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Leading in Uncertain Times: Rethinking Leadership

  • 08.06.2026
  • Business School
Studierende des berufsbegleitenden MBAs Fokus Leadership
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Studierende des General Management MBA Fokus Leadership erweitern berufsbegleitend ihre Führungskompetenzen und bereiten sich praxisnah auf die Herausforderungen moderner Managementverantwortung vor.

AI, transformation and uncertainty are posing new challenges for leaders. The part‑time General Management MBA with a focus on Leadership at FH Kufstein Tirol strengthens strategic orientation, flexibility and modern leadership skills.

Today’s leaders face challenges that go far beyond classic management tasks. Artificial intelligence, digital transformation, global uncertainties and changing team structures are not only reshaping business models but fundamentally altering the demands placed on modern leadership. Many decision‑makers are experiencing a profound shift in their role: moving away from being pure technical or process experts toward becoming strategic navigators in complex systems.

The part‑time General Management MBA with a Leadership focus at FH Kufstein Tirol addresses this shift directly. Prof. (FH) Dr. Kristina Kampfer, head of the MBA programme, emphasizes: “Being a good manager is no longer enough.” What is needed instead are leaders who can provide orientation in ambiguous situations, tolerate uncertainty and guide teams confidently through change.

Expert knowledge is the ticket of entry; leadership competence is the licence to succeed.

Prof. (FH) Dr. Kristina Kampfer

Scientific Director

Understanding AI without having to be a technical expert

One of the biggest current challenges for leaders, according to Kampfer, is the technological disorientation around AI. Companies expect their leaders to actively drive transformation processes - even though many leaders are still searching for answers themselves.

The programme tackles this challenge in a deliberately practical way. AI is not treated purely as a technical topic but as a strategic leadership task. “We take the pressure off having to understand every technical detail and instead train the competence to integrate AI as a strategic partner,” explains Kampfer.

Participants learn how to incorporate technological developments into their leadership practice, support teams through uncertainty and at the same time keep ethical and human dimensions in view.

Leadership skills as a success factor

Alongside solid business administration content, the programme specifically strengthens the competencies that are becoming crucial in an increasingly complex working world: emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility, strategic foresight and personal development. “Expert knowledge is the ticket of entry; leadership competence is the licence to succeed,” Kampfer sums up the programme’s philosophy.

Graduates acquire not only theoretical knowledge but also a sharpened understanding of leadership that can be applied directly in everyday professional life. They learn to analyse complex situations more quickly, shape change proactively and apply the right leadership interventions at the right time.

Shaping the future actively

With its flexible blended‑learning model, personal support and practice‑oriented business cases, the programme is aimed at ambitious specialists and managers who want to take their careers to the next level.

The MBA with a Leadership focus thus positions itself as a strategic career upgrade for those who want not only to cope with leadership in times of constant change but to actively shape it.

 

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