17:58, March 15, 2021
Students of the International Economics and Business programme learned how to become innovation leaders by professors from the Netherlands
Visiting professor Ed Overes from the Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands) gave a series of interactive online sessions on the topic of innovation and leadership in the global economy as part of the International Business discipline for the International Economics and business students. Innovation is the driving force behind the development of a business, increasing its value, while one of the factors for effective implementation of innovations is the leader of a company, which has a strong influence on the employees of the organisation and the corporate culture.
Professor spoke about the process of innovation in companies, the necessary resources, management tools, and also outlined the different types of leaders, how they act and organise teamwork to implement innovative solutions. Students identified their current management styles and received practical recommendations for the development of leadership competencies.
«The topic on leadership and innovation is supposed to be at the same level as analytical skills for the world economist. Understanding these processes allows you to increase the effectiveness of teamwork, as well as understand what skills need to be improved and developed in order to become a worthy leader. During the lectures, we learned why innovation is important and how to achieve it. Quite interesting were the insertion of video, explaining the material. Most of all I remember the concept of the "golden circle", which makes me rethink not only business processes, but also ordinary routine activities. The lectures made a positive impression and were as informative as possible» - shared Nikita Larchenko, 3rd year student.
Also, in a few weeks, students of the IEB programme will meet with the professor again in order to take part in an international business simulator developed and implemented under the leadership of Zuyd University in cooperation with the Ural Federal University and other academic partners.
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