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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

JM

Jun 16, 2020

It was difficult at first to grasp the concepts that Bocconi University was trying to impart but the short lectures and transcripts made it a whole lot easier to revise and refer to.

GN

Jun 10, 2025

It is quite an interactive course that incorporates both literature on international leadership and practical examples and experiences on real life situations. Well done to the course organizer!

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By Talitha N

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Jul 31, 2021

REALLY REALLY GOOD!!!!

By Dilsha G

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Feb 13, 2021

High & quality content

By Aldo L

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May 12, 2020

useful and interesting

By alesandra b

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Sep 22, 2022

Excellent experience

By sepp c

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Aug 9, 2022

I would recommend it!

By Abdul K K

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Jun 2, 2021

MAS-ALLAH Nice course

By Fabrizio A A U R

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Sep 29, 2020

El curso está genial!

By Mehak S

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Mar 3, 2019

Wonderful experience!

By Madiha N G

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May 15, 2024

Love the discussions

By Antony J

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Jun 10, 2023

good teaching style.

By Hemashree K

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Oct 22, 2022

Very comprehensive.

By Ramy E

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May 23, 2022

Very valubale one !!

By Jan W

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Apr 16, 2021

Great course! Thanks

By Francis X K

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Mar 11, 2025

Real life education

By Ifeanyi A

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Jun 22, 2023

Great experience!!!

By Shahid S

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Jul 23, 2022

very helpful course

By Vikas P

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Jul 9, 2022

Very useful course.

By FONDER

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Oct 20, 2021

Ultra intéressant !

By ALDONEY D

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Jul 5, 2020

Very nice course!!!

By Silvia G

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Jun 6, 2020

Highly recommended.

By Johnny B

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Dec 4, 2023

Awesome Experience

By neerav j

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Apr 11, 2022

very well designed

By Geraldine G

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Jan 24, 2022

Very useful course

By M. s

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Oct 24, 2021

amazing experience

By NATALIA G B

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Dec 3, 2020

Super interesting!