Macquarie University
Adapting: Career Development Specialization
Macquarie University

Adapting: Career Development Specialization

Associate Professor Paul Nesbit
Professor Fei Guo
Dr Alena Soboleva

Instructors: Associate Professor Paul Nesbit

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4.8

(361 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
2 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Critically evaluate the process of self-directed personal change and apply it to an area of leadership development.

  • Understand the drivers of stress and strategies to enhance your resilience in dealing with stress.

  • Evaluate career management issues and design a career path that fits personal values, interests, personality, and skills.

  • Critically evaluate the nature of cultural intelligence and apply strategies to develop your cultural sensitivity in managing diversity.

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  • Design a career path that fits personal values, interests, personality, and skills.

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  • Apply skills of self-reflection to enhance self-awareness of development insights about your abilities and challenges as leaders

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Associate Professor Paul Nesbit
Macquarie University
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