How can a company thrive for the long term? It always comes down to people: finding talented people, retaining those people, and doing it continuously. In this course, Professor Sydney Finkelstein will teach participants how to support and leverage their biggest asset, the people around them. By learning to find world-class talent and help them move forward in their career, you will learn to build success for your organization and yourself. Using examples like the NFL’s Bill Walsh, the Slow Food Movement’s Alice Waters, and fashion’s Ralph Lauren, Professor Finkelstein shows that superbosses can be found across industries and up and down the org chart—and teaches us to find the superboss within.
Superbosses: Managing Talent & Leadership
Superbosses: Managing Talent & Leadership
This course is part of Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision-Making Specialization
Instructor: Sydney Finkelstein
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17 hours to complete
3 weeks at 5 hours a week
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How to become a leader that creates other leaders
How to see the potential in others
How to generate and regenerate talent
How to produce tangible results for your organization
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19 assignments
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There is great value in the exercises if they are taken seriously. I found myself find areas where I could do bettering isn't that why we take classes like this.
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Great course, and has been very helpful for my new position as a supervisor.
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Sydney Finkelstein is an excellent professor and presenter. I love his courses!!
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