Managing the Company of the Future

  • 4.8
Approx. 12 hours to complete

Course Summary

This course explores the future of management and how companies can adapt to stay competitive in a rapidly changing business world.

Key Learning Points

  • Learn about emerging trends and technologies that are shaping the future of management.
  • Discover how to build a culture of innovation within your organization.
  • Explore strategies for creating a sustainable and socially responsible business model.

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

    • USA: $83,000
    • India: ₹1,400,000
    • Spain: €48,000
    • USA: $83,000
    • India: ₹1,400,000
    • Spain: €48,000

    • USA: $110,000
    • India: ₹2,300,000
    • Spain: €70,000
    • USA: $83,000
    • India: ₹1,400,000
    • Spain: €48,000

    • USA: $110,000
    • India: ₹2,300,000
    • Spain: €70,000

    • USA: $95,000
    • India: ₹1,800,000
    • Spain: €60,000

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Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the latest trends and emerging technologies shaping the future of management
  • Develop strategies for building a culture of innovation within your organization
  • Identify opportunities for creating a sustainable and socially responsible business model

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • Basic understanding of business management principles
  • Access to a computer and internet connection

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Online
  • Self-paced

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  • Author and Motivational Speaker
  • Entrepreneur and Investor

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Description

The aim of the course is to provide you with a comprehensive framework for understanding both the traditional principles of management inside companies today as well as the alternative principles that are becoming increasingly important. It provides both theoretical and practical perspectives on the nature of management in today’s organisations.

Outline

  • Course Introduction
  • Start here
  • Syllabus
  • Grading
  • Week 1
  • 1.1 Overview of the course
  • 1.2 Management versus Leadership
  • 1.3.1 How the business world is changing (Part 1)
  • 1.3.2 How the business world is changing (Part 2)
  • 1.4.1 The Failure of Traditional Management (Part 1)
  • 1.4.2 The Failure of Traditional Management (Part 2)
  • 1.5.1 The Need for Management Innovation (Part 1)
  • 1.5.2 The Need for Management Innovation (Part 2)
  • 1.6.1 What does this mean for me? (Part 1)
  • 1.6.2 What does this mean for me? (Part 2)
  • Week 1 Summary
  • Videos from Management Innovation eXchange (MIX)
  • Week 1 slides
  • Week 1 reading
  • Week 1 Quiz
  • Week 2
  • 2.1 Defining your management model
  • 2.2.1 Principles of co-ordination (Part 1)
  • 2.2.2 Principles of Coordination (Part 2)
  • Steven Weber, University of Berkeley: Making our actions visible to others enables better coordination and overall social welfare
  • 2.2.3 Principles of co-ordination (Part 3)
  • 2.3 Moving from bureaucracy to emergence
  • 2.4.1 Principles of decision making (Part 1)
  • 2.4.2 Principles of decision making (Part 2)
  • Gary Hamel, London Business School : A crowdsourcing approach to getting new ideas funded in large companies
  • 2.4.3 Principles of decision making (Part 3)
  • 2.5 Moving from hierarchy to collective wisdom
  • Week 2 summary
  • Week 2 slides
  • Week 2 reading
  • Week 2 Quiz
  • Week 3
  • 3.1.1 Principles of motivation - Managing within (Part 1)
  • 3.1.2 Principles of motivation - Managing within (Part 2)
  • 3.1.3 Principles of motivation - Managing within (Part 3)
  • Andrew McAffee, MIT: How do we tap into everyone’s “slice of genius” in an organisation?
  • 3.2.1 Moving from Extrinsic to Intrinsic Motivation (Part 1)
  • 3.2.2 Moving from Extrinsic to Intrinsic Motivation (Part 2)
  • 3.3.1 Principles of Objective Setting (Part 1)
  • Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford University: The problem with traditional measures in large organisations
  • 3.3.2 Principles of Objective Setting (Part 2)
  • 3.4 Moving from Linear Alignment to Obliquity
  • 3.5.1 Putting the four dimensions together (Part 1)
  • 3.5.2 Putting the four dimensions together (Part 2)
  • Week 3 summary
  • Week 3 slides
  • Week 3 reading
  • Week 3 Quiz
  • Week 4
  • 4.1.1 Diagnosing your current and future models (Part 1)
  • 4.1.2 Diagnosing your current and future models (Part 2)
  • 4.2.1 How can you change your management model? (Part 1)
  • 4.2.2 How can you change your management model? (Part 2)
  • 4.2.3 How can you change your management model? (Part 3)
  • 4.2.4 How can you change your management model? (Part 4)
  • 4.2.5 How can you change your management model? (Part 5)
  • 4.3 A methodology for experimenting with new ways of working
  • 4.4 Rise and fall of "outlier" companies with unusual models
  • 4.5 Learning from outlier companies
  • Week 4 summary
  • Week 4 slides
  • Worksheets
  • Week 4 reading
  • Week 4 Quiz
  • Week 5
  • 5.1.1 From firm to individual (Part 1)
  • 5.1.2 From firm to individual (Part 2)
  • 5.2 An employee's eye view
  • 5.3 Understanding our biases
  • 5.4 How do I change my own way of working?
  • 5.5.1 What will the company of the future look like? (Part 1)
  • 5.5.2 What will the company of the future look like? (Part 2)
  • 5.6.1 Changing nature of work (Part 1)
  • 5.6.2 Changing nature of work (Part 2)
  • 5.7 Concluding thoughts
  • Week 5 summary
  • Week 5 slides
  • Week 5 reading
  • Week 5 Quiz

Summary of User Reviews

This course on company future management received positive reviews overall. Many users appreciated the practical approach taken by the instructors.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Practical approach

Pros from User Reviews

  • Instructors provide practical and actionable advice
  • Course is well-structured and easy to follow
  • Content is relevant and up-to-date

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some users found the course too basic
  • Lack of interaction with instructors
  • Some lectures are repetitive
  • Limited amount of case studies
  • Course could benefit from more in-depth discussions
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Approx. 12 hours to complete
Julian Birkinshaw
University of London, London Business School
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