Leadership Toolkit for Managers

The Business Essentials for Managers Specialization will close for enrollment on 10/8/2019. If you are interested in earning a Specialization Certificate, please upgrade or apply for Financial Aid in each course of the specialization by 10/7/2019, if you have not already done so. After 10/8/2019 students will no longer have access to courses they have not paid for.
In order to earn a Specialization Certificate, you will need to complete all graded assignments, including peer reviews, by 10/8/2020. After that point, no new assignment submissions will be accepted for Certificate credit.

If you are a Coursera for Business learner, you can continue to use your sponsored credit. In order to earn a Course Certificate, you will need to complete all graded assignments, including peer reviews, by 4/5/2020. After that point, no new assignment submissions will be accepted for Certificate credit.



Personal branding is critical for today’s executive—it distinguishes you as a competent authority, helps you establish your own goals for continuous improvement, and empowers you to lead change in your organization through effective management of yourself and others. If you’re looking to establish yourself in a leadership role and align your actions and behaviors with how you want to be perceived, this course is for you.

This course is composed of three modules: managing self, managing others, and leading efforts for change.

In this course, you’ll understand how to manage teams and foster effective decision-making, create and communicate a vision for workplace change, build coalitions that work, master the art of self-management, develop and manage your executive personal brand, and learn to become a more persuasive presenter. Additionally, you’ll complete a hands-on project on organizational change that tests your skills in a variety of simulated situations.

When you complete this course, you’ll leave with a thorough understanding of how your leadership can make an impact on your organization, a set of sharpened skills to help you accomplish your goals, and most of all, you’ll learn how to develop your own unique strengths.