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As the pace of globalization and competition accelerates, building sophisticated organizational leadership capacity is becoming an increasingly critical foundation for achieving and maintaining sustainable competitive advantage. The Center for Leadership at the College of Business at Florida International University is committed to becoming an internationally recognized center for leadership research, development, and training by providing leaders with the competencies that will equip them to positively and effectively transform their organizations and their societies.

The Center for Leadership continuously engages in research projects, the development and delivery of high-quality executive leadership programs, and community engagement to ensure applicability of our models. Our executive leadership development program alumni include organizational leaders from industries including health care, banking and finance, technology, retail, education, government, and the military, with participants from across the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, Europe, and Africa. Our lecture series, The Leadership Lectures, features world renowned and distinguished academicians and practitioners and is designed to give our local community access to thought-provoking and diverse perspectives on leadership. We are committed to promoting and advancing the study of leadership, based on our model that effective, ethical decision-making and self-awareness are the keys to great leadership.