The human leader: what if it all started with me?
Being human provides tremendous power for leaders to facilitate connections between people and to drive performance. However, being a human leader is not as evident as the universal nature of being human might suggest. In today’s complex work context, people often find it quite difficult to incorporate it in their leader roles.
In this lecture, Professor Marielle Heijltjes outlines the contours of a map to integrate your humanity in your leadership. Furthermore, she discusses the impact that it can generate, highlighting some of the key markers to keep your own navigation on track (lecture in English).
About the speaker
Marielle Heijltjes is full professor of Managerial Behaviour at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) and Executive Director of UMIO, SBE’s professional development division. Translating academic research into actionable knowledge that contributes to the development of effective globally responsible leaders is an important source of inspiration in her work with practitioners. Clients that she worked with include Daimler, Unilever, Vodafone and World Bank, as well as smaller regionally and nationally operating organisations. She currently also serves as Chair on the Board of Governors of Beta Gamma Sigma (a US based international honour society) and is a member of several international Advisory and Supervisory Boards.
This lecture is part of traditional series of lectures for alumni: the UM Star Lectures. The other 13 lectures are organized in 13 different cities and 5 countries on the same day, at the same time. This event is organised to reach out to and inspire alumni, share academic insights, experiences and memories, and to create an interconnected UM Alumni Community.
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