Future Leadership
Our current economic climate presents many organizations with enormous challenges. They need strong leaders to turn these challenges into sustainable successes. After all, middle managers play a key role as a catalyst for strategy and change.
This is not a simple role, however. The pressure on middle managers in their ever-changing environment continues to grow. It’s up to them to reconcile conflicting expectations and the interests of various stakeholders. And while they often have no influence or control over the end result or what happens next, they are expected to write the next chapter of the story. Usually with very little room for maneuver, as a result of which they are often literally stuck in the middle.
Main activities:
- Put authentic and shared leadership, and leadership development on the agenda of organizations and society.
- Perform practical and relevant academic research on leadership development.
- Be a thought leader and trendsetter in leadership development in Belgium.
- Be the active center in an international network for academic research on leadership.
- Inspire a network of alumni, leaders and people from the industry for state-of-the-art leadership development.
October 15, 2026
Pensions, regulations, technology, international conflicts: Belgian careers under pressure
How are AI and societal changes shaping our careers? The Career Radar study by Antwerp Management School and SD Worx explores how employees view their future at work. ...
September 28, 2026
Aquafin and Antwerp Management School put late-career employment on the ...
A good goodbye begins years before the departure. How do you guide employees aged 5 ...
September 22, 2026
Antwerp Management School and Waldon join forces to embed sustainable ...
From policy intentions to daily practice: three years of research will explore what organisations need ...
August 10, 2026
No room left for juniors due to AI? “We are ...
Are we eliminating junior roles because of AI? Prof. Dr. Lou Van Beirendonck highlights the ...
News
June 25, 2026
Antwerp Management School appoints Wouter Dewulf as new dean
Antwerp Management School (AMS) has appointed Wouter Dewulf as its new Dean, succeeding Steven De Haes. Dewulf aims to further strengthen the school’s international position by focusing on innovation, future-oriented leadership, and lifelong learning. Drawing on his experience in both industry and academia, he intends to further develop AMS as ...
May 21, 2026
Antwerp Management School and CM launch an experimental workplace lab ...
Antwerp Management School (AMS) and CM Gezondheidsfonds are launching a three year research partnership on ...
January 28, 2026
Bart Willocx named Public Manager of the Year
Bart Willocx, AMS alumnus of the Master in Public Management and President of the Antwerp ...
December 02, 2025
Antwerp Management School and BDO Belgium join forces for a ...
Antwerp Management School and BDO Belgium enter into a three-year strategic partnership to strengthen the ...
