Objectives
At the end of the course, students are expected to:
- be able to assess their own leadership skills,
- understand the specific dynamics arising through teamwork,
- learn basic Team building concepts,
- learn how to handle conflict situations and
- be able to lead a group and delegate tasks, even without formal authority.
Target Attendees / Participants
Students of Steinbeis Master of Business Administration
Course Content by Units
The course will cover the following topics:
Leadership skills: Basics of Leadership and social skills
The leader and his role (s)
Successful examples from practice: personality and skills
Levels of Leadership: From the self-leadership to Corporate Governance
Delegation of responsibilities
Own behavior and effects on others
Conflict resolution
Group dynamics
Teaching Methods
The first part of the course will present the theoretical foundation through classical lecturing, supported by self-learning in terms of reading. The course will then become more interactive and attendees will have the opportunity to assess their leadership and be aware of their impact on others through exercises and group activities.
Literature
Hinterhuber, H. (2007): Leadership, 4. Auflage, Frankfurter Allgemeine.
Jahn, J. (2007): Führungserfolg durch soziale Kompetenz: Mit Leadership und sozialer Kompetenz zum Führungserfolg, 1. Auflage, VDM.
Mulhern, D. (2007): Everyday Leadership, Getting Results in Business, Politics and Life,The University of Michigan Press.
Sandberg, S., Scovell, N. (2013): Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, New York: Knopf.
Schmidt, K.-H. / Kleinbeck, U. (2006): Fuhren mit Zielvereinbarungen, Hochgreve.
Williams, Dean (2005): Real Leadership; Helping People and Organizations Face Their Toughest Challenges, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
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