Learn a real business concept and practise it live with an AI avatar. Every Companion is built on MCE’s own programme content, and you have a year to complete it.
It teaches. Ask it anything about your subject and it answers from MCE’s own programme content — the frameworks our faculty teach in the classroom, with the source named.
It lets you use it. Once you have learned the concept, a video avatar puts you in the situation where you would apply it. You speak; it answers back, in character, and does not make it easy.

Learn when and how to delegate with clarity, and practice the conversation where you hand over a real task while keeping the right level of trust and visibility.
Learn when and how to delegate with clarity, and practice the conversation where you hand over a real task while keeping the right level of trust and visibility.
Discover the dos and don'ts of feedback (including how bias sneaks in), then practise delivering corrective feedback on a real performance issue in a way that motivates improvement.
Master emotionally intelligent feedback practices and FLIP conversation modes to build psychological safety and collaborative culture.
Learn how to create an environment where people feel safe to contribute ideas and admit mistakes, then role-play a scenario where you respond to a team member's concern in a way that either builds or erodes trust.

Many managers are experts in their own areas, but haven't really had the time to learn about finance they need in their role.
Many managers are experts in their own areas, but haven't really had the time to learn about finance they need in their role.
Learn a structured approach to problem-solving and decision-making, then role-play a scenario where you must decide quickly, gather input from your team, and communicate the decision with confidence.

Explore the roles, capabilities, incentives, and cultural shifts your team needs, and practise driving readiness from the middle of the organization.
Explore the roles, capabilities, incentives, and cultural shifts your team needs, and practise driving readiness from the middle of the organization.
Work through real scenarios where you clarify accountability, assign responsibility roles, and communicate your reasoning so others understand why you made—or didn't make—the move AI suggested.
Identify data, algorithmic, and confirmation biases in AI outputs, then practise spotting bias red flags and defending your decisions against them.
Learn a practical framework to evaluate AI use cases, prioritize by business impact, and make the case to stakeholders with confidence.

Learn what senior managers actually need to hear, then practise a conversation where you update your boss on progress, blockers, and decisions before they have to ask.
Learn what senior managers actually need to hear, then practise a conversation where you update your boss on progress, blockers, and decisions before they have to ask.
Score your stakeholder's trust in you (competence, reliability, intent), identify the gap that matters most, and practise rebuilding it in a real conversation.
Learn the craft of emotionally intelligent storytelling to inspire your team and embed your vision in a way they remember and act on.
Identify the DISC style of your key stakeholder, flex your communication to match how they decide, and practise pitching the same idea two ways.

Get the skills, insights and competencies to conduct negotiations successfully at every level.
Get the skills, insights and competencies to conduct negotiations successfully at every level.
Master the distinct behaviours and tactics needed at each phase of a negotiation—from planning to settlement—so you never lose control or miss a win.
Learn a practical planning framework to define your goals, set your settlement range, and choose the right communication channel before the negotiation begins.
Identify the red flags and communication pitfalls that cause negotiations to go sideways—and learn proven techniques to recover or avoid them altogether.

Work through real scenarios where you clarify accountability, assign responsibility roles, and communicate your reasoning so others understand why you made—or didn't make—the move AI suggested.
Work through real scenarios where you clarify accountability, assign responsibility roles, and communicate your reasoning so others understand why you made—or didn't make—the move AI suggested.
Identify data, algorithmic, and confirmation biases in AI outputs, then practise spotting bias red flags and defending your decisions against them.
Learn a practical framework to evaluate AI use cases, prioritize by business impact, and make the case to stakeholders with confidence.
Master structured prompting techniques and practise refining vague requests into precise, thought-provoking AI responses that sharpen your own reasoning.

Identify data, algorithmic, and confirmation biases in AI outputs, then practise spotting bias red flags and defending your decisions against them.
Identify data, algorithmic, and confirmation biases in AI outputs, then practise spotting bias red flags and defending your decisions against them.
Work through real scenarios where you clarify accountability, assign responsibility roles, and communicate your reasoning so others understand why you made—or didn't make—the move AI suggested.
Learn a practical framework to evaluate AI use cases, prioritize by business impact, and make the case to stakeholders with confidence.
Master structured prompting techniques and practise refining vague requests into precise, thought-provoking AI responses that sharpen your own reasoning.

