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Dartmouth College

Superbosses: Managing Talent & Leadership

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.

Status: Entrepreneurship
Status: Talent Management
BeginnerCourse18 hours

Featured reviews

HF

5.0Reviewed Mar 8, 2025

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.

MR

5.0Reviewed Jul 2, 2023

Another course from Prof Sydney Finkelstein. Recognizing a Superboss is easy.

IM

5.0Reviewed Feb 5, 2025

Sydney Finkelstein is an excellent professor and presenter. I love his courses!!

MG

5.0Reviewed Apr 4, 2024

Great course, and has been very helpful for my new position as a supervisor.

SQ

4.0Reviewed Aug 14, 2023

The course was good, but it was made lengthy. The course contents can be shortened to covey the same message.

NC

5.0Reviewed Jul 23, 2024

Well organized topics with the case studies and a practical approach for the course.

DA

5.0Reviewed Aug 23, 2025

The best specialization course on Coursera. High-quality educational materials, thanks a lot Prof. Sydney.

AB

4.0Reviewed Apr 21, 2023

Very insightful and I was able to apply the knowledge obtained almost immediately. The videos were a bit boring, but having the transcripts available to read on my own was helpful.

DG

5.0Reviewed Nov 23, 2025

Excellent content and delivery. A lot of clear insight and reflection through application and other exercises.

AA

5.0Reviewed Jul 3, 2024

دورة رائعة مليئة بالمعلومات الثرية عن طريقة القيادة الافضل في عالم الاعمال

SH

5.0Reviewed Jan 18, 2024

very powerful, it gave me inspiration of the kind of service I want to give to GEN Y & Z, thank you!

ID

5.0Reviewed Aug 26, 2023

Excellent exercise of self evaluation and key learnings to become an inspiring leader who infuse aspiration in people who work with such bosses.

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