Business Management and Leadership

Develop techniques to effectively manage international businesses.

Professional organisational management could be regarded as one of the most significant developments of the 21st century, and is now present in almost every aspect of society. Understanding what managers do and how they do it is central to understanding how a society works and how it creates wealth.

On this course, you’ll explore the differences between leadership and management and look at the characteristics of successful leaders, using these elements to inform how you can manage international business.

Delve into the key principles of management

With many businesses rapidly expanding across the globe, it’s important that those leading the charge have the skills to successfully motivate teams, implement organisational cultures, and manage the business.

You’ll gain a solid foundation towards becoming an effective leader through learning these principles and understanding the role of managers within a business.

Learn how to build effective organisational structures and workplace cultures

Management structure and organisational culture are intrinsically linked within every business. On this course, you’ll compare the various organisational structures that companies use and how you can utilise them in a practical way. You’ll also discuss the concept of workplace culture and how to cultivate a positive culture through effective leadership.

Explore different leadership styles and how to adapt them to international management

There are many different management styles, each with their pros and cons. In order to improve your leadership skills, you’ll learn to identify different styles of leadership so you can successfully adapt to varying circumstances in your own management roles.

This course is designed for anyone looking to develop their leadership skills, specifically in relation to international business.

This may also be of extra interest to anyone studying business at degree level or business at level 3.

If you want to develop your understanding of this subject further, you may be interested in these courses from the same provider. They feature relevant subject matter and share the same overall learning outcomes:

• Business Planning to Grow Successful Companies
• Understanding Marketing Basics

• Management and Organisations
• Welcome to Week 1
• Management and Models of Management
• Organisational Culture
• Motivation
• Weekly Wrap-Up
• Leadership and International Management
• Welcome to Week 2
• Leadership and Power
• The International Context of Management
• Course Review
• Weekly Wrap up