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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 Iqbal M

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Mar 2, 2024

Its a very good professional development course. I just loved it.

By twinkle a

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Jun 20, 2020

the course is very informative and the faculty here is very good.

By Buraimo I O

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Jun 9, 2020

This site really helped me in developing my leadership skills. 👍

By AYOBAMI A

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May 15, 2020

I had an Amazing time, exprience and took a lot of learnings away

By Moses A

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Jul 14, 2023

Eye opener on international leadership and intercultural context

By M. T G C

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Nov 15, 2022

This was a great course I thoroughly enjoyed and learned so much

By Dalia B

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Mar 25, 2022

I really enjoyed this course and the professor's teaching style.

By Roshan L D

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Jul 28, 2021

A big pocket of knowledge and it gonna stay with me for long way

By R P

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May 23, 2021

A Wonderful Course

Objectives and Learning outcomes are obvious.

By Alaa A

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Oct 25, 2021

it is the best course to manage the international organizations

By Rajesh K ( L

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Jul 28, 2020

This course was amazing, I learnt much more through this course

By Samuel W

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Mar 19, 2022

There was clearly a good well thought effort put In. Thank you

By U A S M

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Sep 11, 2020

Have learnt a lot from this course.Very helpful and enjoyable.

By Ivan H

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Dec 4, 2019

Very insightful and well structured, helpful expert interviews

By Juan C O S

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Aug 28, 2022

Great course and great insight into Organizational Behaviour.

By Akanksha s t

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Aug 20, 2020

Such an amazing course developed lots of knowledge and skills

By Mohamed S

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Jan 25, 2020

Thank you for the great course and the discussion was amazing

By Rajesh C

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Sep 27, 2022

Thank you Coursera! great platform for personal devlopment.

By Umair A

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Mar 14, 2022

Very good course specially for Human Resource Professionals.

By Christophe B

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Apr 15, 2021

The exact right balance content/time to be handled remotely.

By Felipe A

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Aug 21, 2020

o curso é sensacional, muito obrigado a todos os envolvidos.

By Daniel V M

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Apr 10, 2019

tiene elementos que puedes hacerlos prácticos en una empresa

By Ahmed M N N

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Sep 22, 2017

It was an amazing to have this course .... from Palestine :)

By Jessica B

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Jul 13, 2017

Excellent course and excellent trainer. Highly recommended!

By Rommel M

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May 13, 2017

Very applicable, timely and the lessons are well organized!