Build essential leadership and management skills to succeed as a new or aspiring manager. This course provides practical, research-backed tools to help you transition from individual contributor to manager, build trust with your team, navigate workplace change, and manage conflict effectively.

Foundations of Leadership and Management

Foundations of Leadership and Management
This course is part of Skills for New Manager Success Specialization


Instructors: Andi Lassiter, Ph.D.
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What you'll learn
Demonstrate strategies for building credibility, trust, and professionalism.
Apply adaptive leadership techniques to manage change and uncertainty.
Analyze workplace conflicts to identify root causes.
Implement structured problem-solving approaches for managerial challenges.
Skills you'll gain
- Leadership and Management
- Team Leadership
- Initiative and Leadership
- Trustworthiness
- Problem Solving
- Behavior Management
- Leadership Development
- Adaptability
- Leadership
- Organizational Leadership
- Conflict Management
- Strategic Leadership
- Professional Development
- Business Management
- Organizational Change
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Professionalism
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