Leadership and Strategy in the 21st Century

This class dives into the theory of disruption, change management and people management. It is designed for those who would like to get insights from practicioners while being on top of relevant management literature.

Students will know and understand the most important theories on leadership and strategy, current trends in research on leadership and organization, as well as their application in practice. Students will be able to make connections between theories and empirical research findings in the field of leadership and strategy and their application to practice. They will understand how leadership and strategy works from a practitioner point of view and will be able to integrate these viewpoints with scientific theory.

The examination is performed by a presentation, by which it is proved that the students: • have intensely studied the scientific literature on a specific topic in the field of leadership. • are able to apply scientific methods to provide answers to questions in the field of leadership that are relevant to business practice. • possess presentation and communication skills that enable them to present, in a clear and structured manner, their findings on scientific challenging topics they have worked on independently, and to discuss the applicability of their findings to business practice.

English skills

The class is designed to be very interactive, its success depends on in-class participation and interaction of the students. The teacher will enrich the class with her considerable management and consulting experience. lecture / discussions / readings / presentations / practitioner workshops