Edward J. Frey Dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business
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Leading People and Teams
What You'll Learn
- Create and communicate your vision as a leader
- Use the Michigan Model of Leadership to define organizational goals
- Manage talent to improve employee performance, development and retention
- Create a high-quality team charter that enhances team performance
5-Course Series
55 hours
14 hours per course (approx.)
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About Leading People and Teams
In this specialization, you will learn essential leadership skills, including how to inspire and motivate individuals, manage talent, influence without authority, and lead teams. In this specialization, you will not only learn from Michigan faculty. You will also learn directly from exceptional leaders including Jeff Brodsky, Global Head of HR for Morgan Stanley, and John Beilein, previous Head Coach of the University of Michigan Men’s Basketball Team. We will share with you our research on how to lead people and teams effectively, and work with you to apply these insights to your own teams and leadership. In every course, you will have an opportunity to apply new leadership skills by working through a series of practical leadership assignments. In addition, the capstone will enable you to work on live leadership challenges.
Skills You'll Gain
- Leadership Development
- Team Motivation
- Management
- Leadership
- Communication Strategies
- Advanced Negotiation
- Coaching
- Team Management
- Employee Engagement Strategy
- Employee Motivation
- Goal Setting
- Team Building
- Social Skills
- Talent Assessment
- Talent Strategy
- Teamwork
- Talent Planning
- Develop Networks
- Talent Development
- Talent Acquisition Strategy
What You'll Earn
- Certificate of Completion
- Certificates of completion acknowledge knowledge acquired upon completion of a non-credit course or program.
Whirlpool Corporation Research Professor of Business Administration, Professor of Management and Organizations
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Professor of Practice Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business
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Beginner Level
No prior experience required.
5 Courses in this series
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Free U-M Access CourseInspiring and Motivating Individuals
Master goal-setting, team motivation, and performance strategies to improve engagement across cultures and work environments.
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Free U-M Access CourseManaging Talent
Master the full cycle of talent management—recruiting, performance evaluation, coaching, and development—to build strong, future-ready teams.
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Free U-M Access CourseInfluencing People
Develop skills to build influence without authority by using effective power dynamics, relationship strategies, and ethical persuasion techniques.
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Free U-M Access CourseLeading Teams
Learn how to build, manage, and sustain high-performing teams by improving structure, communication, and conflict resolution.
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Free U-M Access CourseLeading People and Teams Capstone
Prepare for leadership interviews by applying skills from the People and Teams specialization to real-world management scenarios.
What Learners Are Saying
I am a perfumer and I started my own business. From this specialized program I learned leadership techniques and how to apply them to my team.
Theodoros Kalotinis Learner in Greece
