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There are 4 modules in this course
Successful leaders know how to find talented employees and help them grow their skills. In this course, you’ll learn how to hire well, keep employees engaged, and use coaching techniques that boost performance. Discover research-backed strategies to attract a diverse pool of job applicants, interview effectively, and make successful hires. Expand your ability to coach others through challenges and learning opportunities and guide employees to build new skills to help your organization stay competitive.
As a manager, you play an important role in creating a fulfilling work experience for the people on your team. Discover how to attract, hire, develop, and keep talented people who will grow and thrive throughout their employee journey.
What's included
11 videos34 readings1 assignment
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11 videos•Total 26 minutes
Your role in the employee journey•2 minutes
Help team members reach their dreams•2 minutes
Make work more attractive for your team•2 minutes
Rethink Job Qualifications•2 minutes
Interrupt Bias In Hiring•4 minutes
Level Up at Work: Interviewing Job Candidates•3 minutes
How Was Your First Day?•1 minute
Navigating the Career “Rock Wall”•3 minutes
Tours of Duty•2 minutes
Prevent and Manage Employee Exits•2 minutes
Build Your Alumni Network•2 minutes
34 readings•Total 340 minutes
Shape a Positive Employee Journey•10 minutes
Why focus on employee engagement?•10 minutes
The employee journey•10 minutes
Align purpose to daily work•10 minutes
Develop an inclusive team culture•10 minutes
Embrace flexibility•10 minutes
Model work-life balance•10 minutes
Attract the Talent You Need•10 minutes
Make a good first impression•10 minutes
Focus on skills versus requirements•10 minutes
Attract a diverse talent pool•10 minutes
Know where to find candidates•10 minutes
Screen applicants equitably•10 minutes
Hire and Onboard Team Members•10 minutes
Prepare to interview•10 minutes
Get to know the candidate•10 minutes
Go beneath the surface•10 minutes
Make a choice•10 minutes
Welcome your new team member•10 minutes
Engage and Keep Employees•10 minutes
Get to know your team members•10 minutes
Focus on learning and upskilling•10 minutes
Make learning a priority•10 minutes
Encourage exploration•10 minutes
Make work meaningful•10 minutes
Engage all employees•10 minutes
Express appreciation•10 minutes
Manage Team Transitions•10 minutes
Be prepared for exits•10 minutes
Identify and prevent burnout•10 minutes
Navigate transitions with grace•10 minutes
Prepare for the last day•10 minutes
Engage alumni as ambassadors•10 minutes
Focus on who’s left•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Attracting and Cultivating Talent Assessment•30 minutes
Developing Employees
Module 2•5 hours to complete
Module details
If you don’t make developing your employees a priority, your team and organization will fall behind. Learn how to help people grow when your day is already full, promote rich learning experiences, and create development plans that have a lasting impact.
What's included
9 videos28 readings1 assignment
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9 videos•Total 16 minutes
Intent, interest, and invest•2 minutes
Gain a Reputation as a Great Boss•2 minutes
Rethink Your To-Do List•1 minute
Learning by Doing Is the Best Recipe•2 minutes
Room Enough to Grow•2 minutes
Don’t Squash Your Employees’ Ambitions•2 minutes
Managing Outside Your Area of Expertise•2 minutes
Be Generous with Your Network•2 minutes
Let Your Employees Take Center Stage•2 minutes
28 readings•Total 280 minutes
Grow People Further, Faster•10 minutes
All systems go•10 minutes
Start today•10 minutes
Four commitments to make•10 minutes
Find Time to Develop Others•10 minutes
Time crunch•10 minutes
To-do list, revisited•10 minutes
Partnering for progress•10 minutes
Seize learning moments•10 minutes
Promote Hands-On Learning•10 minutes
Dive in•10 minutes
The big picture•10 minutes
Fast-track learners•10 minutes
Be all ears—not all answers•10 minutes
Space to grow•10 minutes
Create a Development Plan•10 minutes
Set a target•10 minutes
Past, present, future•10 minutes
Plans that deliver•10 minutes
Rebalance work•10 minutes
Keep the conversation rolling•10 minutes
Propel Career Growth•10 minutes
Connected and capable•10 minutes
Nice to connect with you...!•10 minutes
Get them inspired•10 minutes
Show off your people•10 minutes
Consider the contractors•10 minutes
Get growing•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Developing Employees•30 minutes
Coaching
Module 3•6 hours to complete
Module details
You need team members who can make smart, independent choices. The good news? Through coaching, you help people sharpen their skills and strengthen their confidence. Learn how to use inquiry, listening, and feedback to support members in building key capabilities.
What's included
12 videos30 readings1 assignment
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12 videos•Total 20 minutes
Employees Expect Coaching•1 minute
A Learner’s Mindset•1 minute
Fail Forward, Fail Fast•3 minutes
Coach on a Daily Basis•1 minute
Coaching in the Moment•2 minutes
New Perspective Through Reflection•3 minutes
How to Be a Good Listener•3 minutes
The Power of Open-Ended Questions•2 minutes
Afraid to Damage the Relationship•2 minutes
Raul and Sangeeta at the meeting•1 minute
Sangeeta Starts a Coaching Conversation•1 minute
Sangeeta Shares Input•1 minute
30 readings•Total 295 minutes
A Coaching Mindset•10 minutes
Coaching at work•5 minutes
Coaching for everyone•10 minutes
Your coaching toolkit•10 minutes
Promote Learning Agility•10 minutes
The growth zone•10 minutes
Possibilities, not roadblocks•10 minutes
Make the most of mistakes•10 minutes
Build trust and openness•10 minutes
Hold Coaching Conversations•10 minutes
Your coaching superpower•10 minutes
Seize the moment•10 minutes
Coaching conversation essentials•10 minutes
Check for readiness•10 minutes
Ready, set, coach!•10 minutes
Agree on next steps•10 minutes
Listen and Question Effectively•10 minutes
Engagement, not autopilot•10 minutes
Reflect forward•10 minutes
Listen actively and often•10 minutes
Inquiry—not inquisition•10 minutes
What’s not being said...•10 minutes
Your observations, in check•10 minutes
Give Constructive Feedback•10 minutes
Coaching, feedback, or both?•10 minutes
Why feedback is hard•10 minutes
The good and the not-so-good•10 minutes
Craft your message•10 minutes
More than words•10 minutes
Be generous with information•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Coaching •30 minutes
Graded Assessments and Projects
Module 4•1 hour to complete
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2 assignments
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2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Course-End Assessment•30 minutes
Course-End Project•30 minutes
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