MBA Leadership Course Tackles How Implicit Bias Affects Decision-Making
August 5th, 2020
How do you ensure MBA students learn to become well-rounded, principled leaders? At Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the ans…
Management
With a specialization in principled leadership, the Management Area develops today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders: globally oriented, ethically minded individuals who will use their diverse gifts to address complex global challenges.
Leadership is the management area’s strategic theme. This construct binds us all together and informs our research and teaching efforts. Our strategic theme provides foundational support for a core identity of the McDonough School of Business: principled leadership.
The Management Area faculty include renowned scholars who are experts in their field, as well as practitioners with real-world experience.
The management faculty conduct research on leadership, organizational behavior, and change management.
News from Management Faculty
Next Steps for Companies That Pledged to Do Better on Diversity
August 4th, 2020
Meeting diversity goals will take much more than training sessions on topics such as implicit bias. “Training can be helpful and start a conversation, but only if it’s part of a larger strategy,” says Ella Washington, a professor of practice at the McDonough School of Business.
Nine New Faculty Join Georgetown McDonough
July 21st, 2020
Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business welcomed nine new faculty for the 2020-2021 academic year. Tenured and tenure-track faculty …
5 Tips for Communicating with Employees During a Crisis
July 9th, 2020
An article by Brooks Holtom, senior associate dean and professor of management: “Every leader knows that communication during a crisis is critical. When leaders communicate with urgency, transparency, and empathy, it helps people adjust to the constantly changing conditions crises bring.”