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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 Estefania B

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Apr 19, 2019

Best leadership course ever!! I think all leaders should take it, even if you are preparing for future leadership.

By Lennon B

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Jun 13, 2022

Excellent course, well designed with clear assessments. Great job by the lecturer in his videos and organization.

By Amit E

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Feb 26, 2018

The instructor communicated the main message in a concise and effective manner. I learned a lot from this course.

By mohammad

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Jul 18, 2023

Highly Effective course which broadly address issues of conflict, motivation, leadership, culture and behaviors'

By Arturo B

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Feb 27, 2017

Grandioso curso, he tomado ya dos cursos de la universidad y me han sido de gran ayuda. Totalmente recomendados.

By Kenneth H

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Apr 23, 2024

Wonderful class wonderful teacher. Everyone should know about this course, Thank you so much, Mr. Kenneth Hicks

By Gladys M

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Mar 13, 2023

I really the course. The Instructor was very engaging and the course work materials were very well articulated.

By Francois E A

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Apr 18, 2020

Great course, content-wise but also in terms of delivery (lots of variation making it entertaining). Thank you!

By Pareshkumar L P

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Dec 28, 2022

Excellent course. As Indo-Canadian, I learnt a lot about European and International view-point for leadership.

By Raphaele d B

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Sep 12, 2022

Very rich content taught with great a sense of humor. Great reading resources accompanied the class as well.

By kelly t

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Sep 23, 2016

As someone who is planning a career in an international setting, this was extremely informative and practical.

By Khin M M M

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May 19, 2023

Thank you so much our teacher/ instructor and all members in this course as well as Coursera team.

I do thank.

By rawya

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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

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Feb 7, 2020

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

By Thomas B

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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

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Jun 9, 2020

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

By Abhay K

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Jun 10, 2019

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

By Shubhangi C

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Dec 6, 2015

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

By Samuel T

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Oct 7, 2016

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

By Mohamed B

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May 31, 2024

wonderful courses they make a splendid effort also managing material and select good cascading harmony.

By Davide L V

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Jan 7, 2016

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

Thank You!

By Elizabeth T

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Jun 10, 2024

The professor was informative and engaging and I found his approach to the subjects fresh and insightful.

By carlos c

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Mar 21, 2023

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

By Nick G

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Dec 27, 2015

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

By JHARNI S

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Jan 25, 2022

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