In times of rapidly changing business contexts and globalized work, managers depend more than ever on their subordinates to get results. Employees may thus represent both a key resource and a liability for managerial success. Tapping the full potential of employees, however, may require leadership and people management skills that stretch beyond ordinary managerial competencies.
Economic, social and organizational environments are changing faster and more unpredictably than ever and with that, the role of leadership is evolving.
We believe that leaders will achieve results through fostering agile, flexible and innovative organizational capabilities, transforming corporate culture and empowering your leadership to inspire action.
This course aims to provide you with inspiration, hands-on tools, and knowledge that may enhance your emotional and leadership skills for managerial results.
COURSE DETAILS
Leadership and Change in the AI era
The course fee includes the lectures, course materials, certificate and coffee-breaks.
Participants must arrange for their accommodation, travel and meals by themselves.
| Classes starting |
14-16 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Duration |
3 Days |
| Format / Location | SBS Zurich Campus or Live-Virtual |
| Costs |
CHF 2'450 |
Topic 1: Emotional Intelligence
- Establishing self-awareness and self-management
- Managing relationships within an organization
- Building organizational awareness
- Developing a team culture of emotional intelligence and psychological safety
- Learning resilience
Topic 2: Cultures and Change
- Hofestede’s cultural dimensions
- How to manage informal institutions
- How diversity creates strength and innovation
Topic 3: Leading Change
- Understand different approaches to leading organizational change
- Understand how to manage resistance to change
- Understand how social and informal networks can help facilitate change
- Understand the impact of cultural differences on leadership
Topic 4: Situational Leadership
- Understand the different alternative styles of management and leadership
- Get clarity on the management mix and leadership approach
- Understand the impact of over-supervision and under-supervision
- Set the goals for the team members and align them with the goals of the organization
- Understand how to set goals and evaluate the performance
- Improve job satisfaction and the morale of the team
Topic 5: Motivating employees
- Understand the key motivators of human behavior
- Acquire novel ideas on how to motivate employees beyond money
- Understand the importance of designing motivating work, as well as how to redesign work so that it is more motivating.
Registration Fee: CHF 150 (part of the overall course fee). This fee is non-refundable if the participant cannot attend.
Refund Policy:
- The course fee is invoiced 3 months prior to the course start.
- 100% refund if canceled 4 weeks or more before the course start.
- 30% refund if canceled 2 weeks before the course start.
- No refund if canceled less than 2 weeks before the course start.
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