IMPORTANT: This lecture is only for students assigned to the supplementary curriculum "Extended Studiy on Innovation" offered by the Innovation Incubation Center (i²c)! For further information, please visit http://i2c.tuwien.ac.at/home/are-you-a-student/how-to-apply/
***ECTS Breakdown***
2 ECTS = 50 hours
40 Lectures (prüfungsimmanent)
10 Individual and group assignments
***Content Description***
1. Introduction to holistic HR for entrepreneurs
In this block, students will receive a general overview of various aspects of HR in young and fast-growing companies. The lectures will be a mix of theoretical knowledge, experience and case studies from the European startup environment and group work.
The content will provide students with the basic knowledge to master HR in a startup
- Areas of HR in small companies
- Case Studies and Discussion Groups
- How to find (hire) your first team.
- How to create and develop a high performance team.
- How to deal with equity at the founding stage.
2. Unconscious Bias, Team Management and Motivation
This part should allow the student to gain a first knowledge in the psychological area of HR. The aim is that students learn about aspects of team management, the unconscious bias and employee/founder motivation.
2.1 Team Management
- Definition, models, and Checklists
- Leader vs. Manager vs. Founder
- Team Setup
- Basic Principles of Organizations and their structure
- ools and Automation
2.2 Unconscious Bias Training
2.3 Founder/Employee Motivation
- Motivation Models “CLIFF” Model
- Feedback Model
- Founder Dynamics
- Founder Check
- Tools
2.4 Communication in times of crisis
- Theory and Background
- Covid Crisis for Startups 2020
- Tools
- Discussion & Case Studies
3. Leadership & Conflict Management
Students will be guided through leadership and conflict management basics with a focus on conflicts in early stage startups. In addition, the lecture and the practical exercises will be underlined by the results of the personal assessment test – the founder check.
3.1 Leadership
- How to work in teams
- What are “leadership” tasks
- How-to delegate and what to delegate in a startup
- Role definition in startups CXO Process
- Startup Anatomy
- Practical group work
3.2 Conflict Management
- Founder Clash
- De-escalation Methods
- Theoretical Background conflict stages
- Tools & Case Studies
- Practical Group work
***Lecturer***
Lukas Rippitsch is Group CEO of an international consulting company for AI Search Optimisation, Improove Inc., as well as co-founder of HROS and Digitalisten GmbH. In the past, he worked for Google as a Data Analyst as well as some years in Investment Banking.
Continuous assessment ("prüfungsimmanent"):
• Attendance and active participation at lectures
• Group work and presentation of results
• Exam
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