Learn a practical framework to evaluate AI use cases, prioritize by business impact, and make the case to stakeholders with confidence.
Learn a practical framework to evaluate AI use cases, prioritize by business impact, and make the case to stakeholders with confidence.
Work through real scenarios where you clarify accountability, assign responsibility roles, and communicate your reasoning so others understand why you made—or didn't make—the move AI suggested.
Identify data, algorithmic, and confirmation biases in AI outputs, then practise spotting bias red flags and defending your decisions against them.
Master structured prompting techniques and practise refining vague requests into precise, thought-provoking AI responses that sharpen your own reasoning.

Explore how to negotiate across the global-affiliate gap and influence functions you depend on but don't directly manage, then role-play a real scenario where an affiliate is resisting a global priority.
Explore how to negotiate across the global-affiliate gap and influence functions you depend on but don't directly manage, then role-play a real scenario where an affiliate is resisting a global priority.
Learn to diagnose where your structures are slowing you down, then design agile operating models and role-play the conversation where you convince a traditional function to collaborate by default.
Learn to map customer journeys and stakeholder needs across the healthcare ecosystem, then design and pitch an omnichannel engagement plan that blends human expertise with digital channels.
Master outcomes-based and risk-sharing models, then role-play a tense pricing negotiation with a health system where public scrutiny is high and your margin is thin.

Master structured prompting techniques and practise refining vague requests into precise, thought-provoking AI responses that sharpen your own reasoning.
Master structured prompting techniques and practise refining vague requests into precise, thought-provoking AI responses that sharpen your own reasoning.
Work through real scenarios where you clarify accountability, assign responsibility roles, and communicate your reasoning so others understand why you made—or didn't make—the move AI suggested.
Identify data, algorithmic, and confirmation biases in AI outputs, then practise spotting bias red flags and defending your decisions against them.
Learn a practical framework to evaluate AI use cases, prioritize by business impact, and make the case to stakeholders with confidence.

Learn to diagnose where your structures are slowing you down, then design agile operating models and role-play the conversation where you convince a traditional function to collaborate by default.
Learn to diagnose where your structures are slowing you down, then design agile operating models and role-play the conversation where you convince a traditional function to collaborate by default.
Explore how to negotiate across the global-affiliate gap and influence functions you depend on but don't directly manage, then role-play a real scenario where an affiliate is resisting a global priority.
Learn to map customer journeys and stakeholder needs across the healthcare ecosystem, then design and pitch an omnichannel engagement plan that blends human expertise with digital channels.
Master outcomes-based and risk-sharing models, then role-play a tense pricing negotiation with a health system where public scrutiny is high and your margin is thin.

Score your stakeholder's trust in you (competence, reliability, intent), identify the gap that matters most, and practise rebuilding it in a real conversation.
Score your stakeholder's trust in you (competence, reliability, intent), identify the gap that matters most, and practise rebuilding it in a real conversation.
Learn the craft of emotionally intelligent storytelling to inspire your team and embed your vision in a way they remember and act on.
Identify the DISC style of your key stakeholder, flex your communication to match how they decide, and practise pitching the same idea two ways.
Learn to handle tough questions and interruptions without losing focus, and practise staying credible when a senior leader pushes back.
STEP 01
Short, practical lessons written by MCE faculty, in your language.
STEP 02
Role-play live with an avatar that answers back, and be scored.
STEP 02
Personalized feedback after every session, and a mentor to ask.
STEP 04
Take it to work, track your progress, earn a certificate.
Each Companion includes the guided lessons, live practice with an avatar, coaching and scoring — with one year to complete it.
1 Companion
€299 each
3 Companions
~ €266 each
6 Companions
~ €216 each
10 Companions
~ €200 each
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A general model does not know what MCE faculty teach, and will confidently give you a different framework. This one answers from MCE material, names its source, argues back in character and scores you.
Yes. You choose a Companion rather than a programme, and you have a year to complete it.
The face is not the point. The point is that you have to say the words out loud, under pressure, to something that reacts — which is the part reading cannot rehearse.
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