Executive Master in Leadership Excellence
All the modules of the part-time Master’s program „Leadership Excellence“ focus on the respective subject matter’s impact on, and consequences for, leadership in organizations. In doing so, three didactic approaches will be combined: the traditional seminar or lecture will be complemented by case studies with an applicability focus and “Leadership 4.0 – intensive” elements conveying leadership tools and –techniques for daily practice.
Module 1: Leadership and Society – taking responsibility & increasing value-creation (March 2017)
- Stakeholder Management – identification, prioritization
- Value and values: values-management systems
- Sustainability – business, society, the environment
Module 2: Leadership in global markets – facilitating innovation & shaping organisations (April 2017)
- Co-opetition – the game-theory approach
- Innovation management und networks
- Global HR- and leadership development
Module 3: Leadership in organisations – forging partnerships & taking entrepreneurial decisions (May 2017)
- „Images of leadership“
- Leadership basics
- Relational leadership – leading (within) networks
- „Leadership 4.0 – Intensive“: coping with complexity, conflicts, and stress
Module 4: Leadership and personality – reflecting on attitudes & maximizing impact (July 2017)
- Continuity within change
- Communication and rethoric
- „Leadership 4.0 – Intensive“: psychology and the power to convince others
Module 5: Integrity and compliance – perceiving risks & conquering challenging markets (September 2017)
- Integrity und compliance management, corporate culture
- Legal frameworks and societal legitimacy
- Business ethics – personality and standards of behaviour
- Behavioral business ethics
Module 6: Leading people – trust as a principle, confronting differences, encouraging personal development (October 2017)
- Leadership through trust
- Co-operation and diversity management
- „Leadership 4.0 – Intensive“: self-organisation, spaces for development, coaching
Module 7: Leadership in a digitalized world – mastering virtuality & understanding new habitats (December 2017)
- Digitalization and modern leadership
- Leading in interconnected spaces
- Virtual culture and innovation
Module 8: Leadership as a bridge between the market, the state, and civil society (January 2018)
- Taking decisions in between market, state, and civil society
- Self-interest and public welfare
- Corporate social responsibility and shared value
Module 9: Mega-trends – recognizing trends, identifying chances, developing business models (March 2018)
- „Trend-analysis techniques“
- Future scenarios of Industry 4.0
- Responsibility in global value-chains
- „Leadership 4.0 – Intensive“: Virtual leadership, international leadership
Module 10: Leadership and politics – professional political communication & influencing political decisions (April 2018)
- Political lobbying
- Details of the political machinery, industry associations etc.
- International codes
- Governance theories
Module 11: Leadership excellence in a US context (June 2018)
- Chances of sustainability – the UN’s SDGs/ Global Compact
- Urbanism as a driver of economic development – the example of New York
- Doing business in the US
Module 12: Basics (cross-module)
- Academic methods (individualized, according to need)
- How to write a Master’s thesis
- History of scholarly thought
Master‘s Thesis (July – September 2018)