Organisations have changed and now, more than ever, personnel management is crucial to organisational success. In this course you’ll explore a range of concepts, theories and methodologies that will help you navigate and optimise your work environment. Via structured learning activities (video lectures, quizzes, discussion prompts and written assessments) you will be exposed to the latest best-practice leadership strategies to enable your employees to achieve more at work. You’ll examine case studies on advanced leadership strategies and be challenged to consider how these might apply to your own workplace. And you’ll discover that your ability to manage and lead people in a flatter, more team-driven context is now the key to organisational success. As the world continues to undergo dynamic change, this course will prepare you to be the one to lead your team and your organisation into the dynamic work environments of tomorrow.
This course is part of the Leading: Human Resource Management and Leadership Specialization
About this Course
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Try Coursera for BusinessWhat you will learn
Explain how individuals may differ across a range of attributes including their personality, values, perceptions, and emotions
Analyse the implications of workplace diversity, including challenges and potential benefits
Explain the motivational characteristics of work and apply these to job design
Analyze the role of team dynamics and composition in the team performance
Skills you will gain
- Motivation
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Communication
- Human Resources (HR)
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
People in Organisations
Diversity and Inclusion
Motivating Your People
Conflict and Emotion: Good or Bad?
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It's been a turning point after doing this course. This course is awesome. It gave me a clear, authentic and credible idea on the subject. Just loved everything :)
I really enjoyed learning the course and came to know many new things things as a part of course .I m happy to be part of this course .
A well-designed, interactive course for future-proof human capital & talent management for companies of various sizes from different industries~
I enjoyed the course and would like to recommend some other colleagues to learn this. It is very instructive specially for supervisors and leaders in the organisations.
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