How does the Stanford GSB teach leadership and management skills?
Business schools are about leadership, whether you choose to make a difference in the for profit, not-for-profit, or public sector. You will learn about articulating a direction, and having a sound business strategy that includes effectively managing your physical, capital, and human resources. The Stanford GSB is a place where you learn frameworks for organizing the complexities of management problems, thus preparing you to make a significant impact in the world. Talk to alumni in both start-ups and well-established companies, and they will tell you that a source of great satisfaction (and a determinant of success) is having the skill to motivate and inspire people to perform at their personal best while also engendering a sense of team, commitment, and loyalty to the institution. Stanford GSB students learn about leadership through discussions of case studies in which they assess the behaviors of organizational leaders, by listening to executives speak about their successes and failu
