, continuous improvement, fair collaboration and trust.
]]>Lionel de la Sayette is senior vice president of Dassault Aviation, executive advisor to the CEO. As chairman of the board of ISAE – SUP’AERO Toulouse, he will bring his large experience of High Flyers management, gained as vice president of the Conseil National des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France Paris. He started his career at Dassault Aviation in 1978 with the integration of missiles under MIRAGE IV, then MIRAGE 2000. He took part to the design and development of the RAFALE from 1988, then became technical head of the two versions: Navy and Airforce. Prior to his current position, he was chief technical officer of Dassault Aviation, in charge of research, design and engineering, military and civil aircraft, managing 1500 engineers and technicians, and a yearly budget of 500 M €uros. He earned his degree in civil engineering for aeronautics at SUP’AERO in 1979, and was recently promoted to Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite.