In RSM’s leadership programmes, you will learn to bring out the best in yourself and others while developing a broader understanding of your leadership ability through practical leadership skills training, evidence-based insights and professional executive coaching.
According to the World Economic Forum, by 2027 you will need to generate innovative ideas quickly, adopt an evidence-based approach to your work, stay up to date with the latest tech trends, all while maintaining strong leadership qualities. Lifting your leadership skillset is crucial to a sustainable career.
Take your leadership capabilities to the next level, sharpen your critical thinking skills, and enhance your impact as a leader in this intensive modular programme for seasoned professionals.
Elevate your political skills, align leadership with purpose, and become a more effective
influencer. Drive real change in your organization.
Expand your leadership repertoire; gain new perspectives, increase your ability as a leader and develop your own way to inspire your people.
Learn to understand and diagnose change, lead change, and implement change - by learning more about the change management process.
Develop your HR skills to drive positive changes in organisational culture and elevate your role as an HR leader. Learn to think critically beyond HR, and shape the future of organisational culture by aligning HR practices with your company’s values.
The fast track if you’re a professional or expert moving into the role of a manager or supervisor for the first time. Acquire techniques and competences to run your team smoothly and effectively.
Learn relevant team leader skills. Your new knowledge and tools to deal effectively with motivational problems, dysfunctional team members, conflicts and lack of a common direction can be applied into your work immediately.
Learn how to make your voice heard, take ownership, develop and understand your network, and gain confidence in being present. Learn how to manage yourself, manage relationships, manage diversity, and manage networks.
Learn new perspectives and techniques to reach your highest personal and professional potentials as a leader, including how to build trust, manage conflict, use positive emotions for successful decision-making, and implement effective time management.
Discover ways to create successful strategies for digitalisation and innovation for communities, cities and regions.
Explore the role of business in contributing to a better future for people AND the planet without giving up profits, by using the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for addressing these massive global problems.
This Port allows you: an executive from a port authority, port stakeholders or a captain of industry, to be part of an ongoing cycle of learning journeys, while enabling you to partner with other ports in a growing international network of port executives.
Built on real-world cases and attuned to an ever-changing future, RSM leadership programmes are evidence-based, built by true leadership development experts. You will learn through an immersive experience to elevate your career as a leader, equipped to face today's and tomorrow's challenges with confidence.
Through a blend of theoretical and practical methods, RSM's faculty experts will provide you with the applicable toolkit to be a confident and knowledgeable leader. You can make a direct impact in your organisation: our leadership programmes are designed to equip you with new tools, skills and knowledge that you can use immediately, so you can step up in your leadership role.
Our international, cross-industry cohorts build unique learning journeys, facilitate new insights, and help you forge a valuable network of driven professionals. The group experience is complemented by our tailored approach: during your leadership course at RSM, you will discuss and explore your particular leadership challenges with your teachers, and get personal coaching from our experts.
"Leadership is a conversation and by truly listening and going through the change process rigorously you will have the greatest chance of successfully leading change. All of us – the professors and students – made sure we fostered a safe environment in which we could dig deep, learn, and grow together. After each module I left invigorated and confident with what I had learned and experienced.”
“A great learning experience! The programme combined new theoretical support and tools with discussions with like-minded professionals. I liked the different approaches within each module, the varied faculty and the focus on three core areas: leadership, finance and strategy. The modular flexibility suited me and it was good to network. Also, RSM’s reputation is appealing and delivered its promise. I’m certain that this will help me in my current role and support my development in the future.”
“I learned to listen to my peers and interact with them more strongly than I had before. Understanding this leverage has increased the possibilities of developing my organisation further – and in a smarter way – than in the past. Understanding my impact, my power to influence, and the way I behave to consciously drive human developments and corporate developments is the biggest insight from the programme. I use this at work every day."
“As a first-time manager I wanted to learn how to create a strong and efficient team, and empower team members to grow, develop themselves and work confidently. RSM really exceeded my expectations. The professors did a really good job balancing theory with practice, and I learned a lot from the other participants’ diverse experiences and backgrounds.”
Leadership experts Prof. Dirk van Dierendonck and coach Eline Peeters dive into the most common organisational challenges, featuring real-life scenarios, and showcase how mastering power dynamics is an essential skill for to be a successful leader.
RSM offers a wide variety of innovative short courses on leadership topics such as digital leadership, people and culture management, change leadership and so much more. All of these leadership courses can be delivered in-company to your organisation’s teams, tailored towards your team’s needs and the challenges they face.
Flexible, simple and effective, in-company training is a method of learning and development favoured by many managers in leading international organisations.
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe’s top-ranked business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam – a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers.