In the Leadership & Organizational Behavior module, you will learn how to analyze and shape the behavior of employees and teams within organizations. You will develop the skills needed to understand and apply leadership in order to manage change processes at all levels – from the individual to the entire organization.

What You Will Learn:

• Leadership and Power: Understand the fundamentals of leadership, power, and authority, and learn how to apply them responsibly in different contexts.
• Leadership Styles: Recognize and differentiate various leadership styles and develop your own leadership personality.
• Change Processes: Design targeted change initiatives and manage transformations at the individual, group, and organizational levels.
• Team and Organizational Development: Analyze the developmental dynamics of teams and organizations and learn how to shape them effectively.
• Communication and Decision-Making: Prioritize decision-making processes to influence your employees in a focused and goal-oriented manner.

Your Benefits:

• Practical Leadership Skills: Learn how to communicate, influence, and actively manage change as a leader.
• Critical Self-Reflection: Continuously develop your leadership abilities and reflect on your decisions and their impact.
• Teamwork and Social Skills: Understand how to manage social and communication processes as a leader while fostering team dynamics.

Management & Technology Essentials provides knowledge in corporate finance, data analysis, technology management, and strategic marketing. You'll learn to create financial plans, use analytical tools, evaluate technologies, and develop marketing strategies to thrive in a technology-driven business world.

>> Finance, Accounting & Economics

Learn to create financial plans, apply investment calculations, and evaluate economic impacts on your business, with a focus on accounting, capital costs, and economic analysis.

Key Learning:

• Financial planning and investment calculations
• Applying accounting standards
• Evaluating economic changes and balance sheet analysis

Skills:

• Apply financial strategies and solve problems
• Understand economic concepts for market analysis

>> Managing Technologies

Gain practical knowledge in data analysis, data science, and technology management. Learn to evaluate technologies, manage projects sustainably, and assess their impact on business.

Key Learning:

• Data analysis and data science project implementation
• Technology management and sustainability

Skills:

• Project management and sustainable practices
• Assessing new technologies and fostering innovation

>> Strategy & Marketing

Develop marketing strategies, analyze consumer behavior, and make strategic decisions in a competitive global environment.

Key Learning:

• Marketing strategies and consumer behavior
• Strategic planning and business simulation

Skills:

• Conduct SWOT analysis and strategic decision-making

Our Master Class provides you with practical insights and skills that you can directly apply in your professional life. You will learn how to effectively combine innovation and business leadership to achieve success in your career.

What You Will Learn in Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Development

• Making Founding and Innovation Decisions – Learn how to make the right decisions when founding a company or implementing innovations, whether in large international corporations or startups.
• Creative Problem Solving – Develop techniques for creative problem solving and learn how to handle ambiguity and complexity in the business world.
• Recognizing and Financing Potential – You will be able to conduct potential analyses and create business and financing plans to secure venture capital for your project.

What You Will Learn in Organizing Innovation

• Organizing Innovation Processes – Understand the pros and cons of various organizational structures and how to optimize innovation processes within your company.
• Managing Interfaces in the Company – Learn how innovation interacts with other functions, such as strategy and marketing, and define these interfaces for maximum success.
• Leading Teams Effectively and Resolving Conflicts – Improve your team leadership skills and apply problem-solving and conflict management techniques to ensure the successful implementation of your projects.

What You Will Learn in Innovation Management

• Market Research & Innovation Recognition – Learn about different market research approaches and innovation sources, and use them effectively to commercialize new technologies.
• Successfully Introducing Innovation – Understand how to successfully introduce and spread innovations in your company and develop effective marketing strategies.
• Strategic Innovation Promotion – Evaluate your company’s innovation strategy and suggest improvements to become an active innovation promoter within your organization.

The Master Class equips you with the necessary tools, methods, and mindset to successfully drive innovation as a leader, strategically manage companies, and remain agile in a constantly changing business world. You will gain practical knowledge that will help you take your career to the next level and achieve sustainable success.

This module provides you with practical skills and techniques to make negotiation processes more successful while enhancing your decision-making and communication abilities. You will learn how to:

• Conduct successful negotiations – Develop strategies to manage negotiations effectively and reach mutually beneficial solutions for all parties involved.
• Prevent conflicts – Acquire techniques to prevent escalation and recognize early signs of conflicts to address them before they grow.
• Align diverse parties with common goals – Learn how to unite different conflicting parties under shared goals and values, leading to long-lasting, sustainable resolutions.

This module will help you perfect your negotiation and communication skills, enabling you to handle any situation with confidence and success.

In your Master's Thesis, you will work independently on a problem in a topic area of your own choice, using scientific methods. In most cases, this is a problem with practical relevance to your own working environment.

The individual preparation phase for a module includes pre-readings, preparation of case studies, preparation of presentations, essays, etc.

The classes use a wide variety of teaching and learning methods. These range from interactive case studies, simulations and calculations to classical presentations, but also include discussions, group dynamic exercises and reflections.
Modules take place in full-day blocks and usually last between 3-5 days. 

The individual follow-up phase is intended to consolidate or apply what has been learned in class. Depending on the module, the follow-up phase may include writing assignments, case studies, reflections or exams.