This core ILC program addresses management and leadership realities of the new global era. It focuses on principles of leadership, management, communication, and technology transfer. It is useful to professional and student participants in any field of expertise to successfully apply these skills in leading others in accomplishment of their specializations and goals.

Leadership and Management Skills (LMS)

Key Topics and Activities:

THE ORGANIZATION OF TODAY AND TOMORROW
How organizations today change to function more flexibly and effectively.

• Focus on adding value for your customers and differentiating products and services.
  
• The blurring of public- and private-sector boundaries.
  

Key skills: stakeholder analysis, the value-chain, organizational diagnosis, team building, communication and empowering with accountability.

MANAGING CHANGE
Trends and constraints affecting today's manager.

• Remaining effective given increased pressures of resizing, global competition, and better educated employees.
  
• Achieving cross-cultural synergies.
  

Key skills: power communication, modern motivation, strategic followership, and conflict-resolution.

THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER
Identifying opportunities for change and methods for implementing them.

• Organizational culture.
  
• Pathfinding.
  

Key skills: planning; negotiation; self-delegation and inspiring the workforce to be productive, innovative and committed.

THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION

Building learning into work processes, teams, management practices, and organizational culture.

• Aligning systems, processes, and people.
  
• Achieving and enhancing results.
  

Key skills: best practices, continuous improvement, customer orientation for the public and private sectors.