Concentration Coordinator: Kelly Patterson (Management)

The Leading Innovative Organizations concentration will help you effectively create, organize and sustain organizational systems and processes necessary for success in rapidly changing and turbulent environments. Building from the Management and Innovation core courses, you will deepen your overall understanding of the innovation context, leadership in complex environments, team and project management, and decision making. The concentration is designed to serve students interested in a general MBA experience as well as those who wish to engage in focused innovation efforts. These courses will better prepare you to engage with the Silicon Valley and beyond. 

Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate how to create, organize and sustain systems and processes necessary for success in rapidly changing and turbulent environments.
• Give examples of how one can lead in complex systems with grace and competence, and how one can leverage the strengths of other people, partners, and organizations.
• Describe the impact of systems on people and people on systems.
• Delineate interpersonal competencies and awareness of the social and moral dimensions of decisions.

Course options include:

• Leadership of Dynamic Organizations
• Organizational Politics
• Strategic Talent Management
• Understanding and Embracing DE&I at Work
• Coaching for Leadership Development

Current students: full list of eligible electives can be found in the Graduate Business Bulletin.