4)What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Ulysses Program compared to

more traditional ways of training leaders such as formal courses (e.g., MBA) or giving
them more increased job responsibility?
Ans)

1)Ulysses programme helped the next generation of partners in PWC, to overcome the barriers and
forging a connection with clients all over the world making it a crucial part of their jobs. Ulysses
programme helped these employees to acquire these skills with real time experience while on the
job that a M.B.A would not provide

2)By tradition and necessity, new PwC leaders were nurtured from within. But with 8,000 partners
who were identified who have the necessary business savvy and relationship- building skills it wasn’t
easy for PWC so programmes like Ulysses can be used to identify and train up-and-coming leaders who
are able to find unconventional answers to intractable problems. It also gives PwC a new view of
them, particularly their ability to hold up under pressure. Formal courses fail to give these kind of
real world hands on experience were a person becomes the cornerstone of problem solving in
communities who are in dire need of help this in turn will also reflect to their problem solving skills
in corporate

3)Programme’s like Ulysses are able to help in preparing the participants for challenges which go
beyond the strict confines of accounting or consulting it helps in instilling values such as community
involvement which directly reflects to handling of group dynamics and problem solving in a group by
an employee which are fundamental to its corporate culture. Ulysses is also a chance for partners to
learn what they can accomplish without their usual resources to lean on. Sending the participants and
making them work in third world countries in those challenging situation and making them come
with solutions in limited resources helps to inculcate skills like broadened mind approach, client
relationship and innovative solutions which are the cornerstone of effective leadership. This kind of
exposure Is hard to be achieved by formal studies which mainly focuses on theory and were
empathy part is lacking and programmes like Ulysses do provides helps employees in understanding
another person's experience by imagining oneself in that other person's situation.