Duration: 8 weeks long

Time Commitment: 4 – 7 hours per week

Pace: Self-paced

Subject: Business

Difficulty: Introductory | Intermediate

Credit: Certificate of Completion

Platform: Harvard Business School Online

What you’ll learn

• Differentiate between the myths and realities of management
• Recognize the advantages of taking a “process perspective” towards managerial work
• Influence the context and environment in which decisions get made
• Implement strategies, plans, projects, and initiatives more effectively; manage and lead change in your organization
• Lead learning initiatives so that your organization can improve and innovate
• Design, direct, and shape various organizational processes to your advantage

Course description

Effective management is essential for all teams and organizations to accomplish their goals. But all too often, managers today just don’t have the tools or processes to get the job done efficiently.

Management Essentials is designed to elevate your managerial skills through a distinctive, hands-on approach to management. In the course, you’ll learn to identify, analyze, design, and influence critical organizational processes as a means of getting work done and achieving results. Working through real-world challenges faced by managers across a variety of industries, you’ll focus on four of the most essential processes for managers: decision-making, implementation, organizational learning, and change management. 

Whether you’re new to management, a seasoned manager, or somewhere in-between, you’ll come away with tangible tools and techniques that you can readily apply in your organization to deliver on time, on budget, and at the highest quality.

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