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EMBA Masterclass: Unlock your leadership potential – from expert to managerial role

Exclusive masterclass by DTU Executive MBA with Associate Professor Thomas Fischer

Join us for an insightful masterclass exploring the journey from being an expert to stepping into a leadership role. Led by an Associate Professor of Responsible Leadership from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, this session sheds light on the challenges of moving up the career ladder, and how to deal with them.

In this masterclass, we will address key questions that professionals face when transitioning into leadership:

How does the nature of work evolve after moving from an expert role to a leadership position?
What changes occur in power dynamics and interdependence upon taking on a managerial role?
What skills and strategies are crucial for successfully leading and managing a team of experts?

For this masterclass, we have invited Thomas Fischer, an Associate Professor of Responsible Leadership at the University of Geneva and the Yearly Review Editor of The Leadership Quarterly. His research mainly focuses on the conceptualization and measurement of leadership, how managers talk about their leadership, and how they adapt their leadership practices to interpersonal and structural demands.

Here are the details:

Date and time: Thursday, 8 January 2026 from 16:00 to 18:00
Place: DTU Lyngby Campus, Kollegiebakken Building 421 – Entrance C, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby

Program:
15:45 Arrival
16:00 Introduction to the EMBA programme & Reflections from an EMBA alumnus
16:15 Masterclass, including Q&A
18:00 Masterclass ends

DTU Executive MBA is master programme for senior specialists, project managers and business leaders who wish to continue their lifelong learning journey and enhance their skills in leadership, innovation and technology.

Innovation is essential for growth. Without constant renewal of products, services, processes and business concepts, companies stand to lose market share. That is why the DTU executive MBA focuses on innovation, new business creation and leadership of current and future technologies.

Every assignment in the programme is focused not only on expanding your knowledge but also on impacting your business challenges. In other words, your Executive MBA can be implemented in your daily work life from day one.

The admission requirements are five years of work experience with three years of experience as knowledge-leader, project-leader and/or people-leader.

Visit the DTU Executive MBA programme page for more information.

Speaker

Thomas Fischer

Associate Professor of Responsible Leadership at the University of Geneva and the Yearly Review Editor of The Leadership Quarterly

Thomas Fischers research mainly focuses on the conceptualization and measurement of leadership, how individuals discuss their leadership, and how they adapt their leadership practices to interpersonal and structural demands. Moreover, Thomas Fischer has extensive experience in executive education and has worked with dozens of experienced managers as well as those aspiring to become one.

LinkedIn Profile: Thomas Fischer