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In this course, you will learn the neuroscience of change, why we are so change-averse, how to train for change resilience, and most importantly, you will begin developing a practice to help you be prepared for changes in personal life and in your career. 
You will learn specific strategies and tools for overcoming fear, anxiety and managing stress related to these changes. By the end of this course, you will know what you need to do to become truly unshakable. You will build a practice for getting stronger emotionally and mentally. 

By understanding neuroscience and building awareness of yourself, you will build a solid foundation for understanding your team and the greater behavior of the business world. 

Remember, these changes won’t happen if you don’t take action. You might be uncomfortable, you might find some of the exercises silly,  you might have doubts, and you might want to quit. Babies don’t quit trying to walk because they fall a lot, and neither should you. The only way to truly change is to practice consistently.

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Agile Leadership Specialization

Beginner Level

Helpful to have had 4 years of business workplace experience with some leadership responsibility.

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

Understand the neuroscience of change
Understand where you are with change, deconstruct fears and identify a path forward
Apply tools for building a new mindset by reframing and anchoring new states
Understand what positive psychology is and how to use it for personal transformation

Flexible deadlines

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Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Course 2 of 5 in the

Agile Leadership Specialization

Beginner Level

Helpful to have had 4 years of business workplace experience with some leadership responsibility.

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

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Oxana Trotsenko

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University of Colorado System

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Neuroscience of Change

We use the brain to understand the world around us. Change is no exception except for we are biologically wired to process change at the primal level first. To understand how to become agile, we have to understand what happens in our brain automatically.

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 13 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Deconstructing Your Fears

Every action begins with figuring out the end goal and the current state. In this module, you will work through the materials and the exercises that will help you determine where you want to be as a leader and where you are today as it relates to change. You will also begin developing an action plan to bridge the gap between those two journey points and will begin addressing the psychological aspects of fear that might be holding you back today.

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 15 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Building a New Mindset

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 17 min), 5 readings, 2 quizzes

8 videos

Module Introduction38sStories We Tell Ourselves2mAgile Leader Mindset1mHabit Forming4mReframing1mAnchoring2mPDSA Cycle2mKey Concepts of Module 31m

5 readings

Agile Workbook - Personal Story15mAgile Workbook - Reframing15mAgile Workbook - Anchoring15mAgile Workbook - PDSA Cycle15mAgile Workbook - Progress Log (Tracker)15m

2 practice exercises

Module 3 Reflective Practice Quiz30mBuilding a New Mindset Quiz1h

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Leader Self-Care

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 18 min), 5 readings, 2 quizzes

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About the Agile Leadership Specialization

Constant fast change has become a reality of our time. Agile has become a popular leadership philosophy and a project management methodology for addressing this reality. While the theory is simple, it’s much more challenging to become Agile in practice.

To bridge the gap between an easy theory and complex application, you will learn three critical success components for executing the complexity of Agile in practice: the neuroscience of change, social psychology, and change management. In this specialization, you will learn how to become an agile leader, how to build agile teams by using Agile philosophy and Scrum tools, and how to approach transforming a traditional organization into agile. This specialization will prepare you to build change-resiliency within yourself, your team, and your organization and implement Agile practices where appropriate to leverage its maximum benefits.

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