MGT-488 / 2 credits

Teacher: Cairns-Lee Heather Mary

Language: English

Withdrawal: It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.

Remark: Courses given on IMD Campus.


Summary

This course encourages you to demonstrate and communicate your leadership at your full potential. We explore leadership and communication through several lenses to enable you to develop your understanding and skills to drive societal change and impact.

Content

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Identify your assumptions and mindset to learning, leading and communicating and the impact these have.
  • Realize how to motivate and influence powerful stakeholders
  • Explore how to bring ideas to life to shape society

Transversal skills

  • Communicate effectively, being understood, including across different languages and cultures.
  • Demonstrate a capacity for creativity.
  • Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
  • Negotiate effectively within the group.
  • Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking

Teaching methods

Lecture, guest speaker, assignments, case studies, small group discussions, feedback will be used across the course.

Assessment methods

Participation - 25%
Completion of a learning journal and final group project - 75%

In the programs

  • Semester: Spring
  • Number of places: 40
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Leadership essentials
  • Lecture: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks

Reference week

 MoTuWeThFr
8-9     
9-10    
10-11    
11-12    
12-13     
13-14     
14-15    
15-16    
16-17    
17-18     
18-19     
19-20     
20-21     
21-22     

Friday, 8h - 12h: Lecture

Friday, 13h - 17h: Lecture