Please note the following credit values:

BSc Course: 4.5 ECTS*

BSc Seminar Course: 9 ECTS

MSc Course: 5 ECTS

MBA Course: 3 ECTS

MBA Workshop: 1 ECTS

Language course: 5 ECTS

*The following BSc courses have a different credit value:

Business Communication: Theory & Practice: 3 ECTS

Managing your personal performance holistically: 3 ECTS

Harmonizing Leadership with Personal Development: 3 ECTS

Mental Health First Aid: 1,5 ECTS

Understanding your personal performance base: 1,5 ECTS

Workshop Body Language for Women: 1,5 ECTS

Intercultural Competence - Fit for International Collaboration: 1,5 ECTS

Perform Yourself! Media and Presentation Coaching: Personal Presence!: 1,5 ECTS

PTMBA2027 Leadership in Practice

Participation Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Please note that exchange students obtain a higher number of credits in the BSc-program at WHU than listed here. For further information please contact directly the International Relations Office

Course Content

This course is about being a leader. It is designed to be a non-traditional class focusing on honing research skills pertaining to leadership while learning about personal leadership in an organization's context. The purpose is to enable you to observe, research, and acquire good leadership behavior through a mixture of theoretical understanding, critical analysis and an honing of your skills. As a result, the course has a strong experiential focus. Students (and learning teams) have considerable responsibility for their own development and are responsible for planning and pacing themselves. Students will find it both necessary and useful to meet with one another regarding assignments outside of normal class times.

Intended Learning Outcomes and Competencies

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
1. Understand the difference between leadership and management
2. Know how power and influence tactics are used to achieve goals
3. Gain familiarity with the major leadership theories
4. Gain insight into leadership styles
5. Critically evaluate Leadership as an academic discipline

Instruction Type

Class | In-person on Campus

Form of Examination

Individual Quiz
Group Presentation
Simulation Score

Literature

There is no required reading prior to the course. Content for class, assignments, and optional reading on the topic will be published on Moodle.

Next events

1/3	Core course	Sa, 25.04.2026	09:00 Uhr	18:15 Uhr	4.2.05 Kühne Auditorium
2/3	Core course	Su, 26.04.2026	09:00 Uhr	18:15 Uhr	4.2.05 Kühne Auditorium
3/3	Core course	Sa, 09.05.2026	09:00 Uhr	18:15 Uhr	4.2.05 Kühne Auditorium

Lecturers

Kalish, Yuval

Lecturer

Indicative Student Workload

Self-Study	4 h
Contact Time	24 h
Examination	2 h