Our impact on education

Educational best practice, combined with experienced faculty, industry professionals and researchers underpins our innovative approach to driving business education.

Preparing students for the world of work by supporting the evolution of education at Henley

Through our real world insights and strong links with industry we can prepare students for the world of work by supporting the evolution of education at Henley.

The needs of learners and the requirements from employers drive our agenda to ensure graduates and alumni can lead with impact and manage change.

Through the Advancing Business Education Research (ABER) Group, we foster pedagogical research, promoting collaboration between subject experts.

Skills and behaviour are integral to our curriculum

The Henley Skills set is a list of 9 skills that reflect today’s world of work and employers’ priorities, based on the World Economic Forum taxonomy.

The skills sit across three core themes:

Leading self
Leading (with) others
Leading with impact

Download the Henley Skills booklet

List of Henley Skills by theme

The skills reflect the international and digital dimensions of the world we operate in.

At Henley, skills development is embedded at programme level, acknowledging that disciplines and individuals require their own hierarchy of developmental needs.

Leading self

We understand the value we bring

Motivation and self-awareness

Seeing one's own values passions, aspirations, reactions (including thoughts, feelings and behaviours), and impact on others. Understanding how one is perceived by others.

Curiosity and lifelong learning

Showing a lively interest in and an openness to new experiences and ideas. Ability to show a positive attitude towards the new or challenging.

Resilience and agility

Being able to cope with pressure, stress, criticism, setbacks, and personal work-related problems. Altering one's behaviour to navigate change.

Leading (with) others

We empower others to drive performance

Communication and negotiation

Demonstrating impactful communication and ability to exchange information and clarity and consistency. Able to persuade others to change their minds or behaviour or bring people together to reconcile differences.

Teamworking

Collaborating with empowering others to develop diverse, inclusive and effective teams; liaising and networking. Developing alliances, contacts and partnerships.

Empathy and active listening

Building trust by creating a culture that encourages teams to rely on each other and make decisions collaboratively; listening and understanding by paying attention to what others say, establishing rapport to enable mentoring and coaching.

Leading with impact

We are agents of organisational and societal change

Analytical and creative thinking

Breaking down concepts and complex ideas into basic or fundamental principles; making judgement by critically analysing and interpreting evidence, facts and information; bringing new ideas or concepts into existence through imagination; being solutions orientated.

AI and digital skills

Using technology and developing AI literacy with the capacity to select the right tools needed to perform tasks.

Ethical and environmental leadership

Carrying out workplace activities according to accepted principles of right and wrong, including fairness, transparency, and impartiality towards other people; sustainably using natural resources and protecting the natural environment.