University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Strategic Leadership and Management Specialization
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Strategic Leadership and Management Specialization

Leadership and Business Skill for Immediate Impact. Apply practical strategies to becoming an effective organizational leader.

Jeff Flesher
Joe Mahoney
Deepak Somaya

Instructors: Jeff Flesher

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Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 7 course series

Leading Teams: Developing as a Leader

Course 114 hours4.8 (5,921 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Strategic Management
Category: Leadership
Category: Management
Category: Business Strategy

Leading Teams: Building Effective Team Cultures

Course 213 hours4.8 (2,276 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Organization Design
Category: Strategic Management
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Organizational Theories

Designing the Organization

Course 313 hours4.7 (1,635 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Identify and explain many of the common organizational design challenges faced by organizations

  • Apply theory and principles to more effectively deal with these organizational design challenges in your own professional life

  • Analyze the effectiveness of organizational design choices in various organizations

  • Make organizational design recommendations to increase organizational effectiveness

Skills you'll gain

Category: Manage motivation and engagement
Category: Create space for DEIB
Category: Develop team culture
Category: Navigate growth and change in teams
Category: Facilitate psychological safety

Managing the Organization

Course 412 hours4.7 (1,399 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Strategic Management
Category: Diversification
Category: Global Strategy
Category: Mergers And Acquisitions (M&A)
Category: Corporate Governance

Business Strategy

Course 518 hours4.8 (1,899 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Strategic Management
Category: Business Model
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Business Strategy

Corporate Strategy

Course 610 hours4.7 (1,099 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Organizational Change
Category: Decision-Making
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Organizational Culture
Category: Ethics

Strategic Leadership and Management Capstone

Course 710 hours4.7 (284 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: self-awareness
Category: Trust in relationships
Category: Ethical decision-making
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Defining Leadership

Instructors

Jeff Flesher
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
9 Courses30,340 learners
Joe Mahoney
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1 Course48,911 learners
Deepak Somaya
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
7 Courses97,920 learners

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