- Diversity (Business)
- Decision-Making
- Organizational Ethics
- Culture
- Brainstorming
- Creativity
- Storytelling
- team work
- Communication In Small Groups
- Business Communication
- Business Presentations
- Leadership
Professional Success Skills Specialization
Develop professional business skills for success. In this specialization, you'll learn how to recognize ethical dimensions and dilemmas in organizational decision-making, engage in creative problem-solving, succeed in a team environment, communicate with other members of the organization, and appreciate and exhibit leadership.
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Professional Success Skills SpecializationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignWhat you will learn
Enhance your ability and opportunity to work creatively within an organization
Understand the importance and role of teamwork within an organization
Communicate using common organizational language, concepts, and frameworks useful for decision-making and problem-solving
Develop and strengthen your capacity to lead and recognize leadership exhibited by those around you in the organization
Skills you will gain
About this Specialization
To become job-ready, you need to develop technical knowledge and skills. Those skills can help you get through that first door. But then what? Completing this professional certificate will help you learn and develop skills that can lead to success working in any organization! Skills that not only help you succeed in that first job, but also ensure that first job is the start of a long, successful career.
Collectively, the materials in this certificate program will help you develop and enhance professional business skills that facilitate your success throughout your chosen career. Through this specialization, you will:
Acquire a deep understanding of the importance and role of ethics within and beyond the organization Realize the benefits and challenges of a diverse culture and changing global perspectives Enhance your ability to work creatively within the organization Understand the importance and role of teamwork and develop skills that differentiate yourself as a team player Communicate using common organizational language, concepts, and frameworks useful for decision-making and problem-solving Develop and strengthen your capacity to lead and recognize leadership exhibited by those around you
This certificate program features top faculty from the University of Illinois' Gies College of Business and includes practical application-based content as well as academic theory. The coursework is career-curated and will be immediately applicable and relevant.
Applied Learning Project
In this specialization, you will have multiple opportunities to apply the principles and concepts learned both within and across courses. Course requirements include multiple “deep dives” into particular topics, allowing you to further explore key fundamentals, as well as synthesize multiple topics in real-world settings. Continuous reflection and discussion activities occur throughout the specialization, which results in a personal “playbook” that allows for further application of the specialization’s principles and concepts in your own career.
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online courses
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Flexible Schedule
Set and maintain flexible deadlines.
Beginner Level
Approximately 5 months to complete
Suggested pace of 4 hours/week
English
Could your company benefit from training employees on in-demand skills?
Try Coursera for BusinessShareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online courses
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible Schedule
Set and maintain flexible deadlines.
Beginner Level
Approximately 5 months to complete
Suggested pace of 4 hours/week
English
Could your company benefit from training employees on in-demand skills?
Try Coursera for BusinessHow the Specialization Works
Take Courses
A Coursera Specialization is a series of courses that helps you master a skill. To begin, enroll in the Specialization directly, or review its courses and choose the one you'd like to start with. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. It’s okay to complete just one course — you can pause your learning or end your subscription at any time. Visit your learner dashboard to track your course enrollments and your progress.
Hands-on Project
Every Specialization includes a hands-on project. You'll need to successfully finish the project(s) to complete the Specialization and earn your certificate. If the Specialization includes a separate course for the hands-on project, you'll need to finish each of the other courses before you can start it.
Earn a Certificate
When you finish every course and complete the hands-on project, you'll earn a Certificate that you can share with prospective employers and your professional network.
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