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Rebecca Heino

  • Cyrus the Great Teaching Chair in Timeless Leadership
  • Professor of Clinical Management and Organization

Dr. Rebecca Heino is a Professor of Clinical Management and Organization. She teaches courses in cross-cultural intelligence and diversity, leadership and organizational behavior (including mindfulness, EQ, resilience, and teaming), and critical conversations for undergraduates, graduate students, and executives. Currently she leads the Marshall Leadership Fellows Program for MBA students. Previously, she was on faculty at Georgetown and Columbia Universities. Her extensive global work in executive education includes clients such as KPMG (Brazil, Mexico), International Finance Corporation, Rio Tinto (Australia), Jasoor (Qatar), and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

Rebecca Heino
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Areas of Expertise

Cross-Cultural Intelligence
Culture and Community Success
Difficult Conversations
Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Gender
Teams

Departments

Management + Organization

INSIGHT + ANALYSIS

The latest interviews, quotes, citations, and research in the media.

NEWS + EVENTS

COURSES

Spring 2026
  • MOR-599
    Women in Leadership: Power, Perception and Possibility    
    Explores contemporary issues related to leadership and gender. Students develop skills and insight to effectively navigate their leadership paths. Cases, activities, readings and speakers.
  • MOR-574A
    Leading and Coaching: Foundations and Practicum
    Marshall MBA Leadership Fellows Program (MLFP). Learn, practice and teach leadership. Engage in critical thinking and problem solving. (a) Foundations. (b) Practicum. Application required.
  • MOR-599
    Critical Conversations for Leaders
    Critical conversations are often avoided or handled incorrectly. You will learn theory underpinning effective conversatiions, diagram their structure, and provide specific strategies for approaching them successfully.
Fall 2025
  • MOR-567
    Interpersonal Influence and Power
    Legitimate and effective use of power to resolve conflicts and mobilize action through understanding the talent and self-interest of people involved in decision-making. Readings, cases.
  • MOR-574B
    Leading and Coaching: Foundations and Practicum
    Marshall MBA Leadership Fellows Program (MLFP). Learn, practice and teach leadership. Engage in critical thinking and problem solving. (a) Foundations. (b) Practicum. Application required.
Spring 2025
  • BUAD-104
    Learning About International Commerce
    Provides insight into the opportunities and challenges faced by business professionals operating in a global environment by focusing on international cultural norms. Graded CR/NC. Open only to Business and Accounting majors.
  • BUAD-304
    Organizational Behavior and Leadership
    The role of leadership in business organizations; concepts and skills for managing oneself and others.
  • MOR-574A
    Leading and Coaching: Foundations and Practicum
    Marshall MBA Leadership Fellows Program (MLFP). Learn, practice and teach leadership. Engage in critical thinking and problem solving. (a) Foundations. (b) Practicum. Application required.
  • MOR-599
    Critical Conversations for Leaders
    Critical conversations are often avoided or handled incorrectly. You will learn theory underpinning effective conversatiions, diagram their structure, and provide specific strategies for approaching them successfully.
Fall 2024
  • MOR-472
    Power, Politics and Influence
    Theories and practices about how power, politics and influence affect organizational life. Knowledge and skills for diagnosing and managing these features of an organization.
  • MOR-567
    Interpersonal Influence and Power
    Legitimate and effective use of power to resolve conflicts and mobilize action through understanding the talent and self-interest of people involved in decision-making. Readings, cases.
  • MOR-574B
    Leading and Coaching: Foundations and Practicum
    Marshall MBA Leadership Fellows Program (MLFP). Learn, practice and teach leadership. Engage in critical thinking and problem solving. (a) Foundations. (b) Practicum. Application required.
Spring 2024
  • BUAD-104
    Learning About International Commerce
    Provides insight into the opportunities and challenges faced by business professionals operating in a global environment by focusing on international cultural norms. Graded CR/NC. Open only to Business and Accounting majors.
  • BUAD-304
    Organizational Behavior and Leadership
    The role of leadership in business organizations; concepts and skills for managing oneself and others.
  • MOR-574A
    Leading and Coaching: Foundations and Practicum
    Marshall MBA Leadership Fellows Program (MLFP). Learn, practice and teach leadership. Engage in critical thinking and problem solving. (a) Foundations. (b) Practicum. Application required.
  • MOR-599
    Special Topics
    Selected topics reflecting current trends and recent developments in management and policy sciences.
Fall 2023
  • MOR-472
    Power, Politics and Influence
    Theories and practices about how power, politics and influence affect organizational life. Knowledge and skills for diagnosing and managing these features of an organization.
  • MOR-567
    Interpersonal Influence and Power
    Legitimate and effective use of power to resolve conflicts and mobilize action through understanding the talent and self-interest of people involved in decision-making. Readings, cases.
  • MOR-574B
    Leading and Coaching: Foundations and Practicum
    Marshall MBA Leadership Fellows Program (MLFP). Learn, practice and teach leadership. Engage in critical thinking and problem solving. (a) Foundations. (b) Practicum. Application required.