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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

MO

Mar 7, 2017

I think it is a really useful course and is very well focused not only to lead groups and companies in an international environment but in the local environment, congratulations

JW

Jul 15, 2020

The course fairly combines plausible theories with real-life practices. Surely it is a wonderfully constructed and well informing course throughout my entire experience. 100% recommended!

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By Kumbi K

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May 30, 2021

One of my best online learning experiences

By Hoang T P

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Aug 18, 2020

The most useful course I've learned before

By Md. K

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Jul 7, 2020

i am really happy to complete this course.

By Daniel C

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Feb 19, 2019

Very interesting knowledge in this course

By Joseph M P

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Feb 26, 2022

I was very impressed with the instructor

By Nesreen A

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Jul 19, 2021

I like the course very much. Thank you.

By NIKITA S

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Jul 17, 2020

One of the best course I have ever done.

By Cristina C

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May 25, 2020

Curso bastante interactivo e interesante

By RODRIGO A M

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Aug 11, 2025

excelente el manejo y las apreciaciones

By VENKATESH K

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Jun 29, 2021

Fantastic course. Learnt a lot from it.

By Aysha N K

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Sep 14, 2020

It's a good class and very useful to me

By Deleted A

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May 11, 2020

Thanks for ur sharing so many knowledge

By Prysiazhniuk T

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Sep 16, 2017

Very interesting and successful course.

By Walter L

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Oct 30, 2025

Very useful knowledge and tolos shared

By Antonio S

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Jan 4, 2023

Excellent, a must do for all Managers.

By RENALDO F N S

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Mar 9, 2022

Very informative and fun way to learn!

By May A

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Oct 12, 2021

it was so beneficial thank you so much

By Kevin A R

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Jun 12, 2021

Very relevant and useful. Thank you!

By Dr. M K

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May 25, 2020

Educating, Interesting & enthusiastic!

By Rayhan A A A

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Mar 4, 2025

Good course for improving soft skills

By Nadeem m

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Dec 14, 2022

Thank you for giving us this platform

By Gulgun E

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Dec 26, 2020

It was very usefu for me.Thanks a lot

By Michael B

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May 13, 2016

Great Course with high uality content

By Deleted A

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Aug 25, 2024

This is very informative and helpful

By Mr A K M

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May 19, 2025

Great success of learning platforms