Organizational Behavior Department - News & Events

Enrollment in Distinguished University Professor Richard Boyatzis' free massive open online course, or MOOC, just hit a high-water mark of more than 75,300 students. A well known pioneer in leadership development, Boyatzis is one of two professors who launched Case Western Reserve University's very first MOOCs this spring.

Applications are now being accepted for the upcoming Leadership Deep Dive flight starting June 11, 2013. This international program has attracted hundreds of senior business executives who have looked to move beyond the limitations of their functional expertise and become better leaders.

A Distinguished University Professor talks about his early career as an aerospace engineer...and part-time rock musician. Throughout his career, Richard Boyatzis, PhD, H.R. Horvitz Professor in Family Business, has focused on what motivates people to help one another and to change themselves. Recently, he's used fMRI scans to find out what's going on in the brain. Read on to find out how to repair a stalling plane, how to sustain desired change, and how NOT to study for exams.