University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Professional Success Skills Specialization
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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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2 months
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Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 4 course series

Ethics, Culture, and Global Perspectives

Course 114 hours4.7 (123 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Diversity (Business)
Category: Decision-Making
Category: Organizational Ethics
Category: Culture

Teamwork and Creativity

Course 223 hours4.6 (38 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Generate creative ideas and solutions more frequently

  • Progress through the creative process more efficiently and systematically

  • Generate more and better creative ideas so that audiences are more likely to accept them

  • Generate creative ideas by working effectively with other people, understanding how others might perceive and evaluate your ideas

Skills you'll gain

Category: Communication In Small Groups
Category: Creativity
Category: Storytelling
Category: Brainstorming
Category: Teamwork

Organizational Concepts and Language

Course 322 hours4.9 (10 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Communicate using common organizational language, concepts, and frameworks useful for decision-making and problem-solving

  • Apply strategic management tools and frameworks to real business contexts in an appropriate manner to arrive at insights for strategic decisions

  • Demonstrate how different functions and activities fit together inside a firm

  • Describe and employ important strategic management tools and frameworks

Skills you'll gain

Category: Strategic Management
Category: Decision-Making
Category: Business Communication
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Business Presentations

Leadership

Course 411 hours4.8 (55 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Develop and strengthen your capacity to lead and recognize leadership exhibited by those around you in the organization

Skills you'll gain

Category: Decision-Making
Category: Business Communication
Category: Leadership

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Gies College of Business, University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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