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About the Course

Leaders in business and non-profit organizations increasingly work across national borders and in multi-cultural environments. You may work regularly with customers or suppliers abroad, or be part of a globally dispersed cross-functional team, or an expatriate manager on an international assignment. You may be a member of a global online community, or a development aid worker collaborating with an international network of partner organizations. In all of these contexts, your effectiveness as a leader depends on how well you understand and are able to manage individual and collective behaviors in an intercultural context. In this course – together with a team of Bocconi expert faculty and Bocconi alumni – we’ll explore the theory and practice of international and intercultural leadership and organizational behavior. Social science research has revealed systematic ways in which our behavior differs across cultural contexts – enabling us to more effectively work across borders. Insights from psychology, neuroscience, sociology and anthropology, from communication studies and from management scholarship allow us to understand what shapes individual and group decision making, what enhances or weakens team performance, and how we can build and use our social networks. And the shared practical experience of international leaders allows us to identify concrete steps to enhancing intercultural leadership competence, and to be cognizant of common leadership challenges. Learning about organizational behavior provides a great opportunity to develop your leadership skills and to reflect on your own behavioral tendencies. How do you usually make important decisions? What motivates you and how do you try motivating others? How successfully do you leverage and integrate diverse skills and views in a team? Do you prefer professional relationships with a close-knit group of trusted colleagues, or with a far-flung network of acquaintances from all walks of life? If you really want to learn how organizations behave and take decisions and at the same time develop leadership skills, then this is the course for you. We are looking forward to welcoming you and supporting you on this journey of learning and discovery. COURSE SYLLABUS Week 1 - Leadership Acumen. International perspective on leadership, common traps & challenges, and opportunities of intercultural leadership. Week 2 - Navigating Culture. Impact of cultural differences on organizations, decoding culture, culture classifications and stereotyping, developing intercultural intelligence. Week 3 - Communication. Communication and its impact on leadership identity and relationships, managing communication to improve decision making, steps for developing your intercultural communication skills. Week 4 - Motivation. Views on individual motivation, cultural differences in motivation, developing motivation and commitment in teams. Week 5 - Networking. Patterns of interpersonal relationships in/across organizations, strategically developing social networks and social capital, norms for networking across cultures. Week 6 - Conflict. Effective / defective conflict management approaches, dealing with ethical dilemmas. Thanks to the participation of our alumni and of the Bocconi Alumni Association, participants will have practical insights on international leadership. RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND All are welcome! Some prior exposure to basic issues of organizational behavior (communication, decision making, motivation, etc.) is useful, but not required....

Top reviews

JJ

Aug 2, 2022

The instructor was very helpful and elaborate and now I feel more empowered and knowledgeable about leadership. I can't wait to apply all that I've learned real soon. Kudos to the team! -Julia Jimenea

AY

Jan 6, 2017

I completed this course while working abroad and I loved it. The course helped be to have a better understanding and respect for different cultures in life and in the work environment.

Thank You!

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By rawya

May 25, 2020

I thoroughly enjoyed this course a lot and felt that I got a lot out of it. It was well-paced and structured.

By Thiru

Feb 7, 2020

Learnt a lot about cross-cultural interactions and organisational behaviour. Will highly recommend to anyone.

By Thomas B

Jul 8, 2016

In my top two courses i've ever taken on courser. It's just keep better and better towards the entire course.

By Monique M

Jun 9, 2020

Awesome presentations and content. The instructor was very relatable and made understanding a little easier.

By Abhay K

Jun 10, 2019

Excellent course and very nice methodology of rendering the course thorough dialogues instead of monologues.

By Shubhangi C

Dec 6, 2015

very well explained! pronunciation is clear and easy to do quizzes! enjoying every bit of it :) thank you !!

By Samuel T

Oct 7, 2016

Great course, well paced was really helpful to me in understanding the cultures of different organisations.

By Davide L V

Jan 7, 2016

Very useful course, instructor is sharp and well focused, never boring, and full of suggestions.

Thank You!

By carlos c

Mar 21, 2023

Many thanks to the Professor and all those chosen, I will certainly review it to consolidate the concepts

By Nick G

Dec 27, 2015

Thank You! I enjoyed the course as it provided workable frameworks towards becoming an effective leader.

By JHARNI S

Jan 25, 2022

Ce cours est très riche et bien expliqué. Je suis satisfaite de l'avoir suivi et réussi. Merci Coursera.

By Brigadier J T S

Jan 1, 2022

Exceptionally nicely conducted classes. Content and the course design has been insightful & interesting.

By Hazel C

Mar 4, 2021

This course has increased my knowledge of Leadership tremendously. Thank you for the knowledge shared!!

By Joyce A L

May 9, 2023

Accessible and course is easy to learn as the mode of instructions are clear and use of new technology.

By praveen k

May 16, 2022

Really interesting and thought provoking session which enlighten our ideas and opininon in clear format

By Sonam T

Jun 1, 2021

Thank you so much for giving free and fantastic learning experiences. I am very much grateful for that.

By Jorge A S N

Apr 21, 2020

Melhor curso que já fiz na vida! As aulas são espetaculares e estimulam a busca por mais conhecimento .

By Chong C S

Jan 2, 2023

Very useful insight and each chapter split well to learn different aspect of international leadership.

By Abdelrhman

Feb 26, 2018

It was a fun show, I really benefited from sharing scientific and practical experiences Thanks to all.

By سهيل ا

Jul 25, 2022

Many Thanks for Bocconi University ,the methodology of the course is excellent ,and contents as well.

By Nivedita C

Jun 13, 2021

I really liked the everything about all concept were thought. Interactive learning was the best part.

By Saverio P

Nov 27, 2019

Excellent and very interesting; could apply many things I learnt in this course to improve my career.

By ashique r a p

Oct 25, 2018

Really useful and helped to know more about the international leadership and organizational behavior.

By Samir A

Jun 6, 2022

There were a lot of valuble insights and best practices availble in this course. A wonderful course!

By Paulo J F R

Apr 11, 2021

The course was so well conduct along the weeks and the topics, great extra matterial for study also.