The objective of the course:
This course concentrates on people management and leadership issues, from the perspective of sustainable and responsible management. Management is in transition and it requires navigation in a complex global operating environment. What is sustainable leadership? What does sustainability mean in people management? How do organizations address sustainable development goals through effective leadership?
The course introduces approaches and theories to develop management and leadership skills and approaches that contribute to innovation, trust, sharing, and wellbeing at work. It addresses also personal leadership skills and their development, especially with dialogical and inclusive perspectives.
Learning Objective 1
The student learns the constructs of sustainable leadership and can recognize the difference between managerial and leadership action. The student is familiar with how her / his own personal action and communication frame leadership in a given context. The student understands the basic psychological concepts linked to servant and shared leadership and their effect on creating a sustainable organization.
Learning Objective 2
The student can analyze and discuss the relevant leadership and management approaches from an organizational perspective in real-life contexts that are linked to challenges in sustainability. The student has the ability to discuss and elaborate a personally relevant people management challenge and has the ability to present analysis, synthesis, and justified solutions to this challenge, also with the understanding of sustainability issues.